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How Leadership Rewards, Shapes True Company Culture

Key Takeaways

  • Company culture is shaped by daily actions, not slogans.
  • Rewarding the wrong behaviors will discourage high performers.
  • Leadership must align rewards with true company values to build trust and accountability.

The Scene: When Reality Conflicts With Culture

08:00, Friday, New York, Broad Street: I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I could see my teammates swaying uneasily at the back of the crowd, shifting their weight left, right, left, right… We all felt uneasy at what we were witnessing.

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How did youi score? The Business Agility Institute‘s annual report provide valuable insights into how organizations are adopting agile practices. Comparing the 2023 and 2024 reports reveals a journey of challenges, recovery, and the critical importance of effective leadership.

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Key Takeaways:

  • Empathetic Leadership: BCG builds a leadership culture focused on collaboration, growth, and empowering teams.
  • Innovation & Agility: The company stays ahead with AI, machine learning, and a flexible approach to business challenges.
  • Customer Focus: BCG prioritizes understanding and adapting to customer needs to build lasting relationships.
  • Social Responsibility: They integrate sustainability and social impact into their business strategies.
  • Controversial Perspectives: BCG’s leadership style and customer-centric approach may have limitations and could be viewed as reactive rather than revolutionary.

The Problems BCG Faced

Despite its success, BCG didn’t always have it easy. The consulting industry has been undergoing rapid transformation, with newer, more agile competitors emerging, and the pressure to embrace digital technologies growing. BCG, like many traditional consulting firms, struggled initially to make the leap from its conventional methods to the new digital-first world. Their reliance on legacy business models meant that they had to play catch-up in some areas, particularly in tech-driven solutions like AI and machine learning.

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What’s Killing Retail?

Quick, get the defib, this puppies dead, pupils fixed and dilated. What’s dying is the business model that bad leaders hold tighter than their quarterly earnings. In a lot of instances, our retailers are only alive due to diligent corporate CPR.

What made you relevant last year, won’t make you relevant this year.

The daily list of retail obituaries brings a tear to my eye. Jobs have been lost, money’s been lost and worst of all – a dream has ended – a dream that started with an entrepreneurial spark.

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“What if we made design easy for everyone?” And just like that, the online design platform reshaped the game.

Design used to mean either paying a hefty fee to a pro or wrangling complicated software, Canva came in and disrupted the game. Here’s how they continue to disrupt and innovate.

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My visionary Dad taught me this early in my career.

When I first started leading teams, I believed my value was in having all the answers. But as time went on, I realized something crucial: the strongest leaders are the ones who admit they don’t know it all.

Here’s what my Dad taught, and i’ve learned, that shifted my approach entirely:

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“I don’t need a generative AI strategy. What I need is an automation strategy,” said Tom Peck, Chief Information and Digital Officer of Sysco.

This hit home for me.

We as professionals know to find solutions to problems so stop searching for problems for AI to solve and start searching for solutions to your problems.

In the rush to adopt AI, we often miss the bigger picture: technology is only valuable when it drives efficiency and real results.

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Let’s help you to grow into the inspirational leader your company needs right now. I’ll share a few simple tips that you can use right now, today to start making positive changes.

Customers are changing, employees are changing, markets are changing. The skills that used to work are changing.

If you’re …

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I feel very fortunate to be able to drive one of these cars and to be involved in the community. I have personally experienced the brands passion and unwaivering commitment to their owners. Here is a quick post of what I have seen how Porsche are Porsche. Their approach to product development is a powerful example of putting customer experience at the core of innovation.

This iconic brand doesn’t just create high-performance cars; it creates a lifestyle that resonates with customer desires, passion, and identity. Here’s a closer look at three key ways Porsche turns customer experience into unforgettable product development.

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This Is Your Opportunity To Start Again

Avoid Your Lust For Certainty – Go Get What’s There For The Brave

Your lust for certainty is killing your decision making.

Something amazingly big has started; wait, make that something amazing and big has started. These are concerning and exciting times for those prepared to move forward with their eyes wide open and their hearts full, to the genuine opportunity yet to come, just like explorers

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