Organizational Culture Archives | Vistage Research Center https://www.vistage.com/research-center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Fri, 12 Aug 2022 18:38:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 David Friedman on how to leverage your culture as a strategic competitive advantage https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20220520-culture-as-a-strategic-competitive-advantage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220520-culture-as-a-strategic-competitive-advantage https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20220520-culture-as-a-strategic-competitive-advantage/#respond Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:45:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=40718 World-class organizations have long recognized the powerful influence their cultures have on the performance of their people, and by extension, the performance of their companies. Not surprisingly, while most organizations allow their cultures to evolve naturally, top-performing ones don’t leave...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20220520-culture-as-a-strategic-competitive-advantage/feed/ 0 3 ways CEOs can improve employee experience https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/20220602-ways-ceos-can-improve-employee-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220602-ways-ceos-can-improve-employee-experience https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/20220602-ways-ceos-can-improve-employee-experience/#respond Thu, 02 Jun 2022 17:40:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=40672 The war for talent is raging on, with no end in sight, as available jobs continue to outpace people looking for work. Quit rates were at record highs of 4.5 million in March. Meanwhile, according to our recent research at...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/20220602-ways-ceos-can-improve-employee-experience/feed/ 0 Signs you’re fostering a toxic work environment and how to fix it https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20220308-toxic-work-environment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220308-toxic-work-environment https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20220308-toxic-work-environment/#respond Tue, 08 Mar 2022 22:36:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=40108 The Great Resignation has spotlighted workplace situations employees are unwilling to accept, and a toxic work environment is at top of the list. People are stressed, burned out and fatigued. Record-breaking resignation rates underscore that individuals are fed up and...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20220308-toxic-work-environment/feed/ 0 3 priorities you need to be a high-performing leader https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20211229-3-priorities-high-performing-leader/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20211229-3-priorities-high-performing-leader https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20211229-3-priorities-high-performing-leader/#respond Thu, 30 Dec 2021 01:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=39675 During the pandemic, CEOs who have been able to quickly take the right steps to maintain a strong leadership presence and provide clear direction fared far better than those who floundered and paused. Several priorities have emerged as essential to...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20211229-3-priorities-high-performing-leader/feed/ 0 5 tips for reinforcing culture https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20200107-5-tips-for-reinforcing-culture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20200107-5-tips-for-reinforcing-culture https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20200107-5-tips-for-reinforcing-culture/#respond Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:16:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=33510 In the latest Vistage CEO Confidence Index survey, which captured insights from 1,518 CEOs and business leaders, only 1 in 6 respondents said they were satisfied with the strength of their organizational culture. This statistic suggests that the vast majority...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20200107-5-tips-for-reinforcing-culture/feed/ 0 What we can learn from the U.S. Women’s World Cup about leadership https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20190708-leadership-lessons-from-us-womens-soccer-cup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190708-leadership-lessons-from-us-womens-soccer-cup https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20190708-leadership-lessons-from-us-womens-soccer-cup/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2019 09:36:53 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=31714 The U.S. Women’s Soccer team has just won its fourth World Cup and cemented its position as the greatest women’s soccer team in history.  As a woman who played soccer 40 years ago in the first city leagues of Portland...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20190708-leadership-lessons-from-us-womens-soccer-cup/feed/ 0 Measuring and Maintaining Employee Happiness https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/measuring-and-maintaining-employee-happiness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=measuring-and-maintaining-employee-happiness https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/measuring-and-maintaining-employee-happiness/#comments Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:00:19 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=11143 Organizations thrive on having happy employees, yet our own actions as leaders constantly serve to compromise that happiness. It is not intentional, mind you. Good leaders introduce strategic transformation in order to evolve and improve the business. We all know...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/measuring-and-maintaining-employee-happiness/feed/ 1 Does Organizational Culture Matter? Part 2 of 2 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/does-organizational-culture-matter-part-2-of-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=does-organizational-culture-matter-part-2-of-2 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/does-organizational-culture-matter-part-2-of-2/#respond Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:00:01 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=10459 In the first segment of this two part article series, we examined some criteria to help identify culture hotspots and make the determination if problems exist. In this second part of this article, we will explore a bit about attempting...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/does-organizational-culture-matter-part-2-of-2/feed/ 0 Does Organizational Culture Matter? Part 1 of 2 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/does-organizational-culture-matter-part-1-of-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=does-organizational-culture-matter-part-1-of-2 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/does-organizational-culture-matter-part-1-of-2/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:00:45 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=10400 It is arguable that organizational culture gets more press than just about any business topic out there today. Some attribute problems in operational execution with an issue in the culture of the organization. Most would agree that a certain type...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/does-organizational-culture-matter-part-1-of-2/feed/ 1 A Fish Rots From the Head: A Commentary On Corporate Culture https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/a-fish-rots-from-the-head-a-commentary-on-corporate-culture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-fish-rots-from-the-head-a-commentary-on-corporate-culture https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/a-fish-rots-from-the-head-a-commentary-on-corporate-culture/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:42:30 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9563 Recently, a well-respected Chairman and CEO in the financial services industry shared an old saying with me. He said, “A fish rots from the head.” We were speaking about organizational culture at the time and the point he was making...

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