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Cultivating Culture
Building innovation systems, Delayering for efficiency, and Learning from past mistakes
Building innovation systems, Delayering for efficiency, and Learning from past mistakes
[Week 13, 2023] Why systems and structures are key to innovation, and other insights.
Andreas Holmer
Jun 12, 2023
Codifying Culture, Enabling Innovation, and Reframing Choices
Codifying Culture, Enabling Innovation, and Reframing Choices
[Week 12, 2023] Why it’s so difficult to codify culture, and other insights.
Andreas Holmer
Jun 7, 2023
No Rules Rules: Build Talent Density, Increase Candor, and Loosen Controls
No Rules Rules: Build Talent Density, Increase Candor, and Loosen Controls
[Week 44, 2022] Netflix’s 3-step process to building a culture of Freedom & Accountability.
Andreas Holmer
Jan 15, 2023
4A Feedback Guidelines: Aim to Assist, Make it Actionable, Show Appreciation, and Choose to Accept…
4A Feedback Guidelines: Aim to Assist, Make it Actionable, Show Appreciation, and Choose to Accept…
[Week 44, 2022] Netflix says effective feedback has these four things in common.
Andreas Holmer
Jan 9, 2023
Culture is shared behavior, made manifest.
Culture is shared behavior, made manifest.
[Week 26, 2022] Culture according to Horowitz, Godin, and Pflaeging.
Andreas Holmer
Nov 27, 2022
The Netflix Culture Deck: Great Talent, Minimal Process, and Maximum Freedom
The Netflix Culture Deck: Great Talent, Minimal Process, and Maximum Freedom
[Week 19, 2022] Three outtakes from Netflix’s famous Culture Deck.
Andreas Holmer
Jul 31, 2022
What You Do Is Who You Are: Core Virtues, Hard Choices, and Situational Leadership
What You Do Is Who You Are: Core Virtues, Hard Choices, and Situational Leadership
[Week 27, 2021] Ben Horowitz’s new book on business culture says that actions speak louder than words.
Andreas Holmer
Sep 19, 2021
Purpose, Prioritized: CVS Healthcare, REI Retail, and LEGO Toys
Purpose, Prioritized: CVS Healthcare, REI Retail, and LEGO Toys
[Week 13, 2019] This week: three purpose-driven organizations that put walk the walk.
Andreas Holmer
Jul 10, 2021
Innovation Culture: Exacting Standards, Rigorous Discipline, and Brutal Candor
Innovation Culture: Exacting Standards, Rigorous Discipline, and Brutal Candor
[Week 7, 2021] Innovation isn’t all fun and games. This week: HBS’ Gary Pisano reminds us why.
Andreas Holmer
Jun 9, 2021
Recruitment: Hire from Within, Make it Realistic, and Measure the Results
Recruitment: Hire from Within, Make it Realistic, and Measure the Results
[Week 27, 2019] Hiring. You are doing it wrong. This week: what you should be doing instead to improve your hiring success rate.
Andreas Holmer
Apr 9, 2020
Core Values: Recognize, Juxtapose, and Manifest
Core Values: Recognize, Juxtapose, and Manifest
[Week 16, 2019] Core values should mean something. This week: three ideas that’ll make core values stand out and get recognized.
Andreas Holmer
Apr 9, 2020
Organizational Artifacts: Purpose, Mission, and Vision
Organizational Artifacts: Purpose, Mission, and Vision
[Week 15, 2019] What’s the difference between a company’s purpose, mission, and vision statements?
Andreas Holmer
Apr 9, 2020
Purpose, Neglected: Useful Information, Great Experiences, and Free Service
Purpose, Neglected: Useful Information, Great Experiences, and Free Service
[Week 14, 2019] For some, staying on purpose is easier said that done.
Andreas Holmer
Apr 9, 2020
Walking the Walk: Three Examples of Purpose, Prioritized
Walking the Walk: Three Examples of Purpose, Prioritized
This week, I want to share three examples of purpose-driven organizations that walk the walk, putting purpose above profit.
Andreas Holmer
Apr 9, 2020
Cautionary Tales: Three Reasons to Doubt the Future of Work
Cautionary Tales: Three Reasons to Doubt the Future of Work
This week, I look at counter-narratives suggesting that our interest in the future of work might not be all its cracked up to be…
Andreas Holmer
Apr 9, 2020
Cultural Archetypes, Part 2: Appreciate, Acknowledge, and Adapt
Cultural Archetypes, Part 2: Appreciate, Acknowledge, and Adapt
[Week 35, 2019] There are three cultural archetypes. And this week, I explore each of them in the context of self-management.
Andreas Holmer
Nov 10, 2019
Cultural Archetypes, Part 1: Reason, Deference, and Emotion
Cultural Archetypes, Part 1: Reason, Deference, and Emotion
[Week 34, 2019] There are three cultural archetypes. And this week, I explore their relative strengths and idiosyncrasies.
Andreas Holmer
Nov 10, 2019
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