Culture Shaping
How to Lead 4 Generations at Work
Global life expectancy has improved, allowing healthy individuals to live well to 85, 90, or even more than 100 years old. This translates to having four generations at the workplace all at the same time.
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What’s Nonviolent Communication and How to Apply It
"Nonviolent communication" is a concept introduced by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D. in his book Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. It's often referred to as compassionate communication. Put it simply, it's a communication style that empowers individuals to be positive and support each other.
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How strong is your cultural quotient (CQ)?
bridging cultural gaps among people in a diverse group requires more than patience and understanding. It requires a respectful and honest communications where clarifying and asking for clarifications should come naturally. In the end, it is not only how you communicate that matters, but also the final quality of the results.
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2016 Event: How to Achieve Business Results and Shift a Culture
Alder Koten announces today that they will hold a workshop in Houston: Strategy Deployment and Lasting Change: How to Achieve Business Results and Shift a Culture
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Listening first: A lesson from Lincoln
Lincoln was patient enough to convey the unspoken message and strong enough to understand that every questions requires a detailed justified answer. Listening and acknowledging can sometimes be the strongest answer.
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The organizational culture dissolver
A third-degree dysfunctional leader will accelerate the dissolution or negatively affect the organization’s culture through direct or indirect negative influence.
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Shaping the organization’s culture from autocratic to participative leadership
By Jose Ruiz | Alder Koten Institute | Gonzaga University Organizational Culture: The elephant in the room In 2006 Mark Fields, then President of Ford Motor Company hung Peter Drucker’s quote “Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast” in their war room. “Mark was keenly aware that no matter how far reaching his vision or how […]
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Measuring Culture and Cultural Fit
This paper provides a definition of organizational culture and presents a framework to serve as a foundation for measuring organizational culture.
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