The Top 10 Culture Advisory Firms in the UK
Leaders increasingly recognise the importance of culture and its central role in shaping their organisation’s operational and financial outcomes. The benefit of external support in this area is also generally acknowledged, both for the benefits of an external, independent view as well as the topic of culture itself requiring a depth of expertise – something […]
Why Strategy Change Alone Isn’t a Golden Ticket
Changing strategy is relatively straightforward. Changing how an organisation operates because of that strategy is much harder. IBM CEO Arvind Krishna is finding that out as he continues to reshape the technology giant. The strategic direction is clear: move away from parts of the business reliant on large customer capital expenditure and towards more growth-oriented, […]
Why AI Has a Management Problem
Every week, another article asks why AI adoption is stalling. The answers are usually predictable. Better tools. Better prompts. Improved governance. Better training. Gallup’s latest research suggests something different. Employees whose managers actively support AI are significantly more engaged in the workplace than those whose managers don’t. In other words, AI doesn’t have a technology […]
The Case for Independent, Specialised Culture Advisory
If CEOs need help with a legal issue, they turn to their legal team. When they’re navigating a transaction, they rely on finance specialists. If they’re protecting the business from cyber threats, they have IT experts to guide them. Yet when it comes to culture, the expectation is often very different. Despite its influence on […]
The Difference Between Workplace Culture and Organisational Culture
Culture is a vague term, and as such, gets thrown around a lot in discussion without much description or detail. When hearing about a failing business, you may hear terms such as ‘toxic’ culture. When discussing sporting achievements or disappointments, you may come across ‘winning’ or ‘losing’ cultures. And if you’re interviewing for a new […]
Delivering on Ambition: A Healthcare Culture Transformation Case Study
When leaders think about culture transformation, there is often an assumption that something must be wrong. Performance is declining. Engagement is low. Teams are disconnected. But some of the most valuable culture work happens in organisations that are already successful. The challenge sometimes not fixing a broken culture. It is understanding whether culture is fully […]
Why High-Performance Culture Depends on Long-Term Strategy
What Drives Confidence If there’s one thing that gives people confidence across an organisation, it’s clarity. Clarity creates direction. Direction creates alignment. And aligned organisations move faster. Yet, despite the importance of long-term thinking, a recent survey of 500 senior business leaders found that 55% of UK businesses do not maintain a long-term strategy of […]
Engaging staff in a world without offices
Many business commentators would agree that three of the main responsibilities of a leader are to: Set and communicate the company’s strategic vision – why it exists, what it is aiming to achieve and how. Define the organisational structure and governance – laying out organisational design, key roles and responsibilities, spans of control and decision […]
Air guitars, architects & business
Performing air guitar on radio may sound like madness but this weekend on Saturday Live on Radio 4 Zac Monro, the ‘celebrity’ architect (and double world air guitar champion), did exactly that. Intrigued? You can watch it to get the full effect – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04y013d Following this tour de force Zac was interviewed about his more […]