Category Archives: Corporate Culture Change

Issues regarding managing corporate culture change.

Are CEOs in Touch with Reality? Uh…. Not Really.

Posted on December 4, 2011 by barrymike1

A friend of mine works with a CEO who has appeared on the television show, “Undercover Boss,” (and who has been basking in the glow of his appearance ever since.)  Given the positive corporate and personal publicity that resulted, it … Continue reading →

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The Conundrum of Corporate Culture Change

Posted on May 31, 2011 by barrymike1

Finding corporate cultures to admire is easy.  Changing your corporate culture to make it easy to admire is not. (For suggestions on why that is the case, see the previous blog entry, “Benchmarking Better Cultures? Don’t!”) Booz & Company’s annual … Continue reading →

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Benchmarking better cultures? Don’t!

Posted on April 3, 2011 by barrymike1

Benchmarking cultures of other companies is like chasing mirages of watery oases in the desert: the vision motivates you to move toward it, but the reality gives you no idea of how to get there. In a few weeks, I’m … Continue reading →

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