An article this week in the Harvard Business Review discussed what is a great company culture. If you want to transform your company, you have to know where you are going, and being able to define the culture you want is a great place to start. The author suggests that a company with a great culture maximizes good motives for working and minimizes bad motives for working. Good motives are play, purpose, and potential. Bad motives are emotional pressure, economic pressure, and inertia.
How company culture shapes employee motivation
From The Economist I learned about the changing corporate culture in South Korea. The leaders of the big corporations are finding that their younger employees are not interested in the traditional Korean corporate culture, so to retain that talent, companies are relaxing their demands on employees’ time. It will not happen overnight, but change is necessary.
This intriguing article from the blog Innovation Enterprise suggests how the CFO can be deeply involved in a business transformation effort. Thought provoking ideas here.
CFO Role in business change and transformation
Is “Facebook at Work” the way to go for better workplace collaboration? The BBC explores this topic.
Online chatting at work gets thumbs up from bosses
Finally, my latest article reminds us that if we are going to do a business transformation we should have a goal in mind. If you do not know where you are going, how will you know when you get there?
http://www.tomandgeriscrum.com/2015/11/30/before-making-the-plan-describe-where-you-are-going/