The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In a Working Knowledge post, Harvard Business School professor Emeritus, James Heskett, raises a vital question, Can We Train for Trust? How the leadership team functions — or dysfunctions — ripples out to shape organizational culture. Leadership team dynamics are central to the organization’s trust account balance.

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Tanveer Naseer

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Some companies “magically” have great cultures induced by heroic leaders and, thus, dominate their markets. Yes, we could, but if you need to change it is useful to make culture also operational and look at the daily (inter)actions. Culture has had a bad press.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 26, 2011

These are drawn from Harvard Business School professor, James Heskett’s new book, The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force That Transforms Performance : “Culture really matters. Cultures form with or without leadership, structure, or clear intent. Many have more than one.

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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. Companies with a healthy culture gain a positive reputation, not only among employees, but also with customers and the market.

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Tony Mayo

MARCH 10, 2010

Steps to Organizing a Customer Listening Session Be explicit about the corporate goals the listening session is meant to support, e.g., growth, margin, line expansion, service offerings, locations, market positioning, etc. Plan to have 6-12 participants. –Cat Stevens Father and Son Popularity: 26% [ ?

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