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Culture and OrganizationSeptember 9, 2026 · 8 min read
Building a leadership competency model people actually use
Most leadership competency models are too long to recall and too vague to apply. Build one from your own incidents, in observable behavior, wired into three decisions.
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Culture and OrganizationSeptember 7, 2026 · 9 min read
The first 90 days of a new executive: an assimilation plan
New executives rarely fail on capability. They fail on context, peer relationships and an unwritten mandate. A 90 day plan that addresses all three.
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Culture and OrganizationSeptember 2, 2026 · 8 min read
How to measure culture when the survey stops telling you
An engagement survey measures how people feel about working here. Culture is what gets rewarded, tolerated and punished. Here is how to measure company culture in behavior terms.
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Culture and OrganizationAugust 31, 2026 · 8 min read
Culture change vs change management: not interchangeable
Change management moves a population to a known future state on a schedule. Culture change alters the consequences attached to everyday behavior. Picking the wrong one costs a year.
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