Category Archives: Culture

As an Organizational Effectiveness consultant, I look to add PROVEN value to customers every day.  My value proposition – or where I add the most value -  is in developing the people in organizations with a purposeful intent to increase their performance and bottom-line results. As for the bottom-line, here it is: Being the bestContinue Reading

In the last Blog, I talked more about discovering your present culture and although there are a number of formal ways (Organizational Surveys, Discovery Initiatives, hiring great consultants like me) we talked about the informal (survey of eyes and ears).   Today, I would like to take a few minutes and discuss next steps..  HowContinue Reading

Every Organization has a ‘Culture’ and as I’ve discussed in previous blogs – that culture is either by design or it is by default. In any case, the Culture exists. What is the present ‘Culture’ of your organization? I define ‘Culture’ as a being made up of three components: Beliefs Behaviors Common Language It isContinue Reading

Dogs don’t know what they did wrong yesterday! As Leaders we must be vigilant about our culture and when changes are needed or confrontation over beliefs or behaviors needs to occur – they need to occur as close to the behavior as possible – this is not a once a year employee review type thing.Continue Reading

All along the way from Anchorage to the ‘Burled Arch’ of Nome there are checkpoints and veterinarian staff to help the Musher take care of His / Her team but the honest truth is that care of the dogs takes place more so between the checkpoints and on the trail then at the designated stops.Continue Reading

Sled Dogs will run with or without you! This is, exactly, why Rule #1 of mushing is, “Never Let Go of the Sled!” The culture of an organization is the same way. Whether by Default or by Design – it will continue right on down the trail. As the musher – It’s Your Sled andContinue Reading

Why do the dogs run that way? Because that’s the way they run. Why does your team do that? Or members in your team act that way? Because it’s what they know and believe and are allowed so, right now. On the surface, many things are the way they are because that’s the way theyContinue Reading

All teams and all sleds have a ‘feel’ both operationally and relationally. Getting the feel of the sled is part of what we started talking about last week when we talked about learning your existing team and trying to stay ‘right-side-up’ as you launch with your new team. Let’s keep on a similar trail thisContinue Reading