by Blaze Petersen | Feb 3, 2016 | Culture, Talent Management
One google search of the word “Millennial” will bring up hundreds, if not thousands of articles on Millennials in the workplace. Articles about how we (yes, I’m one of them) want to be managed, what we need in order to feel valued and what we demand of you (the Baby...
by Blaze Petersen | Aug 10, 2015 | Change Management, Culture
One of the more challenging discussions in today’s boardrooms is the topic of corporate culture. Progressive organizations are working to adapt their cultures to be more inclusive and in tune with both the needs of customers and employees. The critical link needed is...
by Blaze Petersen | Nov 10, 2014 | Leadership, Organization Design, Strategy & OGSM
Layers in an organization eat speed, muddle messages and draw out decision-making. Like the childhood game, Telephone, when players whisper a message round a circle, layers confuse. What starts out as, “The yellow dog ran toward the hippopotamus,” after seven layers...
by Blaze Petersen | Sep 9, 2014 | Change Management, Organization Design, Talent Management
Increasingly the issue of employee empowerment is coming up in our engagements. Our observation is that more people in organizations, at all levels, are feeling less like they control their own destiny in the workplace. Employees who feel empowered in their jobs make...
by Blaze Petersen | Sep 9, 2014 | Change Management, Culture, Leadership, Marketing, Organization Design, Strategy & OGSM
Great companies are almost always made great by a few small teams. Some people may say corporate strategy made the difference. Others may say it was corporate research. However, most people on the inside would say it was a team of committed individuals who believed...
