Culture Archives - Strategic Leadership

04 Sep

The Unilever Experience Transforming Strategy Through Conscious Leadership & Sustainability

In Culture, Kate Tuck, Leadership, Thor Olafsson

As part of our “Conscious Leadership in Action” series, this article examines how Unilever, under the leadership of former CEO Paul Polman, successfully transformed its strategy execution by embedding conscious leadership principles into its business operations.

14 Sep

How to Stay Creative When Your Team Is Working Remotely

In Culture, Team

How to Stay Creative When Your Team Is Working Remotely -

04 Nov

Employees strike back: Rise in workplace activism expected

In Culture, News

Employees strike back: Rise in workplace activism expected to hit companies - Strikes, whistle blowing, legal challenges and even tweets from employees criticising their own companies are going to rise, according to a survey of top companies. Board members and senior executives say they are predicting that employee activism could...

08 Jul

Why Don’t More UK Businesses Think in the Billions

In Business, Chris Atkinson, Culture

British businesses have a habit of building quick and selling fast, with many of the global powerhouses hailing from Germany and the USA. Why is this? And why don’t British firms often build for the long-term? Why do so few UK businesses expand to become global giants? Are there structural...

11 Mar

A Crucial Role for Human Resources

In Culture, HR

A Crucial Role for Human Resources - How HR leaders can play a vital part in providing a compelling environment for tomorrow’s workforce.

24 Sep

Want to Set Your Colleague’s Salary Each Month?

In Culture

Keytoe workers are going to decide upon each other’s salary through an app. In this app, we can rate each other on a daily basis on one score only: how you feel about your colleagues. The score you receive, and the revenue and costs of the company for that month, determine...

02 Aug

The Importance of Internal Consultancy

In Business, Chris Atkinson, Communication, Culture

Could high quality internal consultancy be a short cut to developing a powerful organisational culture?

11 Jun

How HR Leaders Can Win a Seat at the Table

In Culture, HR

How HR Leaders Can Win a Seat at the Table: "Our people are our greatest asset." These feel-good words have decorated countless company walls, websites and mission statements. But let's be real. Most organisations don't treat their employees like assets. Think of it this way: An organisation that owns land and buildings ensures...

23 Apr

The biggest problem in your company no one wants to talk about – The Trust Gap

In Culture

Chris Willis explores the biggest problem in your company that no one wants to talk about - The Trust Gap - Maybe Machiavelli was right.... The thought crept into my head as I sat at my tiny desk overlooking Wall Street. It was a bright fall afternoon, but doubt and the...

14 Feb

Strategy, Culture and Values

In Culture, Leadership, Strategy

How to Create an Environment of Continuous Change, Learning and Improvement - February is traditionally a time when our new year’s resolutions begin to lose momentum, and we start to slip back into our original habits. Change is hard, after all. The same is often true in business – in...