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From Clashes to Collaboration – How to Cultivate a Thriving Team Culture After a Corporate Merger

Great Results Team Building

Conduct focus groups where employees can delve deeper into their concerns and aspirations. Transparent and consistent communication from the CEO and leadership team is crucial. Beyond Planning: Executing and Staying Accountable Imagine merging two restaurants, one known for fine dining, the other for fast food.

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Annual Board Evaluations: A Gateway to Sustained Board Effectiveness

N2Growth Blog

Regular board evaluations and leadership assessments provide valuable insights into the board’s dynamics, functioning, and overall effectiveness. This can be done through individual interviews or focus group discussions, where the facilitator encourages open and honest conversations.

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5 Leadership Lessons for Every Entrepreneur

Strategy Driven

The decision to become an entrepreneur comes with many responsibilities, challenges, and positive or negative financial consequences, depending on how well your planning and execution did. However, the most important duty associated with entrepreneurship is leadership. This strategy can be implemented by storytelling.

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Leading Question: Are You a Barrier Buster?

The Practical Leader

I was interviewing a leadership team member to prepare for an offsite planning retreat. We’re constantly making lists and setting action plans. In rethinking the link between leadership/culture and customer service Kerry realized their leadership team needed to dramatically improve how they served the servers.

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From Clashes to Collaboration – 7 Steps to a Thriving Team Culture After a Corporate Merger

Great Results Team Building

Conduct focus groups where employees from both sides can share their concerns and aspirations. But remember, it’s not enough to identify the values that will drive decisions by all team members – Transparent and consistent communication from the CEO and leadership team is crucial. Go beyond surface-level responses.

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Leadership Team Dynamics: Culture Change Begins Here

The Practical Leader

We did a series of focus groups, interviews, and surveys within a division of a large company to help Chris, the division manager, determine why their culture wasn’t performing at the level he wanted. Their individual and collective leadership was weak. And he realized it started with his own leadership behaviors.

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The Transformation Playbook: Mastering the Message That Moves Organizations Forward

Rich Gee Group

Furthermore, authenticity extends beyond the message itself; it must permeate the actions and behaviors of the organization's leadership. Take Action: Hold a leadership training session on delivering authentic, transparent communications during the transformation.