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Hiring for Culture – The Ultimate Guide

With the growth in skills-based hiring, fractional employment, and the transactional gig economy, there have been questions about the

4 ways to get more from your organisation's values

In a year the news has been dominated by overwhelmingly negative headlines, a beacon of positivity shone this week with the news that Yvon

Empowerment - It starts with you

What does the role of empowerment mean for us and what does it takes to actually claim and reclaim that sense of power inside of oneself?

Video: Carolyn Taylor & Liz Stanley discuss Accountability

We are delighted to announce that Carolyn Taylor's new book, Accountability@work: How to Make and Keep Promises and Have Others Do the Same

Podcast: Trust & Accountability

Walking the Talk's Founder Carolyn Taylor was this week's guest on The Recruiting Future Podcast discussing trust and accountability.

Podcast: Pursuit of excellence series

Pursuing excellence should be such a natural thing to do with a team of people, and yet it can be remarkably elusive amongst the anxieties,

Podcast: Special Edition - Paula Harraca, ArcelorMittal

In this episode of the Walking Your Talk podcast, special guest Paula Harraca, Head of People & Innovation at Arcelor Mittal Long in

Podcast: Prioritisation Series

The latest episode of Carolyn Taylor's Walking Your Talk Podcast on Prioritisation is now available on all podcast channels.

Improving Accountability in your organisation

Walking the Talk's Founder Carolyn Taylor explains some of the tips to improve accountability within your organisation.

Carolyn Taylor launches Walking Your Talk podcast

The Walking Your Talk podcast (links below) is a personal development journey for listeners on authenticity, courage and leadership,

The difference of being 'Above or below the line'

When things start to go wrong, it's natural for us to react. But in every situation, there is an external and a controllable driver - we

Carolyn Taylor on keeping things simple

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

Carolyn Taylor on Fear of Failure

Learn how to remove fear of failure from yourself and your organisation.

Carolyn Taylors talks Engagement

Learn why the relationship between culture and engagement is so important.

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

Who are your organisation'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

How culture improves team management

In Europe, there's a lot of valuable focus on "talent management". Yesterday I asked a client for his definition of talent management, and

What is the role of HR in culture change?

Recently I spoke to a large group of HR people, and the question came up again, "What is the role of HR in culture change?" This is the

How you spend your time speaks louder than your words

None of us feel we have enough time. It’s a finite resource, and it forces us to make choices. Those choices send signals about what we

How to refresh your organisation's culture efforts

"Refresh"Yesterday I had a conversation with an OD manager who used this word to describe his organisation"s goal in relation to their

The 5 most influential factors on culture

I am often asked for a summary of what I find are the 5 factors which most influence culture.

Culture as a Management Practice

On February 27th Walking the Talk in Brazil hosted a breakfast session with Walking the Talk co-founder and Executive Chair Carolyn

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

Culture Management in a Virtual Team

With more and more organisations giving employees the opportunity to work remotely each year, one of the topics I am frequently asked about

The Unseen Force That’s Shaping Your Culture Every Day

There’s a silent power within your organisation that’s quietly moulding the patterns of behaviour that will determine your culture. A

What does it take to out-think the competition?

Every day, faced with the same sets of data about their external environment, competitors make different decisions. These decisions will

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

Culture transformation: Can we really change habits at work?

Growing new habits and forming new behaviours isn’t easy, and often requires support.

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

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