3 Ideas to Boost Employee Retention
A recent survey of human resource managers shows that employee turnover remains one of the most critical workplace issues. … Read More»
Beyond Marketing: The Very Real Impact of Social Leadership
The proliferation of social business practices can be found throughout a socially minded organization… Read More»
Culture Change Tips and Traps
Whether it’s the current dysfunction in the United States Congress, or airline customer service, when things are not working the way they should the answer always seems to be — change the culture. This call for cultural change often occurs without understanding the barriers to culture change, and what success requires. As a result, we fall prey to predictable traps…. Read More»
Fix the Environment, Not the People. 4 Levers for Affecting the Culture.
We know that environment has a large impact on people’s behavior, yet as leaders, we are often too quick to blame a behavior on the person rather than the culture we’ve created. This is easier, because while they are responsible for their behavior, we are responsible for the culture…. Read More»
A New Kind of Twitter Chat: #SocialLeader
Chances are, you’ve been a loyal reader of the Switch & Shift blog for some time now. Our hope is that through our authors’ contributions and thought leadership, you’ve grown as a leader – and a human.
Today, we’re announcing a more personal way to engage with fellow members of the Switch & Shift community… a new way to grow and share…… Read More»
6 Traits of a Rebel Leader
In preparation to assume new duties this summer, this is the simply complex guidance I would most like to pass to my new organization. Be a rebel leader that drives revolutionary change, not evolutionary progress…. Read More»
The Top 10 Organizational Culture Crises of 2014
2014 was a big year for the subject of workplace culture and it ended with Merriam-Webster identifying culture as the word of the year! The decision was based on growth in the number of definition lookups during a year when numerous culture crises dominated the popular press. While culture is clearly growing as a topic of interest for CEOs, it remains an elusive subject that rocks many organizations to their core. So what were 10 of the top culture crises of 2014?… Read More»
Abolish the Intern: Join The Apprenticeship Movement
Imagine a world where young people are escorted, protected, and paid as they find their place, their work, and their lives. This is the difference between a system based on temporary, exploitive internships and a system based on long-term development of a mentor, apprentice, and protégé…. Read More»