Are we making a difference? Is our programming achieving the intended outcomes? Should we continue investing in these strategies, or is it time to adjust course? For any mission-driven organization, these are essential questions about impact. They are in fact existential questions. If an organization isn’t making progress toward its mission, there are serious questions […]
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Knowing that most new businesses fail, any founder who sets off on a new venture expects to face challenges. What comes as a surprise to many leaders, however, is the source of these challenges—which often have more to do with the organization’s internal growth and evolution than with product design or market fit. It is
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In a world of constant change, where most work environments are now of the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) variety, the role of leaders is evolving. Rather than being central sources of vision and knowledge, leaders must increasingly become conveners, facilitators, and power grantors who leverage their teams to gather the insights that will
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It seems that everyone recognizes the pivotal role of leaders in setting the culture. Some believe that organizations begin as a reflection of their leaders, but then take on a life of their own as the organization grows and the leader can no longer be involved at every level. They later lament that the culture
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What if we replaced traditional employee handbooks with guidebooks that communicated and codified why we exist, what we do, who we are, and how we work together? Rethinking the Employee Handbook as an Enabler of Team Performance Our team at Outside Angle focuses on the humans at the center of all organizations. To that end,
Employee Handbook or Culture Guide? Read More »
When it comes to work, we all want to be part of a team that we can trust and be confident in. But what does it take to build that kind of team? What qualities do you, as a leader, need to cultivate in yourself and others?
Five Questions to Ask Yourself to Build Team Trust and Confidence Read More »
Culture is manifested through actions, especially the actions that impact peoples lives and responsibilities. You can’t f*ck up a reorg and fix it with a movie night. If you want a culture of integrity, love, and hard work, for example, you darn well better make sure the reorg exemplifies those culture aspirations.
No Faster Way to Tank Culture than with a Poorly Managed Reorg Read More »
What is typically a frustrating but manageable aspect of work life in the era of carrying a computer in your pocket can balloon into an outright culture killer when your team is in front of their primary work device nearly all the time.
Email is Eating Your Culture Read More »
