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Guest Post from JoelyRighteous- a view from within the business

Today we have a guest post from JoelyRighteous (my better half) who works in the media industry. If nothing else, this post shows he has been listening to all the HR crap I talk about when I get home. Alternatively, it does also illustrate again that people are just not going to hang around and [...]

The only constant is change

For those of you who might not know (get on LinkedIn already!), I’ve just started a new job in a law firm in Sydney, and yes it is a big change. I’ve worked at Sara Lee, then Vodafone, BOC and most recently CSIRO- and the cultures couldn’t be more different. Sara Lee (and yes we [...]

Lessons from Mike Shove- now on Human Synergistics Video Room

Some time ago last year, I blogged about attending the Human Synergistics 11th Australian Conference on Culture and Leadership. Being fond of the Human Synergistics tools, I love these conferences. They are a half day, they are free and you get to hear real people talk about their personal stories using the tools. Amazing success [...]

How important is culture?

According to Human Synergistics “Culture is the way that things are actually done in an organisation.” It includes shared values and beliefs, ways of thinking and norms or expectations of behaviours in the workplace. Many of our business leaders would be thinking; that’s great (sounds like a bit of HR fluff) but what we really [...]

Company Values: Lessons from Enron and One Tel

Recently I was reading ‘Make your Values Mean Something’ which talks about organizational values, what they should be and what is needed to really embed them in your culture. It is a frank article as the author says “If you’re not willing to accept the pain real values incur, don’t bother going to the trouble [...]

Do you encourage a coaching culture?

Recommended Reads: Lindbom, D. (2007), ‘A Culture of Coaching: The Challenge of Managing Performance for Long-Term Results’, Organization Development Journal, Vol. 25, No. 2, p. 101. In recent times there has been much emphasis placed on coaching in the workplace. Lindbom takes this further, arguing that there needs to be a strong organizational culture of [...]

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