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How an Ownership Mentality Supports Cultural Transformation

Center for Creative Leadership

“When we work with C-suite executives and with senior teams in our organizational practice, we often hear concerns about the disconnections between the current organizational culture and the needed culture to implement the future-proof strategy,” our COO David Altman says. To Change Corporate Culture, Start With Baby Steps.

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Research: Why Best Practices Don’t Translate Across Cultures

Harvard Business Review

Sara Vaerlander, Bobbi Thomason, Brandi Pearce, Heather Altman, and I observed what happened after the innovation practices were shared with the company’s Indian and Chinese counterparts. Global Teams Should Have Office Visits, Not Offsites. Pamela Hinds. The first study was at the high-tech company I mentioned above.