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What do NBA champions teach us about building winning organizations?

October 1, 2025 • by Konstantinos Trantopoulos in Organizational culture • 9 min read

What do NBA champions have in common? Five winning traits - from depth to culture - that offer powerful lessons for building high-performing organizations....

Scared of retirement? You don’t have to be

September 5, 2025 in Organizational culture • 9 min read

Research-backed insights reveal the hidden challenges leaders face when transitioning from career to retirement, and what organizations must do to support this critical life change. ...

How to achieve work-life balance: Lessons from family enterprises

July 4, 2025 • by Jennifer Jordan, Peter Vogel in Organizational culture • 9 min read

The blurring of work and personal lives is creating stress, exhaustion, and confusion for leaders. We explore how enterprising families create healthy boundaries between the two worlds and thrive....

Why great leaders should want their teams to manage up

February 14, 2025 • by Melody Wilding in Organizational culture • 7 min read

Teaching your team to manage up can give you greater insights, lead to better decision-making, and even boost retention. Here’s how leaders can foster a culture that encourages upward influence....

You are not your role: how to lead without losing yourself

January 29, 2025 • by Judy Kent, Alyson Meister in Organizational culture • 7 min read

Taking up a new leadership post can mean a dramatic shift in the way others see you – and how you define yourself. It is vital to learn how to separate your...

Why leaders don’t engage in strategic thinking

January 9, 2025 • by Michael D. Watkins in Organizational culture • 8 min read

Although it is commonly accepted that strategic thinking is an essential leadership skill, many executives find it difficult to regularly give it top priority....

Building solid foundations for leadership and business success

November 18, 2024 • by Patrick Flesner in Organizational culture • 8 min read

Discover how the "The Leadership House" structure helps leaders overcome difficulties. Explore its six pillars: trust, teamwork, shared values, goals, accountability, and empowerment....

When two tribes go to work: Combatting tribalism in the workplace

September 6, 2024 • by Katharina Lange in Organizational culture • 7 min read

Conventional approaches to cross-cultural leadership fail to capture the realities of tribal identity in companies and can lead to costly mistakes for organizations....

How to cultivate strategic thinking in your organization

January 25, 2024 • by Michael D. Watkins in Organizational culture • 3 min read

As part of our series on strategic thinking, here we offer three actions that we as leaders can take to cultivate strategic thinking in our organizations....

Lessons from the military: Communication under pressure

October 4, 2023 • by Francesca-Giulia Mereu, Stephen Kilpatrick in Organizational culture • 5 min read

Communication is a critical leadership skill, even more so when your team is facing unexpected or stressful situations. These tips from the military will help you stay calm and issue clear instructions...

Dynamic shared ownership: How Bayer Canada is giving power to its people