Not many organisations are going to come out better than they went in, but some will emerge significantly ahead of their competitors and it won’t be through hanging on to outdated plans and strategies for too long, or blind hope, writes Jon Williams I experienced my first round of organisational and […]
Author: Jon Williams
How to create an exceptional onboarding experience new employees will love
Onboarding is your new employee’s vital first experience – and critical to getting employee engagement off on the right foot – and Jon Williams explains that there are three critical elements of an exceptional onboarding experience “You never get a second chance to make a first impression – Will Rogers” […]
5 steps to getting ALL your employees on board with organisational strategy
The new world of leader and employee alignment requires a much more considered, ongoing, two-way model of engagement in order to effectively drive business strategy, writes Jon Williams Alignment is defined as “an arrangement in which two or more things are positioned in a straight line or parallel to each […]
Why it’s time for a new definition of culture (and 5 steps for really changing it)
Attempts to change culture simply by forcing changes in behaviour and hoping are doomed when using traditional definitions of culture, writes Jon Williams Culture appears to mean many different things to different people. But however you look at it, it is commonly regarded as the biggest handbrake on organisational execution. […]
How to get culture & strategy to sit down together for breakfast
Strategy and culture need to come together and be balanced within organisations to help create great places to work and sustainable business success, writes Jon Williams One of the most damaging phrases bandied about as a management truth is the old chestnut that “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. Not only […]