Organizational culture isn’t always easy to define but we know a strong work environment when we see and experience it. There is probably no greater leadership responsibility than creating an environment where people not only feel safe and respected but want to thrive and push the boundaries of their potential. Moreover, the best cultures always put the welfare of the organization over the needs of any one individual.
Thank You, Mikel: A Leadership Lesson Acknowledged by a Lifelong Arsenal Fan I have been an Arsenal fan since 1971. I was a boy living in England at the time,…
Leadership Is Always on Stage Every morning when a leader walks into the workplace, something important happens—whether they realize it or not. People watch. They watch how the leader greets…
“Building Your Own High-Performance Organization” lays out a practical path for leaders who want to turn strategy into…
6 Questions to Find Out How Your Employees Are Really Doing From Harvard Business Review: A practical coaching…
The Case for Joy: Why Enjoying Work Is the New Competitive Advantage “People rarely succeed unless they have…
Drawing on insights from psychology, strategy, and organizational behavior, this article presents a powerful case: Hope isn’t just…
The Hidden Power of Culture: A Strategic Guide for Leaders Every organization has a culture—whether intentionally shaped or…
Through the State of Organizations Survey, conversations with CEOs and their teams, and the findings of recent McKinsey…
What exactly is psychological safety? It’s a term that’s used a lot but is often misunderstood. In this…
Fostering psychological safety isn’t enough if managers don’t pay particular attention to creating conditions for healthy debate. Innovation…
In this edition of Author Talks, McKinsey Global Publishing’s Raju Narisetti chats with Tessa West, an NYU associate…
Ever since workers moved from offices to work-from-home setups, companies have worried about how they’re spending their time.…
Employers have invested unprecedented resources in employee mental health and well-being. With burnout at all-time highs, leaders wonder…
Employee retention and employee engagement are interrelated to each other. Employees who receive the growth and exposure feel motivated. They…
For many companies, a strong, data-driven culture remains elusive, and data are rarely the universal basis for decision…
In Metaphysics (Book 1) and Nicomachean Ethics (Book 6), Aristotle made a distinction between expertise, science, wisdom, and prudence. That distinction can provide a simple framework…
Everyone is exhausted. People are coping with collective grief and trauma on a global scale, which means leaders…
Hybrid work, in the authors’ experience, only works when all employees are treated as remote employees. To do…
HBR professor Tsedal Neeley has focused for years on a pair of essential business imperatives: how to go…
James Heskett examined leading companies around the world and found that organizational culture makes employees more loyal, more…
Business leaders often are tempted to focus on strategy over culture. But the strongest companies take four key…
To keep top talent in the fold, managers must actively change their leadership styles—focusing less on controls and…
Today’s business leaders must navigate a unique set of challenges in order to satisfy employees, customers, and shareholders.…
Companies can create a powerful risk culture without turning the organization upside down.
Knowing what elements of culture matter most to employees can help leaders foster engagement as they transition to…
The job of the CEO, everyone knows, is to make decisions. And most of them do—countless times in…
The pandemic has transformed the way we work, and for many, a hybrid future is imminent. In this episode of McKinsey Talks…
While M&A deals may be an appealing option in the new normal, they are also notoriously hard to pull…
While going back to the office will be an adjustment for everyone, it will be an entirely new…
Organizations benefit from actively fostering kindness. In workplaces where acts of kindness become the norm, the spillover effects…
Great article that offers guidance on helping employees transition back to the workplace after working virtually during the…
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