Curtis Carlson, Harvard Business Review writer in his “Innovation for Impact” article, points out two interlinked groups of thought. First, that value in innovation comes through a structured, five-level “Active Learning” process. Second, a structured “NABC” (Need, Approach, Benefit, and Competition) framework can be used to define an appropriate value proposition. The whole article is […]

Is your company interested or committed to continuous improvement? This question, while incredibly simple, is extremely difficult to answer in practice. For example, when business is good, when employees are happy, and when leadership is aligned, culture is typically a high priority within an organization. Or, in CultureShoc terms, when the skies are blue and […]

Let’s face it, times are tough. No matter how good the intentions and no matter how great the team is right now, if you choose to be acquired (or fold) there will be negative consequences. We’ve all heard the horror stories; dedicated people being walked out the door, culture morphing from “best workplace” to “sweat […]

You’re not leaving the house looking like that, are you? Chances are you may have heard that question sometime in your life. Now with the pandemic and many of us staying a home day in and day out, who cares what we are wearing anyway? The answer is, emphatically, YOU! Now, why does that matter? […]

“Rollercoaster” is too much of an understatement. “Earthquake” is too short in duration. I can’t seem to find the best one-word analogy for the COVID-19 situation. So, I’ll paraphrase a recent meme, “It’s just like riding a bike, except the bike is on fire, and you are on fire, and world is on fire.” If […]