Executive Summary of HBS article “The Role Core Values Play in Strategy Execution”
The Harvard Business School (HBS) article emphasizes the crucial role that core values play in driving organizational success, particularly in strategy execution. Core values are not just abstract ideals but practical tools that guide employee behavior, influence decision-making,
What skills are critical for a VP of Culture to master to transform a company’s culture and enhance employee engagement? This hands-on role requires a blend of interpersonal, emotional, and values-based expertise to shape the workplace environment. We will delve into three fundamental skill sets that a VP of People and Culture must possess to lead with empathy, inspire motivation, and drive organizational success.
A VP of Culture must prioritize valuing people,
Employee engagement is a key factor for organizational success, as it reflects the degree to which employees are committed, motivated and involved in their work. However, measuring employee engagement is not an easy task, as different definitions and instruments exist in the literature. One of the most widely used and validated tools for assessing employee engagement is the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), developed by Schaufeli and colleagues (2002). In this article, I will describe why the UWES is a great tool for employers to use to measure employee engagement,
Any firing has the ability to send shockwaves of insecurity through your culture. Especially when the founder and CEO is fired for no significant reason. It can result in the value of each employee being reduced to a number and an outcome, and each employee can be waiting for their number to come up. A culture of threat will have a massive impact on the future creativity of the organization as the brain shifts into threat avoidance mode.
Each of us asks the question, “Am I loved?” And when we come together into cultures, we seek to answer this question in the faces, actions and words of others. We collectively in cultures seek to answer this question.
Ever feel frustrated with your staff? Why can’t we get this right?! Why can’t we grow and change? ! It’s easy for us to blame issues on the characters of others.
Is there a perfect or ideal culture? Is there a culture that is better than others? Specifically, in the business realm is there one target blueprint culture we should all aim towards?
Google wanted to find out what made some teams more successful than others. They commissioned a study to discover what the essential factor was, and it wasn’t what you might expect.
The three keys to leadership are likely things you’ve not heard before. Watch this video to find out, or read the transcript included.
How can you run a business with the primary goal of great relationships rather than the bottom line? Watch this video or read the transcript included.