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Creating a Productive, Innovative, Adaptive Corporate Culture
2008-05-14 12:31:00 From 37SignalsFrom time to time during conference Q&A sessions I'm asked "How did you create the culture at 37signals?" or "What do you recommend we do to set up an open, sharing company culture like yours?" My answer: You don't create a culture. Culture happens. It's the by-product of consistent behavior. If you encourage people to share, and you give them the freedom to share, then sharing will be built into your culture. If you reward trust then trust will be built into your culture. Artificial Artificial cultures are instant. They're big bangs made of mission statements, declarations, and rules. They are obvious, ugly, and plastic. Artificial culture is paint. Real Real cultures are built over time. They're the result of action, reaction, and truth. They are nuanced, beautiful, and authentic. Real culture is patina. Don't think about how to create a culture, just do the right things for you, your customers, and your team and it'll happen.So get real... y...
A lesson on Customer Service and Corporate Culture by Tony Hsieh, CEO of Za
2008-04-23 08:15:00 I just discovered the eBay Speaker Series with allows eBay employees to meet with experts and leaders of the industry. I checked that I am allowed to blog about all these great conferences and since the answer is yes, I am really glad to be able to share them with you. Today, this conference was ...
By: Tech IT Easy
Corporate Culture some thoughts
2008-04-09 09:56:00 Where does it come from and why do we need it?Some CEO's believe they can define the corporate culture of their company - we argue that they can't.The reason for this is that corporate culture - like any other type of culture is a product of behaviors, norms, values, history and leadership style. If you want to develop a certain corporate culture it doesn't help you writing it down in a powerpoint presentation - you have to live it out.Just look at your family. The culture you have in your family isn't written down - it is something you learn to fit into as a child by looking at the other family members and other families. It is no different with organisations. If you have to write down your culture it usually means you don't have it. KLM has a slogan for the time being: "KLM - The reliable airline". An airline is only reliable if you as a passenger has experienced them as reliable. In that case there is no need to write it down. On the other hand you have experienced the airli...
Living Your Purpose: How Your Job Affects Your Satisfaction In Life
2008-02-01 23:59:00 In a recent www.conference-board.org survey “US Job Satisfaction Declines”, over 50% of Americans revealed that they are dissatisfied with their jobs. In one Gallop poll sited on the internet but unsubstantiated, this “ailing work force” is costing employers $350 billion dollars in lost productivity. Over half of the American workforce experiences feelings of dissatisfaction, ...
By: innerarchitect
Corporate Culture Never Looked Like This: Google?s ?Culture? Represents Pur
2008-01-28 18:35:00 If you are a student then please learn from my experience about the American corporate “work culture.” Pay attention because this will apply to you regardless of your path into the work force be it in corporate America or as a small business owner: If you are over 40 years of age and worked in ...
Real Estate Broker?s Survival Kit Tool #4: Google?s Corporate Culture Appli
2008-01-28 18:13:00 If you are over 40 years of age and worked in corporate America you have probably experienced corporate cultures from high stress “push it over the edge” to win-win watch out for the other guy. Because the corporate culture mirrors the company founders, many corporations were all about watching the bottom line and operating from ...
By: deansguide
Late hours in office? Pakistani Corporate Culture?
2008-01-25 13:53:00 Syed Ahsan Ali After a hardwork and serious studies of 4 years, my friends and I got our Economics degrees from the University of Karachi. Before jumping into the job market we were all afraid of our future because we had heard stories that in Pakistan, good jobs are only landed by using bribery, influence (sifarish) ...
Sustainability in the Corporate Culture
2008-01-24 23:14:00 Companies need to have Sustainable practices, and with that you will get Sustainable products. The vice versa is not true - just because a company makes a Sustainable product or two does not make it a Sustainable company. I could list several examples where companies that are considered "leaders" in the green movement are directly or indirectly some of the largest polluters in their region or state. One of the key issues is "how" Sustainability is viewed in the corporate culture. I would like to offer a couple of simple questions to ask to really determine whether a company is sustainable or not, but first we must define Sustainability. What is "Sustainability"? "Sustainable Development" is a term first used in the UN-Chartered Brundtland Commission Report on Environment and Development. It is the practice of responsible use of limited space, scarce natural resources, and respecting the fragility of eco-systems while minimizing the environm...
Building the Corporate Culture
2008-01-15 12:42:00 For most small business owners, the most pleasant dream will be that in which he/she owns a big corporation. Although it is just a dream, there are plenty of examples of persons who converted this dream into real. For some, an accidental innovation can change their whole life; but for most them the dream is fulfilled by thorough future planning and dedication to their work. The second group of persons follows a well defined corporate culture which adds charm to their lives.Building a corporate culture is not an easy task, you need to have mentally, physically and behaviorally prepared for that. Here are some tips which can be useful.Dream, dream, dream? Make a plan for chasing the dream; break down it into small steps; give reasonable time length for achieving each phase. Acquire resources for growth; you just can?t start a corporation with a bare hand. Plan it like job>small firm>rapid growth>big corporation.Make contacts and keep relationships warm. No one can do it oneself, you n...
?Don?t Be Evil? - Philosophy, Corporate Culture or Inventive Perception?
2008-01-06 00:00:00 Whether it’s a mantra, an “informal corporate motto” or just a slogan, Google’s statement: “Don’t Be Evil” has lost it’s shine with many users and publishers that make up the Internet. This post has been a long time coming. This is a topic that I have been intending on writing about, however, every time that I sit at my keyboard and look for direction, it always seems to get lost. What I am trying to say, it is hard to be negative (not that this is intended to be negative) about long standing resources that have redefined a market that is as diverse as the Internet. But, as with most things, they age and sometimes go away. The Netscape browser will be discontinued the first of February, AOL has shifted to an advertisement based business that may be cut up and sold off to the highest bidders and Google is no longer just a search engine built on advertising. When looking into what Google is really about, it is hard not to look at their o...
By: SEOPittfall
Corporate Culture
2007-12-23 14:35:00 CORPORATE CULTURE If you are in the corporate you will surely relate to this Let me know if you have some experience to share. Corporate, funny, humour, joke
By: Photo Pumpkin
DOES CORPORATE CULTURE CONTRIBUTE TO PERFORMANCE?
2007-09-22 06:41:00 AbstractThis article explores connections between corporate cultures and corporate performance in various industries. First, it provides a brief background on the notion of "culture"; second, it sets out a brief typology of corporate culture. Third, it examines various corporate cultural types in relation to industry performance; and finally, some conclusions are drawn on the importance to corporate survival of organizational and cultural adaptation to competitive environments.Introduction and ContextAn expert on cross-cultural management, Geert Hofstede (1984, p.21) defines culture as "the collective programming of the mind, which distinguishes one human group from another ... Culture in this sense includes systems of values, and values are among the building blocks of culture." A few years later, his notion of culture broadened into "mental programming ... patterns of thinking and feeling, and potential acting" (Hofstede, 1991, p.4). Sociologists (Namenworth & Weber, 1987, p.8...
By: The HRMan
Higher Purpose and Job Satisfaction
2007-08-15 14:59:00 The Donkey Carrying Salt (Illus by Milo Winter) A Merchant, driving his Donkey homeward from the seashore with a heavy load of salt, came to a river crossed by a shallow ford. They had crossed this river many times before without accident, but this time the Donkey slipped and fell when halfway over. And when the Merchant at last got him to his feet, much of the salt had melted away. Delighted
How six-sigma changes corporate culture
2007-08-13 09:34:00 Six Sigma is as much about people excellence as it is about technical excellence. Employees often wonder how they are going to solve a difficult problem, but when they are given the tools to ask the right questions, measure the right things, correlate a problem with a solution and plan a course of ...
Teamwork - A Competitive Advantage
2007-07-31 17:23:00 The Bundle of Sticks A certain Father had a family of Sons, who were forever quarreling among themselves. No words he could say did the least good, so he cast about in his mind for some very striking example that should make them see that discord would lead them to misfortune. One day when the quarreling had been much more violent than usual and each of the Sons was moping in a surly manner,
Boss's pet and Favoritism
2007-07-18 17:55:00 The Dog and the Wolf (Illus by Milo Winter) A gaunt Wolf was almost dead with hunger when he happened to meet a House-dog who was passing by. "Ah, Cousin," said the Dog. "I knew how it would be; your irregular life will soon be the ruin of you. Why do you not work steadily as I do, and get your food regularly given to you?" "I would have no objection," said the Wolf, "if I could only get
Value Ideas and Staff Suggestions
2007-07-11 15:42:00 The Cock and the Jewel (Illus by Arthur Rackham) A Cock was busily scratching and scraping about to find something to eat for himself and his family, when he happened to turn up a precious jewel that had been lost by its owner. "Aha!" said the Cock. "No doubt you are very costly and he who lost you would give a great deal to find you. But as for me, I would choose a single grain of
Corporate Culture
2007-06-13 18:10:00 It’s disappointing how many examples of corrupt corporate culture appear to be in the world. I know nothing can be perfect, and god knows I certainly don’t claim to be the perfect at what I do, but it means a lot to me that my 2 business partners are the same folks that I love ...
By: The Paragon Muse
World Bank asks Pak to improve its corporate culture
2007-04-22 17:39:00 Islamabad, Apr 22 : The World Bank (WB) has asked Pakistan to improve the quality of governance and the capacity of its corporate culture.
By: newkerala.com
Effective and Efficient Meetings
2007-03-25 19:51:00 Belling the Cat Long ago, the mice had a general council to consider what measures they could take to outwit their common enemy, the Cat. Some said this, and some said that; but at last a young mouse got up and said he had a proposal to make, which he thought would meet the case. "You will all agree," said he, "that our chief danger consists in the sly and treacherous manner in which the
Focus on your proven strategy
2007-03-25 19:37:00 The Fox and the Cat A Fox was boasting to a Cat of its clever devices for escaping its enemies. "I have a whole bag of tricks," he said, "which contains a hundred ways of escaping my enemies." "I have only one," said the Cat; "but I can generally manage with that." Just at that moment they heard the cry of a pack of hounds coming towards them, and the Cat immediately scampered up a tree
Value every team member
2007-03-25 19:32:00 The Lion and the Mouse (Illus by Erin O'Leary Brown) Once when a Lion was asleep a little Mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow him. "Pardon, O King," cried the little Mouse: "forgive me this time, I shall never forget it: who knows but what I may be able to do you a turn some of these days?" |
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