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The Power of The Results Pyramid: Achieving Sustainable Culture Change
The Results Pyramid® is a model of human behavior leaders use to make culture change happen effectively, accurately, and efficiently in an organization or team.
3 Tips for Promoting Inclusion and Managing Diversity in the Workplace
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace provide a competitive advantage. But knowing that you need both in your workforce is not the same as managing them.
How successful leaders empower employees
Fostering ownership in the workplace leads to greater employee engagement. Creating a culture of accountability is the first step to getting there.
Setting Organizational Goals: Less Is More
Effective business leaders boost employee engagement by setting fewer organizational goals and focusing on the key result.
4 Steps to Creating a Culture of Accountability
Implementing the power of The Oz Principle in today’s organizations.
Responsibility vs. Accountability
When a result isn’t achieved, that’s when most of us start hearing words like “responsibility” and “accountability.” While responsibility is appreciated and often used correctly, accountability continues to be misperceived and gets a bad rap—we’re here to tell you why it shouldn’t.
How to Practice Empathy When Leading in a Crisis
A meaningful way to build trust and connection in the workplace.
6 Pitfalls of Lack of Accountability in the Workplace
Lack of accountability in the workplace often stems from ineffective leadership practices and mindsets. Watch for these warning signs before confusion and dysfunction threaten your company’s culture—and results.
Why Companies with a Good Product and Strategy Aren’t Succeeding
You have a good product or service. You have a good strategy. So why aren’t you succeeding? You’re likely missing the critical puzzle piece: culture.
Leap Boundaries & Barriers with a Single Question
Once you learn to constantly ask “What else can I/we do to achieve the desired result?”, you open doors to new solutions and breakthrough performance.
5 Fundamental Skills for First-Time Managers
Managing people for the first time can be daunting. Here are the five essential leadership skills every first-time manager should master to set the tone for your new team.
4 Companies Winning with Feedback in the Workplace
These four companies are using feedback-centered culture to drive employee engagement, satisfaction, and productivity.
Which type of culture yields 316% revenue growth?
We conducted research in concert with Stanford University in H1 of 2023, studying 243 organizations in the process. We divided culture into eight attributes, then analyzed the long-term financial implications of each attribute across the 243 companies. Our results...
Storytelling and the L&D Connection
When we think of great storytelling, we think of the stories we remember — the ones that cut through the noise like a bullet to the brain. Stories are the most powerful way we have of reaching each other and, in within our workplace cultures, they play an anchoring...
The Virtual Layoff and Cultures in Flux
The virtual layoff is here. Jessica Kriegel, our Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture, weighs in on this new culture phenomenon in The Washington Post, arguing that McDonald's decision to layoff corporate staff virtually was the more compassionate route: “If I were...
The Lasting Impact of a Strong Keynote Speaker
Some organizations think of keynote speeches as one-offs. But the right keynote speaker can create a memorable experience for your people.
The Crucial Difference Between Accountability and Responsibility in Your Culture
Often we are asked about the different between responsibility and accountability when working with workplace cultures. And there's a simple way to answer: a responsible employee completes what they are asked to do. They can be leaned on. They speak up when they are...
Your New Performance Review Template
Ah, the annual performance review. It’s likely that leaders and the employees they manage both dread this experience, regardless of its perceived necessity. But a yearly review isn’t actually what’s necessary, it’s the chance to give and receive feedback. Employees...
The Critical Role of Business Acumen in Your Culture
Michelangelo. Aretha Franklin. Pelé. All three of these individuals are viewed by many as the greatest artist, singer, or athlete (respectively) that ever lived. While they all practiced and worked hard to refine their skills, their level of talent makes it seem as...
The Evolution of Business Acumen Training
Numbers tell a story and there’s always a story behind the numbers. Over the course of Culture Partners’ existence, we have had a front-row seat to how organizations and their leaders have adapted and evolved to meet the demands of the business world. It's not that...
Your Culture Is on LinkedIn: 4 Ways to Use It Well
Your employees are on LinkedIn. More than 900 million members are registered on the platform with an estimated 310 million active users. LinkedIn defines itself as “business and employment-focused social media platform,” and there are countless think pieces about how...
The 5 Cs: Qualities That Define Great Leadership
Want to be a stronger leader? Build a stronger team on these five principles.
Southwest Airlines: The Culture Crisis That Could Have Been Avoided
"How did we go from the most stable and profitable airline in history to the greatest meltdown in airline history? Three words: lack of leadership," said the Southwest Pilots Association. Where many might see a PR crisis, those three words — "lack of...
Radically Rethink Employee Engagement: Create Employee Fulfillment
Year after year, tension around employee engagement within organizations heightens as employee engagement trends down and the number of “actively disengaged” employees ticks up. As employers, you may be experiencing this in both direct and indirect ways. Maybe your...
Helping Leaders Use Critical Thinking Skills in Decision-making
Critical thought should always precede action. Yet, it’s surprising how often business decisions are made without sufficient analysis of the objectives, options, and potential consequences of those decisions. Having enough time for critical thought is a factor,...
Building Your Leadership Pipeline with Business Acumen
Training and leadership development have become crucial for filling employee skill gaps and talent needs in today's labor market. Harvard Business Review states that many large companies have failed to pay adequate attention to their leadership pipelines and...
Learning Leader Alert: The Relationship Between Business Acumen and Leadership Mindset
Managers make decisions every day, whether financial, customer-related, employee, and/or organizational decisions. They can make those decisions solely through the lens of their own job responsibilities, departments, and personal goals, or… They can make them in...
5 Business Acumen Concepts Every Manager Should Know
In order to make smart decisions affecting their organization’s financial resources, all managers must understand basic business acumen concepts. Lacking some or all of this knowledge can create barriers in a leader’s decision-making process, including – but not...
Making Room for Political Diversity in the Workplace
At the end of every election season, it’s ever more clear: we live in a time of political divisiveness in our general culture. When we are at work, how do we listen to and speak with each other about potentially polarizing topics, where our political affiliations tap...
Clarify Results to Create Culture Strength
Creating a results-driven culture means getting clear on what you need to achieve. Our new research reveals that aligned clarity of results alone can boost your organization’s Culture Strength by 44%. Trying to move along without “meaningful, measurable results,” as...
Don’t Get Stuck in the Problem: Invest in Workplace Culture
A theory. We’re obsessed with the problem, not the solution. Take “toxic culture.” The phrase pops up again and again and while identifying and rooting out toxicity in workplace culture is crucial, we’re also fueling an endless media feedback loop with our...
Build Culture Strength to Bust the Toxic Workplace
Let’s start with a number. According to Forbes, more than 90% of North American CEOS and CFOs believe that improving their culture would increase financial performance. 90%. A staggering figure. According to the same article, leaders don’t know which door to...
Uncovering the Key Factors That Determine Your Culture Strength
The case for culture deepens. In new research, we have found that when organizations create positive, results-driven cultures, they level up — even in a challenging context of workplace redefinition, soaring employee turnover rates, and employee disengagement....
Prioritizing Feedback over Aggregate Annual Reviews
Our Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture, Jessica Kriegel, joined CNN to discuss Employee Performance Reviews and the need to create experiences of ongoing feedback. Many dread Annual Performance Reviews because of the aggregate nature of feedback. Instead, you can...
Building a Culture That Combats Quiet Quitting
If there’s anything we know about social media, it’s a great way to spread information — for better or worse — sometimes leading to changes in every aspect of our lives: our jobs, families, hobbies, and even our ideologies. TikTok in particular is popular...
Beyond “Touchy-Feely”: 4 Steps to Culture-Driven Success
Workplace culture is clearly important to both employees and employers. According to 47% of job seekers, it’s what drives them to look for a new job. And 91% of leaders and managers say it’s just as important for a hire as having specific skill sets....
How Psychological Safety Can Transform Your Culture
As a leader, are you holding space for your employees to guide your organization on the path to achieving impactful outcomes? Some of the world’s best ideas have come from “lower-level” employees. For example, the famous Starbucks Frappucino wasn’t dreamed up by the...
Activating Your People with Accountability in the Age of the Remote Workplace
Maybe you’ve heard the news: remote work is here to stay. Whether you embrace it or not, how companies develop remote workplace cultures now will affect what we mean by “the office” for years to come. New variations of hybrid on-site/remote cultures, asynchronous...
Return to Office or Remain Remote? A Hybrid Culture Could Be The Answer
In a recent interview with CNN, Jessica Kriegel, Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture discusses return to work and the way leaders can build the right culture. A lack of flexibility from some employers will drive many to reconsider their roles and potentially find a...
Back to the Office: When Remote Working isn’t Working Anymore
In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance, Culture Partners' Jessica Kriegel discusses The Culture Equation: Purpose + Strategy powered by Culture equals Results.
Quiet Quitting and What it Means for You
On a recent broadcast of Newsy's "Morning Rush," Culture Partners' Jessica Kriegel, Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture, explained "Quiet Quitting" and why it's happening.
6 Ways to Make Workplace Accountability Part of Your Culture
Studies have shown that better workplace accountability can improve morale, encourage engagement, and lower attrition rates. It helps to keep your organization working efficiently. But how do you build a foundation of accountability? Fostering workplace...
Burnout Isn’t Just About Being Overworked
Burnout is impacting your team. Research from Indeed shows burnout affects a majority of workers, with more than two-thirds of people also believing the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbates those feelings. Yet many companies fail to effectively address burnout. That’s...
Creating a Strong, Healthy Work Culture
According to recent studies, most employees say they value a strong company culture over higher pay. A competitive salary and benefits package are all well and good, but no one wants to go to a workplace they hate every day. If you want to build a strong business and...
Building a Patient-First Culture in Healthcare
Jarret Houser’s whole focus is on the patients he and his team care for. In a human-centric role, such as any healthcare profession, empathy and culture go hand-in-hand. Houser, RN, BSN, is the Chief Operations Officer at Cascade Living Group, an organization that...
The Top Three Ways Culture Can Help the Healthcare Industry
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry has faced an unprecedented shortage of nurses. With many leaving the field due to burnout, safety concerns, or low pay, retention issues run deep. While attrition is top of mind for these...
Cultural Beliefs are Better than New Policies
Citizen Advocates, a non-profit organization that provides behavioral and developmental support, faced a challenge that hindered its growth: the company’s culture wasn’t clear to employees. This meant people weren’t aligned on cultural beliefs and values, which didn’t...
Trust is More Effective than Employee Monitoring
The world of work as we know it is rapidly changing - and it may never be the same as it once was. With many people in various industries moving to hybrid or fully remote roles, many organizations are making use of new employee monitoring methods - and it’s affecting...
Four Ways to Address Staff Shortages in Healthcare and Drive Retention
The national hospital turnover rate currently sits at over 25 percent. And, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 20% of healthcare workers have left their field altogether. While much of this turnover is due to burnout, there’s one facet of business...