The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

They were seen as less technically skilled, poorer problem solvers, and less able to develop others. In a Working Knowledge post, Harvard Business School professor Emeritus, James Heskett, raises a vital question, Can We Train for Trust? Leadership team dynamics are central to the organization’s trust account balance.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

And even though Kotter and Heskett showed that culture could account for a 20-30% better overall performance than similar competitors, many leaders and organizations don’t see how to develop a culture that enhances performance. No wonder that culture seems elusive, and not something you can get a grip on.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

With the ever-changing dynamics of the workforce, the stewardship of organizational culture is just as important as strategy, talent, product development, or customer service. He helps companies build strong sustained revenue growth through by developing energizing office cultures. Simply put, culture drives performance.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Heskett wrote in his latest book The Culture Cycle , effective culture can account for 20-30 percent of the differential in corporate performance when compared with "culturally unremarkable" competitors. But is there a direct correlation between employee investment and the balance sheet?

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