How do the world’s most admired brands use Culture to fuel their Transformation?
I have had the delight of conducting over 75 interviews with many of the world’s most admired businesses and brands.
Find those interviews - with many of my own original pieces - conveniently collated below.
I look forward to your comments and observations.
And, of course, please share these with your colleagues, clients and social networks.
“Never have I met a more committed believer in the critical importance of the human side of business practice. A crusader for the primacy of culture and purpose, he is an inspiration, a role model, an elegant strategist and a superb collaborator.”
SPOTLIGHT ON CANADIAN LEADERS
This ebook covers a series of interviews with leading Canadian business leaders on organizational transformation and culture. Each interview delves into how to deliver organizational effectiveness at a time where change is relentless.
Interviews include:
John Ruffolo. Founder Maverix PE
Krista Jones, MaRS Discovery District
Christine Cruz-Clarke, Balzacs
Thomas Haupt, Sephora
Hope Bagozzi, Tim Hortons
Peter Aceto, KOHO
Gaurav Singh, Tangerine
David Kincaid, Level5 Strategy
BUILDING BRAVE CULTURES
The City of Toronto needs a significant reinvention. Like any brand or business, that will require a culture that celebrates courageous, versus expedient, decision making.
This episode is intended for founders and city fathers (and mothers) alike.
FIVE GLOBAL CASE STUDIES
In this collaboration with world-leading culture change organization Innovisor, learn out how five different organizations transformed their cultures.
Explore detailed transformation case studies from Roche, Holcim, MAX, Santiago College and COWI.
Understand the groundbreaking methods used to identify their most influential employees and spearhead their most vital transformations.
Global Culture Report
When Organizations fail to be truthful about their cultures, they’re “Culture Washing” - Employees and Talent can spot this a mile away.
In this global study find out:
- Which organizations are recognized for being authentic about their culture
- Which organizations are despised for their inauthenticity
- Which are the most optimistic group of employees for authentic cultures
- Which organizations will talent never work for because of their culture
CULTURE IS YOUR MOST UNDERLEVERAGED ASSET
Few categories have felt more pressure to transform than Financial Services. From rapidly evolving customer needs to explosive entrants like crypto and Bitcoin, the sector is under relentless siege.
Leaders in this book include:
President and CEO of Citizens Bank and member of the Federal Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Chief Operating Officer at Tangerine Bank, formerly ING
Chief Innovation Officer at Quontic Bank
CEO at Conexus Credit Union
REsilience & adaptability are outcomes of your culture
Leaders in this book:
Tony Saldanha, formerly Global Lead Procter&Gamble and author of "Why Digital Transformations Fail"
Chief People Officer of Hubspot
Global Chief Digital Officer of IKEA
Chief Innovation Officer of westjet, Canada's most popular airline
CEO and Founder of 11:FS, Europe's leading financial services consultancy
Chief Innovation Officer of Quontic Bank
TRANSFORMATION STARTS WITH YOUR CULTURE, NOT YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Diversity and Inclusion has become one of the most talked about topics in business literature and rightly so. As organizations urgently seek out ways to generate growth and eke out a competitive advantage, the astute ones realize that building a culture that can embrace – and channel – new thinking is an edge. An edge that only comes from a culture of diverse thinkers and inclusive doers.
This book includes these leaders:
SVP of People & Culture of WAVE Technology
Head of Digital Transformation at Arcadis Engineering
EVP People and Culture at Corus Media
Managing Director, Intelligent Enterprises at MaRS Discovery District, Canada's leading startup incubator
CULTURE IS YOUR ONLY SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
The leaders covered in this book include:
Head of Human Resources of Microsoft Canada
Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Globant, Argentina's 1st Unicorn
SVP Human Resources of RSA Insurance
Managing Director of Culture at Southwest Airlines
Chief Culture Evangelist, and the Senior Leader Talent Acquisition of Canadian Banking sensation ATB Financial
CULTURE IS THE ACCELERANT OF TRANSFORMATION
In this series of ebooks I interview leaders across industries, categories and geographies to understand the role culture plays in their digital transformation. Importantly what they've learned on their journey.
In this ebook I interview:
Transformation Director - Nestle Canada
Director Employer Branding and Digital at Anheuser-Busch
EVP, Chief Marketing & Culture Officer and SVP, People & Culture at Shaw Communications (now Rogers Communication)
Chairman and CEO of Ogilvy Worldwide
TRANSFORMATION STARTS WITH CULTURE
In this series of ebooks I interview leaders across industries, categories and geographies to understand the role culture plays in their digital transformation. Importantly what they've learned on their journey.
In this ebook I interview leaders:
Senior Customer Director for Starbucks Canada
CMO of Coca-Cola Canada
Country Leader/GM for L'Oreal Canada
Director of Special Projects for not-for-profit Sick Kids Foundation
Chief Digital Officer for Economical Insurance.