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.
— Will Novosedlik, Idea Couture
 
 

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.

 
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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

 
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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.