How to combine sustainability with a positive organizational culture? Let’s learn from Ynzo van Zanten, the former Head of People & Culture at Tony's Chocolonely and former head of Innocent Drinks in the Benelux. The short answer: let’s do small things with great passion, and: have fun! Where to start?…
We need innovative, decisive, positive, learning organizations - now more than ever. A positive organizational culture helps to make your work better, more fun, faster, but also contributes to better ESG solutions for the world. Plus, you can achieve 20-40% more productivity and results. See my book “Developing a Positive…
We face so many ecological, social and governance issues. It feels overwhelming yet it’s crucial that we take time to upgrade ourselves and our organizations. Structures, processes, and strategy slow you down. Culture can help change the narrative and develop the core values, key behaviors and skills to create the…
So you think you can change? If your culture needs to change or to improve the place to start is where you are: in current culture. What is the way we do things around here? Understanding the behaviors, but also deeper beliefs and values is essential before you start. When…
Did you ever "catch" organizational culture while it happened? Maybe not consciously, but you did: the culture is represented and sustained in the daily (inter)actions. What do the routine, mundane interactions within your organization tell you about the current culture? Take a look at the meetings, especially. Meetings are to…
Organizations need to become better at change, agiler, responsive to the fast pace of technology and global competition, more innovative, just, and sustainable. But they have a hard time doing so. In many organizations, people are waiting for the boss to create a vision, to solve the problems, or to…
Do you matter? Can you influence or change the organization where you work? How are you contributing to your team? Your colleagues and clients? Your suppliers? Can your smile make a difference or your positive attitude? I suspect many people have learned that they don’t matter outside their families and there’s…