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Workplace Culture Methods for Changing a Workplace Culture

When confronted with a culture problem inherent in your workplace, you have a few options about what to do. Each tactic has advantages and challenges. This article examines real-world business instances of what went wrong, what was done about it, and the ultimate reaction to the method of change applied.

Jeremy Carey-Dressler's picture Jeremy Carey-Dressler
Workplace Flexibility The Right Approach to Workplace Flexibility

Policies like variable work hours and working from home are generally perceived to be employee perks, but they have benefits for the employers as well. However, the implementation of such policies lacks depth in most organizations. The right execution and monitoring is critical in ensuring good outcomes are achieved and misuse is minimized.

Saurabh  Arora's picture Saurabh Arora
Software Tester’s Role The New Gives and Takes in a Software Tester’s Role

As champions of product quality, software testers have an increasing responsibility in empowering the team to understand and own quality themselves. Testers need to optimize their efforts by giving away some tasks to others on the product team and taking on newer tasks to align with a more focused approach. Read on to realize what you should give up or take on.

Rajini  Padmanaban's picture Rajini Padmanaban
Changing an Organization Methods of Changing an Organization

What do you do when you notice your organization has cultural flaws in it—flaws deeper than could be fixed with just a minor process improvement or one simple discussion with your boss? You could quit and find a culture you like better, or keep your head down and be a cog in the machine—or you could try to subtly shift the way things operate yourself. This article details how you can go about effecting cultural change in your organization.

Jeremy Carey-Dressler's picture Jeremy Carey-Dressler
Culture Change with Visual Management Creating a Culture Change with Visual Management

Have you heard the old maxim “What gets measured gets done”? Management expert Peter Drucker said it, and here, Bill Donaldson shows us how a smart manager uses visual management to apply measurement to change what gets done.

Bill Donaldson's picture Bill Donaldson

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