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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

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

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.

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

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

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

Results from our latest COVID-19 pandemic polls show that Caring and Collaboration are the two culture attributes that have increased

  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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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.

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Walking the Talk are pleased to announce the release of our latest eBook on Empowerment. 

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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

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

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Walking the Talk are pleased to announce the release of our latest eBook on Speaking Up. 

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

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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

When employers are too focused on measuring employee engagement, deliberate workplace culture strategies tend to fall by the wayside.

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

"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

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

2017 has been a busy year for Walking the Talk, as more and more people and organisations realise the importance of culture in the

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

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

Discover how to turn the cynicism in your organisation into a force for good, how to deal with those employees that aren't progressing

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

From the top 10 things that effect employee engagement, to how you can shift your culture in order to increase innovation and

Our Culture Change blog provides the latest views and insights from the world of organisational culture. Do you know the true importance

Read the latest Culture Change blog to gain insights into how your organisation can prepare for the future of the workplace, how to

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

In this week’s Culture Change blog, we take a look at the ongoing Uber saga, how to build a united workforce in an increasingly divided

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

Welcome to our latest 'Culture Change' blog, where you'll find links to the latest culture news and insights. Read for insights on what

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 – particularly