Insights
Insights
Branding, marketing, running a business and more from New Work’s director.
What board directors should know and do about organisational culture
Now more than ever, culture needs to be on the board agenda at every meeting – and must be addressed through rigorous analysis and strategic planning. Here, I highlight what culture should be to boards, some of the challenges I see in culture in the work I do, and AICD’s guidelines on best practice.
Your team is probably leaving money on the table.
What your team focuses on affects the whole business. Here are 3 examples where I often see team members leaving money on the table – and what leaders need to do about it!
Your Board affects your organisation’s Brand.
The organisation’s brand is rarely perceived as the domain of the board, and it is usually not deeply understood across the board or management. Yet, it has a pivotal role to play in the organisation’s reputation and success.
What makes a culture scalable?
Your refreshed culture is not a parade.
It isn’t built by overlaying shiny new messaging over BAU.
To scale a culture, you need an organised, all-in approach.
Develop your Leadership Team Approach to ‘Where we are going’
While leaders usually have a strong sense of what they are trying to achieve, the problem I sometimes see is that leaders don’t have clarity on how to tell that story, or – more often – how to unite as a group of leaders in telling that story.
Getting buy-in from leaders & team members on personal branding
You want to crack on and do the work with your team… but first, you need their commitment. Here’s what we look at when achieving an understanding with stakeholders about why this work matters.
Culture: Top-down? Bottom-up? Why still up for debate?
Spending time with board members, leaders and managers in different businesses, I see that there is still a range of opinions on how Culture is and should be shaped in organisations.
Top-down? Bottom-up? Either-or, or both? When I look around, there are clear signals pointing to what works best.
How to develop the personal brands of your team
Not just a lunch ‘n’ learn… with an aligned team (or better yet, company) strategy on personal branding, you can shift a culture, change how audiences see you, and change results. Here’s how.
Why working on team members’ Personal Brands creates motivation for change
In working with hundreds of professionals at every career level in a range of industries, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing people’s professional confidence – as individuals and as teams – come to life.
Here’s what happens when you work on your team’s personal brands.