Walking the Talk Blog

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

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

As ever, our blog has continued to offer valuable insights into culture transformation.  To finish off the year, we've rounded up some of the most popular posts penned by our culture change experts. 

Getting culture onto the strategic agenda is usually a function of 3 conditions.

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? There is no simple answer to this question because a multitude of factors can influence the speed of culture change across an organization. But there are things you can do to speed up the process.

On Friday 5 August, over 3 billion people around the world had their eyes locked on Rio de Janeiro to watch the Olympics Opening Ceremony. There is no doubt about it - it was a beautiful spectacle. Headlines throughout the world the following day congratulated Brazil for a truly amazing show. As the Washington Post said, “Rio was basking in what it does best. This is a country expert in revelry, which every years fills its streets with dancing, stranger-kissing, inebriated glee at Carnival.”