For greater success, pay attention to your culture scores

Gallup reports that its global employee engagement measures have fallen during the last two years, after rising for all of the previous 12 years, except in 2020, during COVID-19. In 2024, it fell by two percentage points. Gallup estimates that…

Unbreakable: Lifting resiliency in uncertain times

Our emotions are being significantly affected by the economy.  It is currently facing significant challenges, including instability in international trade and market and manufacturing disruptions. As well, the confidence of Americans is declining. These macro disruptions affect all of us,…

Would you have the nerve to shut down a multi-million-dollar robot?

Executives would sleep better if they knew their employees had their back and would raise significant issues and opportunities, not just brush major issues under the rug. As a C-suite executive, wouldn’t you want an organization like this? Today, I…

Seven tips for effective executive strategy sessions

Executive strategy sessions don't have to be futile or unproductive. Yet, according to some sources, a significant portion of executives, potentially as high as 97 percent, believe that traditional strategy sessions are a waste of time. But because of a whole…

Culture remains critical for today’s innovative organizations

The pace of new tools for innovators, such as OpenAI, is exciting. However, research shows that without the right culture, digital transformation in organizations fails. Organizational Culture is key for executives to lead continual change, technology implementation, and to have…

With Trump’s inauguration is diversity dead?

On Martin Luther King Day this week, Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the nation’s 47th President. He vowed to curtail Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) programs in government, have government policy recognize only two genders, male and female,…

Seven Essential HR Strategies for 2025

The year 2025 promises to be turbulent due to planned business tax cuts by the new Presidential Administration that will stimulate investment and growth. The round up and deportation of illegal immigrants will cause further labor shortages in certain industries,…

Seven traits of highly innovative organizations that drive improved financial performance

Research shows that innovation and culture can be measured. And, just as importantly, strong cultures of innovation lead to the creation of sustainable competitive advantage and higher financial performance. The key to innovation in organizations, according to InnovationOne LLC’s research,…

A stronger culture will improve profitability

There is an irrefutable link between organizational culture and profitability. Organizations with more collaborative, learning, and agile cultures have 22 percent higher profitability than those with static cultures, according to InnovationOne, LLC. Gallup shows even bigger numbers. Although Gallup's’ expertise…

Navigating Leadership: Insights from Industry Pros

This dynamic podcast interview, hosted by Karen Nowicki and Steven Zylstra, featured esteemed guests Victor Assad from Strategic HR Consulting; Carol Stewart from Tech Parks Arizona and Art Taylor from PayPal. These leaders engaged in a comprehensive exploration of effective…