COLIN ON CULTURE
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Making culture change easier to do
Steps to make culture change easier
Culture is perpetual
Culture has no end date
Making culture change easier to understand
Helpful signs to make change simpler
Culture in the Courtroom: Are you next?
Leaders who don’t build safety could find themselves in court
The 3 factors that shape workplace culture
Culture is perpetual it needs to evolve to be relevant for today
Restructures change people, not culture
Changing the org chat won’t change the conditions
10 biases that prevent culture change
The reasons that leaders choose not to invest in culture change
Thriving in chaos
How to turn turbulence into competitive advantage
A fool with a tool
Giving someone access to technology doesn’t automatically improve their performance
The 'grey zone' of workplace behaviour
Determining what's appropriate behaviour in the workplace and what's not
The Middle Management Crisis
Almost under performing culture that I work with has one thing in common, a crisis in middle management. And yet, middle managers themselves, are often not to blame for this situation, despite being an easy target.
The things vibrant cultures do (that you can copy)
Listen and be inspired by what organisations with vibrant cultures do and you can too!
Subcultures the catalyst for change
By understanding and nurturing subcultures, organisations can drive culture change and improve overall employee engagement
Toxic culture and UFOs
In almost all cases of reports into toxic cultures, the first response from senior leaders has either been to deny the existence of toxic culture or else to pretend that what’s obvious to everyone else, isn’t obvious to them.
5 steps to behaviour change
The behaviours we demonstrate at work influence those around us and have a profound affect on the culture and employee experience. In this episode I walk through the five step REACH framework and how it can guide behaviour change.
Chumocracy
Chumocracy in your culture creates an echo chamber effect leading to poor decision making and missed opportunities.
Bottling a crisis culture
Organisations need to shift from trying to mandate culture (or simply expecting it to happen!) to instead creating conditions where employees have the agency to shape it themselves.
Busting the silos
We cling to our silos because they're comfortable and familiar but the walls they build up can be hard to tear down without managers who understand the value of subcultures.
Investing vs. Invested
This podcast episode explores the key differences in investing in culture versus being invested - and why it matters for your organisation’s success.
Origin story
Where did you come from and where are you going? Sharing our origin stories is a great way to create cultural connection.