Whether you know it or not, your organisation is part of a larger ‘business ecosystem’ and its fate is interrelated with the health of every other organisation within. Your culture, innovation, sustainability, and focus on customer experience will dictate whether your organisation thrives or dives, says James Murphy of Engage International.
To complement our increasingly technology-reliant workplaces, surely successful 21st century organisations must focus on people and meaningful work. James Murphy, founder of Engage International and The Lotus Awards, finds that successful companies work within four pillars, either naturally or by design. The four pillars directly support success and high performance across the workforce, and Murphy considers them to be essential. Read about the four pillars and the applicability of the ‘COLOURS’ model.
The Lotus Awards are a revolutionary way to recognise companies with great cultures. There are no categories, no entry requirements, and it’s free to enter. In this interview, James Murphy describes why he created the awards, what sets them apart, and he shares his views on fostering a collaborative culture. MARGINALIA readers are, of course, encouraged to enter their company by the end of March.
Gloria Lombardi interviews business model innovator, Alexander Osterwalder, to explore how companies can create a thriving culture of innovation.
Thousands of digital workplace professionals from across the world joined the 24-hour virtual conference run by the Digital Workplace Group (DWG) on 20th and 21st May.
In her new book, ‘The Psychology of Fear in Organizations’, author Sheila Keegan explores how to create working environments that are free from harmful dysfunctions caused by fear.
Global people development company Insights uses Waggl to crowdsource employee feedback on the corporate culture. Leaders gain a new level of awareness around their internal environment.
Robin Ryde and Lisa Sofianos’s new book, Creating Authentic Organizations, describes why being authentic at work is now imperative.
IABC’s Stephen Welch and Michael Ambjorn reveal #11way -, their study on the 11 communication practices that contribute to organisational “under-performance”.
At innocent, the European maker of juices, tone of voice is a powerful flavour, permeating their social media, employee engagement, leadership, internal meetings and training.
If you were looking for an essential guide on social business, The Social Business Cookbook by Peter Furtado and Lawrence Clarke may be the tasty answer.
GE Healthcare turns the new organisational values into real behaviours by engaging 1,700 plus staff on its customised social platform.
Rovio created the successful Angry Birds brand. A culture of freedom and experimentalism runs through everything they do, including their Google+ employee network.
The name of Siemens is famous throughout the world for 165 years of communications technology – so how do you rename such an iconic brand and relaunch your offering to staff and customers at the same time?
A new wave of organisations are doing business differently and taking an alternative path from the way things have always been done. In ‘Culture Shock: A Handbook for 21st Century Business’, Will McInnes tells us what it takes.
Founded in 1945, Grundfos, the world’s largest manufacturer of pumps, employs more than 19,000 workers worldwide. See how social media plays a crucial role in the company’s efforts to create a ‘Global Working Culture’.
