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No Elements that are more likely to directly impact employee motivation are short-term factors such as pay, working conditions, work-life

We’d just about got used to being in a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) world when a new acronym popped up – BANI (Brittle,

Would you trust a doctor who wanted to treat your stomach ache without understanding what was causing it?  I know I wouldn’t.  A good

Client: "We need to assess our digital maturity."Me: "Why?"Client: "As you know from our strategy, we must become more customer-centric if

Accountability is the ability of one person or group to deliver to the expectations of the other. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? In reality,

As human beings, we are programmed to try and fit in. In the corporate world, this means we take cues from our leaders as to what is

Walking the Talk is saddened to hear of the recent passing of Edgar Schien, a true pioneer and inspirational colleague in the field of

We are proud to announce that Amanda Fajak, Walking the Talk's President of North America, was recently included in Women We Admire's list

We are pleased to announce that Walking the Talk's founder Carolyn Taylor will be the keynote speaker at Hunt Scanlon's forthcoming

Watch Walking the Talk's Jerome Parisse-Brassens in conversation with ANDRITZ's culture team on how they defined and embedded a culture of

Carolyn Taylor, Founder and Chairperson of Walking the Talk, recently hosted two exclusive Culture Clinics at ZRG’s new office at the

Join us on Wednesday, November 16th at GMT 12.00 / CET 13.00 / EST 07.00 for a special webinar when Jerome Parisse-Brassens, Executive

In the new corporate scenario, employees must develop a sense of obligation and care about their colleagues and customers so as not to

Who you choose to fill an empty role sends such a strong message about what you truly value. In the latest Walking Your Talk Podcast,

As a special guest on The Lunchtime Series podcast, Walking the Talk's Jerome Parisse-Brassens discusses the need to understand culture,

Language is a powerful lever that can be used to transform culture. One could argue that I have built this belief as a trained linguist,

Drucker famously said that culture eats strategy for breakfast, by which he meant that you can have the best strategy in the world but

Watch Cora Béghin, Vice President of Learning and Development at Sage, discuss how with Walking the Talk Sage were able to identify key

In this episode of ZRG's Culture Conversations, Amanda Fajak discusses the role of hybrid work arrangements on company culture in

Walking the Talk's Mairi Doyle explains the limits of self-beliefs and the effects they have. 

Last week I read a book that simultaneously amazed and reassured me. It reassured me because it confirms a major foundation of our work on

I have been doing some work with clients on limiting beliefs – it is such an interesting topic and I personally think it is so powerful

Walking the Talk's Jerome Parisse-Brassens is the special guest on the latest episode of The Lunchtime Series podcast, where he talks

Watch Walking the Talk Executive Director Dr Liz Stanley discuss the pros and cons of executive coaching with Mary Kier, Global

We are pleased to announce that Walking the Talk's Carolyn Taylor will be one of the keynote speakers at Hunt Scanlon's forthcoming

Walking the Talk's Amanda Fajak talks about recruiting and onboarding in the hybrid world with ZRG's Mina Ames.

Walking the Talk's Bjoern Johannsmeier was a recent guest on the Astellas Pharma Deutschland - Changing Tomorrow podcast, discussing 'How

Jerome Parisse-Brassens discusses the importance of symbols in a hybrid environment.

Walking the Talk is excited to announce the release of our 2021 white paper on managing culture in a hybrid environment, the latest in our

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

Today we launched a new brand look and feel for Walking the Talk.

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,

Watch Walking the Talk's Amanda Fajak in conversation with Gavin Baxter, Astro’s Human Resources Director. Amanda and Gavin discuss Astro’s

Businesses that pay early attention to encouraging the mindsets and patterns of behaviour that support AI adoption will have improved

C-Suite CHRO recently discussed, as pandemic year of 2020 nears to end, how they fared with exploding digitally-enabled technologies. Did

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

How has your organisation’s purpose shifted or changed in the pandemic year of 2020, that saw an exponential rise of digitalisation at

What is the purpose of the “physical workplace experience in 2021 and beyond? Here is what Australia’s C Suite CHRO’s think.

Walking the Talk's Lorraine Farah explains what Australia’s C-Suite CHRO’s see as the 3 key 'must-haves' as they move faster towards

Walking the Talk's Amanda Fajak recently joined Matt Adler on the Recruiting Future podcast to discuss some of the findings from our recent

Walking the Talk's Jerome Parisse-Brassens explains that a root cause of significant cultural resistance is managers and employees using

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

In this video, Walking the Talk's Jerome Parisse-Brassens why in an AI world transparency increases because barriers are brought down and

Walking the Talk's Jerome Parisse-Brassens explains why in an AI-empowered world, maintaining control is going to be even harder because

The significant shift we are seeing in culture today is not a shift away from a focus on achievement and results – this has to remain

In this video, Walking the Talk's Jerome Parisse-Brassens shares one of the key findings from our 2020 research report ‘Is your culture

In this video, Walking the Talk's Amanda Fajak explains why organisations can find that their digital transformations are stalling. 

In this video, Walking the Talk's Jerome Parisse-Brassens shares some of the key findings from our 2020 research report ‘Is your culture

Read Walking the Talk's founder Carolyn Taylor and Executive Director Amanda Fajak recent interview with Implenia's Employee Magazine

There are four distinctive patterns of behaviour of an agile culture – customer-centricity, self-direction, experimentation and

There’s a big difference between implementing an Agile process and having an agile culture.Watch our video to help crack the agile code.    

Carolyn Taylor, Walking the Talk's Founder and Executive Chair, recently shared some inspirational ideas at the IWFM Conference in London.

Creating an agile culture involves fundamentally rethinking how you run your organisation and most organisations that we spoke to in our

Walking the Talk is excited to announce the release of our 2019 research report on agile culture.

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

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

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

In the wake of the Royal Commission and its investigation of banks, financial services and now disability and aged care organisations in

Walking the Talk Executive Director Amanda Fajak explains how you build a foundation of trust.

Transforming an organisation's corporate culture can seem as a difficult task, so it's important to know what it is you're measuring

We all know that changing an organisation’s culture is a long-term game, but a common challenge we hear from clients is how to demonstrate

There are six cultural archetypes that can be found in every organisation. What are those archetypes, and what roles do they play in

Are you looking to create an agile culture for your organisation? Walking the Talk Executive Director Amanda Fajak explains 3 things to

We’re pleased to invite you to watch highlights of our recent webinar to learn more about leading culture. Watch Amanda Fajak, Jerome

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

The influence of leaders on organisational culture is strong. The shadow that leaders cast into their organisations means that the beliefs

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Learn more about the people responsible for communicating problems and recommendations to the next  level of management.

Executive Director Amanda Fajak explains why you shouldn't get culture confused with engagement.

What are the key elements that you need to think about when building your culture plan?  Walking the Talk Executive Director Jerome

Choosing an efficient tool depends on why you want to assess your culture - Jerome Parisse-Brassens discusses two core tools involved in

Executive Director Jerome Parisse-Brassens explains why a behavioural tool such as a survey is useful for describing your company's culture.

Executive Director Jerome Parisse-Brassens delves deeper into one of the first steps of the culture transformation process.  {%

Jerome Parisse-Brassens explores how two main tools are efficient for assessing your company's culture. 

Learn why having a methodology that is qualitative is crucial for understanding your organisation's culture.  

Agile culture is about continually finding ways to improve your organisation's approach. Walking the Talk Executive Director Amanda Fajak

Corporate culture has now become one of the key pillars on the transformation agenda of most businesses. This is because many organisations

Cognitive and emotional cultures I often get asked about the difference between cognitive and emotional cultures. Here is my take on it.

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

Executive Director Amanda Fajak explains why a formal hierarchy doesn't always equal influence.

Walking the Talk recently hosted a Culture Clinic in London, where Angus MacGregor, HR Head in EMEA and Securities Internationally at our

Learn about Walking the Talk's working definition of culture, and how, by using this definition, you can make culture do-able.

I have been on a pilgrimage of sorts over the past few weeks, retracing the events of the Hungarian revolution in 1956. My father was a

Building a culture plan sits at the core of how you transform organisational cultures. Without a plan, it’s like shooting in the dark: you

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

This article appears in and is reproduced with the permission of Brazil's leading financial newspaper Valor Econōmico, from the original

As the role of culture is better understood, everyone wants to measure and understand the impact of culture change and the behaviours that

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

I was only a teenager when I first read the question ‘what would I do if I weren’t afraid’. I was young and uncertain with all the angst of

Culture is a word that is on everyone’s lips at the moment, but often not for the right reasons; such as when a well-known brand was found

If changing your culture were as simple as waving a magic wand, the world would be full of perfectly run organisations with ecstatic

One of the most commonly asked questions in my work on culture is how long will the change take? When will we have the culture we need?

It’s happened to many of us: we go through a recruitment process, have one or several interviews, ask about the organisation and work

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

If you are a parent, you know that it is important to be a role model for your children, meaning that you need to behave in the same way

Our Managing Behaviours in the Workplace research report is now available to download. Based on original research with over 700 leaders,

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

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

The argument for culture to have a key position on the strategic agenda has never been more compelling.

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

The new year hasn’t been quite as fresh and refreshing as it usually is. Watching what is taking place in global politics has given me a