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It’s culture that caused Wells Fargo and Equifax to mess up

October 13, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

Company culture is core values

This year’s spotlights on Wells Fargo and Equifax came at a time when company culture is such a buzz word that employers who don’t have a game room or a fridge full of fresh fruit and organic snacks … [Read more...] about It’s culture that caused Wells Fargo and Equifax to mess up

Filed Under: Business, Management and LeadershipTagged With: company, culture, Equifax, Marilyn Weinstein, values, Wells Fargo

Dumb and Damore

August 9, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

Remember that one time when that (now ex-) Googler released a 10-page internal memo entitled, “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber” and got fired? You may have heard of it. You tell me. Is former … [Read more...] about Dumb and Damore

Filed Under: Management and Leadership, TechnologyTagged With: Google, Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber, James Damore, misogyny, women in leadership, women in tech

Company Culture. It’s a Real Thing.

August 4, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

A longtime and very dear client of Vivo has worked with us at both his current and former companies. His former company had what I call “accidental” culture, just as Vivo did for several years. But … [Read more...] about Company Culture. It’s a Real Thing.

Filed Under: Business, Management and LeadershipTagged With: Accidental Culture, Corporate Culture, culture, Employees, Vivo

What a leader is not

July 6, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

what a leader is not

Sometimes the easiest way to decide what to do is first to determine what you don’t want to do. Likewise, the first and easiest step in identifying a “leader” is to define what a leader is … [Read more...] about What a leader is not

Filed Under: And More, Business, Management and LeadershipTagged With: Leadership, what is a leader

KPIs for Business Targets – A mid-year look at actual performance

June 23, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

We’re approaching midyear. And whether or not midyear is also your mid-fiscal year, it’s still a good time to think about the alternatingly dreaded or eagerly anticipated KPIs – Key Performance … [Read more...] about KPIs for Business Targets – A mid-year look at actual performance

Filed Under: Business, Management and Leadership, TechnologyTagged With: Business Targets, key performance indicators, KPI, Leadership

Look! Another Woman. Gasp!

June 14, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

Really, Uber. I tried to stand strong against the #DeleteUber campaign earlier this year. Then, I stayed loyal, hoping that there was no way that your HR staff could have ignored years of harassment … [Read more...] about Look! Another Woman. Gasp!

Filed Under: Management and LeadershipTagged With: culture, Tech, Travis Kalanick, Uber, Wan Ling Martello, women in leadership

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