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When Departments Don't Talk: Making Sense of Organisational Complexity

by Tony Quinlan on Feb 28, 2025 12:30:00 PM

Different departments in an organisation united as a result of solving complex issues within the business.

Complex organisational issues rarely have.... no wait, let’s try that one again.

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Topics: Changing organisations Organisational culture corporate culture

A new approach to corporate culture - scrap the values statements

by Tony Quinlan on May 6, 2011 7:16:00 PM

This time last week I was in Brussels, talking about internal communications - and made the point I always do about the problem with corporate values. They don't work. There's no context, they're generally meaningless (who's ever going to argue with them) and they're too easy to twist …

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Topics: Organisational culture Narrative Tools and techniques Communications culture change corporate culture corporate values

Where's the pilot?

by Tony Quinlan on Oct 12, 2010 2:53:49 PM

When did you last try something new? Or test a brilliant new insight? What have you done differently in your job recently?

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Topics: Leadership Complexity MLF safe-fail pilot projects corporate culture Changing organisations minimum level of failure MandE hints and tips

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