The value and power of storytelling is universal across cultures, across disciplines and over time. Many corporate communication plans fail to convey something fundamental to a company’s operations: its values. This is a missed opportunity to influence and energize employees. Here are three ways to communicate values in a meaningful way: Establish values across the …

Engaged employees are enthusiastic about their work and their company. High levels of employee engagement in an organization are linked to superior business performance, including increased profitability, productivity, employee retention and customer metrics. That’s way we all want employees to be engaged at work, right? So do your employees believe in their company? Have you …

Open and collaborative culture as being critical for managing the complexity of business today The most important thing about culture is that it’s the only sustainable point of difference for any organisation. Anyone can copy your strategy, but nobody can copy your culture. The importance of culture is undeniable as highlighted in an IBM survey …

Measuring organisational alignment is essential at each stage of your effort, just as you would with any other priority business initiative. Measuring organisational alignment allows you to identify backsliding, correct course where needed, and demonstrate tangible evidence of improvement – which can help to maintain positive momentum over the long haul.   Business performance A well-constructed …

A good communication strategy is at the heart of any successful change management effort. If you manage people, your words have much more weight than you may realize. Let’s have a look at a speech by Al Pacino in the movie, Any Given Sunday. The premise for the the speech is pretty simple: Pacino is …