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Does Your Organization Design Sabotage Your Culture?

Posted by LC GLOBAL® - Organization Design & Development on February 21, 2024

Imagine a scenario we've seen unfold time and time again: A company that prides itself on being a tech innovation trendsetter embarks on a high-spirited journey to revamp its corporate culture. Leadership is all in, pouring resources into comprehensive workshops, inspirational team-building retreats, and even a vibrant rebranding of company values that now grace every corner of the office and the digital workspace alike. Management feels good. Employees have their healthy, but well-camouflaged doubts.

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Topics: Organization Design, Culture Of Innovation, corporate culture, Organizational Development

Can Mission Statements Foster a Culture of Innovation?

Posted by Erika Jacobi, Organizational Change and Innovation Consultant, C-Suite Executive Coach/Advisor on October 27, 2019

Who hasn’t seen them — the mission statements and corporate values that are literally presented as the “writings on the wall” of companies around the world? They're statements like, "We are innovative." "We think outside the box." Or sometimes they're even phrased as a command: "Think." "Think differently." "Think outside of the box.”

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Topics: Culture Of Innovation, Agile, corporate culture, Neuro-Sciences

Unique Change at SMBC: Creating a Culture of Emotional Intelligence & Inclusion

Posted by LC GLOBAL® - Organization Design & Development on September 22, 2019

UNIQUE CHANGE is an initiative at SMBC Bank which brings people with disabilities, i.e. unique abilities, and people from all levels of the bank together to educate each other on special needs and outstanding abilities.

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Topics: Organizational Change, corporate culture, Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence, Inclusion, disabilities

Mindfulness in the Veteran-Friendly Organization

Posted by LC GLOBAL® - Organization Design & Development on May 26, 2019

In light of Memorial Day, it was a special honor for us to have a 60-minute conversation with Dr. Barton Buechner on the topic Mindfulness in Veteran-Friendly Organization.

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Topics: corporate culture, Mindfulness, Veteran-Friendly Organization

Leadership in Action - What I learned from Aretha Franklin

Posted by Peter Holmark, HR Director, Customer Operations, Nokia on August 22, 2018

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Aretha Franklin was a remarkable singer and entertainer and she spread her music in unique ways, so you could feel her aura all the way through the speaker or headset when listening to her. Few people did not know her tunes, have not sung along on the lyrics at parties or on long road trips or have not found a connection to their own emotions in the way she did it with words.

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Topics: Leadership, corporate culture, Mindfulness

Does Your Organization Design Match The Culture You Want?

Posted by LC GLOBAL® - Organization Design & Development on April 26, 2018

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Sure, if you want to forge your culture to become more innovative, dynamic, or customer-oriented, you can work on your values, your people’s behavior, and their mindset.

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Topics: Culture Of Innovation, Agile, corporate culture, Organization Desgin

Night and Day: Dealing With Shadow During Organizational Change

Posted by Erika Jacobi, Organizational Change and Innovation Consultant, C-Suite Executive Coach/Advisor on March 9, 2016

Your organization has a shadow – whether you want it or not. That shadow is always there; it is part of a natural process. However, the shadow is most likely to interfere with your ambitions and strategies during phases of organizational change, and often in unexpected ways.

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Topics: Change Management, Organizational Change, Change Leadership, corporate culture

The Difference Between Organizational Culture And Climate - And How We Can Use One To Change The Other

Posted by Erika Jacobi, Organizational Change and Innovation Consultant, C-Suite Executive Coach/Advisor on February 15, 2016

Company leaders often wish for an organizational culture change, to make their companies more agile, innovative and growth-oriented. What many forget though, is that culture is deeply rooted in the organization’s DNA and unique history. That can make company culture as difficult to change as an individual’s personality.

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Topics: Organizational Culture Change, Organizational Change, organizational storytelling, corporate culture