Success requires understanding—and measuring—the potential disconnect between the culture of an organization and the strategy under consideration. Cultures can change, but they can’t change radically ...

Culture is no longer optional. It's an essential foundation that enables organizations to execute strategy, drive productivity, manage costs effectively, and achieve a sustainable competitive ...

As so many of my fellow nonprofit leaders know, people are essential to the work we do. Those of us who choose careers in the social sector are driven by our passion and commitment to advance positive ...

In a rapidly evolving operational environment, Army units must adapt to emerging threats and leverage advanced technology to maintain a competitive edge. However, success in Army transformation ...

People come together and join forces for a reason. To achieve the purpose effectively and efficiently, they create an organization. The sum total of those individuals' shared beliefs, norms, attitudes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. Significant numbers of leaders are saying their ...

As leaders, we all work with employees who are different from us. Until recently, many leaders ignored those differences, believing that they were not relevant in the workplace. Even today, some ...

Organizational behavior (OB) is the study of how individuals, groups, and organizations interact and influence one another. Though, in the field of business management, it is a largely used concept as ...

The attention that organizational culture has received since the early 1980s continues today and has even intensified because companies now better understand the role that culture plays in an ...

This cookie exercise, first shown to me by leadership consultant Margaret Wheatley at a workshop, is an excellent (and delectable) demonstration of the emergent properties of a system: The whole has ...

Every organization, no matter its size, has an abundance of moving pieces. Ensuring that all those pieces move in perfect synchrony starts by devising an organizational structure that represents the ...

Digital Elements received a 2025 Global Recognition Award for excellence in leadership, service, and innovation. The company ...