When I remember all the years I spent convincing executives that culture wasn’t an idea propagated by consultants with an eye to their bottom line I have to laugh—otherwise I’d probably cry.
These days, culture is on the front page and front line of everybody’s’ mind, credited or blamed for company success and failure.
Take Goldman Sachs (please!) and its ‘culture of sharing’, which is good, except it doesn’t seem to extend to shareholders, and the coming bonuses are as obscene as always.
Google is a touchstone for any conversation about corporate culture. Inside The Mind Of Google is a multi-part, in-depth look …read more

As I’ve always said, the best managers are also leaders. Here are three examples, one tech thing and two people.
First up is Google, the current leader in finding and managing information, but there’s a new kid on the block.
“The new system, Wolfram Alpha, showcased at Harvard University in the US last week, takes the first step towards what many consider to be the internet’s Holy Grail – a global store of information that understands and responds to ordinary language in the same way a person does.”
Next is a great article dissecting the leadership of Capt. James T. Kirk who, for …read more

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The best way to guarantee lots of media exposure is to be successful and in some way on the bleeding edge of your market—two feats that Google has managed since its inception.
Although it recently blew away its financial nay-sayers the media seems to grab for anything that looks like a weakness and pundits love nothing better than taking a poke at a high-flyer.
This is expecially true when high-profile employees leave, which they do no matter how great the company—it’s a personal thing—people get restless, annoyed, bored, follow their friends. Then there’s change—change that …read more

The dynamics of the workplace have changed dramatically since I was part of the corporate world. Have you read the article about Google being the number one best place to work in America? It blew me away. Google makes going to work look more attractive than staying at home!
Of course, few companies are as worth as much as Google. The average business is lucky to be able to provide insurance benefits for its employees. Christmas bonuses are considered a premo perk of most jobs.
If you own a business and often wish you could afford to offer your employees more, but …read more