Every organization, no matter its size, has an abundance of moving pieces. Ensuring that all those pieces move in perfect synchrony starts by devising an organizational structure that represents the ...

This cookie exercise, first shown to me by leadership consultant Margaret Wheatley at a workshop, is an excellent (and delectable) demonstration of the emergent properties of a system: The whole has ...

Organizational behavior (OB) is the study of how individuals, groups, and organizations interact and influence one another. Though, in the field of business management, it is a largely used concept as ...

Smart candidates realize that the interview presents an opportunity to not just sell yourself and your capabilities but also to gain authentic insight into the candidate company’s culture. The keen ...

Frequently we frame cultural change in organizations as a necessary return to normalcy, discipline, and structure. A call to arms of what “right” looks like; it frequently pits new ways of thinking ...

Success requires understanding—and measuring—the potential disconnect between the culture of an organization and the strategy under consideration. Cultures can change, but they can’t change radically ...

This story may or may not be true, but Gail Berger, Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, finds it useful to explain how ...

Organizational culture is often described as “the way we do things around here.” But, in reality, culture is more than just behaviors. It’s the deeply embedded beliefs, values, and assumptions that ...

When different organizational cultures—the proverbial “how we do things”—come together, tensions frequently arise. Working effectively with and across cultures is even more challenging when ...

“It didn’t take me long to realize that my new company had a toxic organizational culture. Everyone only looked out for themselves, and tried to sabotage everyone else” — newly hired program manager ...