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Carolyn Taylor

Carolyn is Founder & Executive Chair at Walking the Talk.

How does the Taylor Assessment work?

The Taylor Assessment is based on six culture archetypes: Achievement, One-Team, Innovation, Customer-Centric, People-First, and

What makes The Taylor Assessment unique?

Why did we invest in designing the Taylor Assessment to the market? What makes it unique, and why we are excited about the value it can

How to Develop your Risk Culture & Master Risk Management

As economic and reputational pressures on companies grow, the ability to master risk is becoming a critical and differentiating skill. In

Why hiring for culture contribution is so important

We have already looked at what The Taylor Assessment is and how it helps with hiring for culture contribution. In this blog we’re going to

Measuring Culture Contribution – Introducing The Taylor Assessment

If you know building the right culture is important for your future business successes, then you know that you need leaders who will

The CFO: Your secret weapon for culture change

HR has always appeared to be the natural home for the mechanics of leading culture change. In recent years, however, I’ve observed another

Who are your organization's legends?

We use a great exercise in one our training programs in which participants select and then rank their own values. The ranking process is

The common mistake organizations make when measuring culture

At Walking the Talk, we often get asked, ‘what’s the best way to measure culture?’

Why you need to highlight values during a crisis

The true test of an organization’s values comes when you’re under crisis. Whether that be a financial, reputational, or some other risk,

Watch Carolyn Taylor explain the importance of Empowerment

Empowering individuals to create the desired outcomes can positively impact the bottom line.Watch Walking the Talk Founder and Executive

Carolyn Taylor on keeping things simple

Does your organization suffer from over complexity? Learn about how a leader's approach to simplicity can change things.

How to find out what's really valued (and change it)

Most leaders can describe the values of their organization, but fewer are successful at ‘walking that talk’. In fact, as communication

Brexit and culture: What if the EU were a company?

I’m fascinated by the behaviours of people. What we can learn from observing them–especially in organisations. And so I found myself

Culture Transformation: How to work out what’s in it for YOU

Most of the posts on our blog focus on the benefits for the corporation of investing in culture. This time let's think about ourselves and

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