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How Culture Boosts Performance

Date: 17.01.2019Author: Marcella Bremer
how culture boosts performance

Is there proof that organizational culture matters? Could it really determine performance? Let’s look at the ground-breaking study of Professors John Kotter and James Heskett. They studied the corporate cultures of over 200 companies (including Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, ICI, Nissan, and First Chicago) and tracked their economic performances over an 11-year period. What they found is fascinating: your culture can enhance economic success or make you fail to adapt to changing markets.

Leadership, Organizational culture
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Appreciating the Culture

Date: 2.01.2019Author: Marcella Bremer
Appreciating the Culture

Happy New Year! How was your past year? Many clients told me that this year was a wild ride and that so much happened at an incredibly fast pace. It's been a rollercoaster for many with highs and lows.

Appreciation

I tend to focus on the highs and I have so many things that I appreciate! Active appreciation is a core skill when you're looking to develop a (more) positive live, a positive work experience, and when you want to contribute to a positive culture.

Leadership, Organizational culture
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Humble Leadership and Culture

Date: 29.11.2018Author: Marcella Bremer
Humble Leadership

Guest Post by Kimberley Barker

When you're looking at developing a great organizational culture, here's a great book for inspiration! That's why I'm pleased to share this review, written by Kimberley Barker.

Leadership, Organizational culture
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Positive Culture: Tasks or People?

Date: 31.10.2018Author: Marcella Bremer
Municipality Culture Profile

Picture a large municipality in the Netherlands with 7,000 staff. A department of about 500 people used the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI, © Kim Cameron) to assess their current and preferred culture. This social department is helping the unemployed citizens of this city find a job. They offer various training, upgrading of skills, and above all, a network of local employers that are trying to fulfill any vacancies.

Case Studies, Leadership, OCAI, Organizational culture
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Rate your culture from 1 to 10

Date: 23.08.2018Author: Marcella Bremer
Rate your culture from 1 to 10

How positive is your current culture, on a scale of 1 to 10? It’s a question that participants of the online Positive Culture Academy work with. What would your score be?

Leadership, Organizational culture
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Culture, Leadership, Change Book tips

Date: 9.08.2018Author: Marcella Bremer
Summer reading

It's great to read an adventure story, a detective, or a novel once it's summer. However, if you feel you'd like to catch up on culture, leadership, and change here's my list of favorite non-fiction books at this point.

On positive leadership, change, and culture

Arbinger Institute, Leadership and Self Deception - Getting out of the box (Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 2nd edition, 2015)

Kim Cameron, Positive Leadership - Strategies for extraordinary performance, (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008)

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Embark on a performance journey

Date: 26.07.2018Author: Marcella Bremer
Rituals support the culture

Guest post by Kartik Shah

Have you ever noticed how pilgrims mentally, spiritually and/or physically prepare themselves for a pilgrimage by engaging in some customary rituals? For example, the Muslims shave their heads, cut their nails and don white robes before going for the hajj. Similarly, the Hindus, the Buddhists and the Jains observe penance and abstain from sexual activity to purify the soul.&

Leadership, Organizational culture
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Does your culture need courage?

Date: 12.07.2018Author: Marcella Bremer
Courage in culture

A corporate CEO invited some executives to a meeting from two different levels. He asked a question and then went around the table getting input. When he got to one of the lower level executives, he said: "Sorry, I just want to hear from (the higher level) folks" and moved on.There was an embarrassed silence, and then the meeting went on. The next higher-ranked executive answered the question, and the moment passed.

Change, Leadership, Organizational culture
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16 quotes on Positive Culture

Date: 26.06.2018Author: Marcella Bremer

I'd like to share these 16 quotes from my Positive Culture book as a mini-course! The occasion is that my publisher offers the Kindle version of my Positive Culture book at only 99 cents from 26-28 June! Benefit from these 3 magic days and download your copy today. Don’t have a Kindle? Don’t worry: with the free Kindle app, you can read any book on your smartphone, tablet, or desktop computer.

Leadership, OCAI, Organizational culture
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Are you part of a Positive Change Circle?

Date: 14.06.2018Author: Marcella Bremer
Positive Change Circle

Seventeen consultants and leaders from four continents spent three days together in a countryside venue on a riverbank. The May 2018 Culture Change Leadership Workshop was intense. The topics: organizational culture, organizational change, the Competing Values Framework and the OCAI, positive leadership, positive culture, change circles, and interaction interventions.

Change, Competing Values Framework, Leadership, OCAI, Organizational culture
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