Current Affairs
The Impact of Recession on Culture: And What it Means for Organizations and Leaders
We do not know yet, if there are long-term consequences for our culture coming out of the recent recession. We can, however, compare these two major global events to extract important lessons for organizations and individuals who are driving change or being driven by changes in their business culture. Plus, personal strategies outlined may help those in a rapidly changing work environment adapt more easily. Continue reading
Culture & Profitability: Home at Last?
Well the danger on the rocks is surely past Still I remain tied to the mast Could it be that I have found my home at last? – Steely Dan As a culture researcher and practitioner I was excited to … Continue reading
Pondering in China: The one-child family rule and its implications
An interesting fact I learned today, per the human resource director of my client here in China: If you were born during the 1-child/family rule in China, and you marry someone who is also an only child, you are allowed … Continue reading
A globalized world means being more aware of individual cultures…
In the case that you’re still thinking that a globalized world means less attention to adaptation of local cultures, read this. New York Times article, April 18th: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/arts/18abroad.html?th&emc=th An excerpt: “The common denominator of popular culture …seems to have just … Continue reading
The Legal Profession vs. Management Consulting – Billing Time or Billing Value?
It finally happened…as reported in this week’s Wall Street Journal (8/24/09) the legal industry is slowly breaking its tradition of hourly billing. According to the front page article “Billable Hour Under Attack” by Nathan Koppel and Ashby Jones, clients of … Continue reading
What Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says about Gender Diversity: A Really Interesting Interview
While diversity conversations in the US have historically taken place largely around the topics of race, ethnicity and gender given our particular cultural context (and more recently sexual orientation and differently-abled), the conversation is substantially expanding. Specifically, organizations are looking … Continue reading
