Articles
If you are interested in learning about culture, culture change, the relationship between leadership and culture, and other topics, the following book chapters and articles are a good place to start.
Each article explores a different question for example, if you want to know how leaders impact culture, you might want to read ‘Leaders Must Lead the Way’. On the other hand, if you simply want to know what the heck is organizational culture then we recommend reading ‘Organizational Culture’. New articles and chapters are constantly being added so if you don’t see one that interests you check back later and/or send us an email and, if we don’t have one already, we’ll add it to our list.
Leadership
Leaders Must Lead the Way (Ch. 1)
Engaging Leaders Changing Culture (Ch. 2)
The Leader's Personal Culture Change Toolkit (Ch. 3)
Culture Change Letter to Transformation Leaders
Culture
Better Together – Strengthening Collaboration
Culture Change Lessons Learned at Ford
Culture Benchmarks - A Dangerous Practice
Is an Engagement Survey Enough?
Origins of the CSF Culture Model
Culture Industry Fit and Performance
'Strong' Cultures and Performances
The Role of Culture in Advancing IPE and IPC in Clinical Practice Settings
Activities
Are you looking for energizers and activities to engage leaders and teams in learning about and exploring culture? If you answered yes, then look no further. We are happy to make available three energizers and four activities that we’ve had success with over the years. We hope these and the activities available for purchase in our Store become a valuable part of your culture toolkit.
Energizers
Most Admired Culture Energizer
One Word About Culture Energizer
Activities
Leadership Competency Models
Leadership competency models makes culture real. They translate aspired to values and cultural attributes into the behaviors and practices expected of leaders at every level. This provides information that helps managers and employees to hold meaningful developmental conversations leading to personal growth and higher levels of engagement. Three examples of multi-level leadership competencies are provided below.
Of course, a leadership competency model is only the starting point. To make a difference, it must be embedded in core Human Resource practices and processes such as employee development, talent acquisition, and other talent management practices. This includes providing managers and employees with practical tools such as a Development Guide.
Our Development Guides provide practical suggestions to help employees and their managers create and manage their personal development plans. They help answer the question of ‘so now I know the leadership competencies I need to develop, what do I do?’ While most tools of this kind are generic with, at best, somewhat helpful suggestions, our Development Guides are detailed and prescriptive which makes them useful and effective. See for yourself by downloading the excerpt provided below. Please note that, each Guide is a custom build that translates your Leadership Competencies into specific developmental activities.