The Office Blend Blog

MARCH 31, 2020

1 is setting — micro-nourishing one day, one hour, one minute at a time — an effective people-truly-first, innovate-or-die, excellence-or-bust corporate culture.” – Tom Peters. The ability of an organization to respond effectively in times of crisis is paramount. Management is (Still) Not Leadership. John Kotter.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Management scholars Jay Conger and Rabindra Kanungo introduced a framework for charismatic leadership, which I use to reflect on the case studies of Alexander the Great and General Charles de Gaulle. –Jan-Benedict Incidentally, this also made Ben & Jerry’s one of the world’s best-selling ice-cream brands. Jan-Benedict Steenkamp.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 22, 2020

James Heskett and John Kotter found that organizations with strong corporate cultures realized over eleven years revenue growth of 682 percent, employment growth of 282 percent and stock price growth of 901 percent. Boards see the negative impact of a culture crisis on the value of their companies. Would you briefly touch on them?

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Every HR, OD professional, and management consultant should at the very least be aware of their existence, if not well-versed in their ideas and theories. In one of the defining management studies carried out in the 90s, Collins and his team complied a list of 1,435 companies in search of those special few that could truly be called “great.”

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Information overload is the management crisis of the 21stcentury. In a complex world where predictability is impossible and innovation and risk are necessary to survive and thrive, mistakes are not only acceptable, but welcome. He also serves as a consultant to process and continuous improvement management programs.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Department of Veterans Affairs was in crisis. McDonald and his team’s approach was heavily influenced by John Kotter’s eight steps for effective organizational change. Measure performance carefully and manage with an eye on what’s most important to customers. In 2014, the U.S.

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