These 20 qualities of leadership are cited most often in articles on the subject. We wanted to find out how well South Africa’s company leaders are performing in each area, according to the people that work for and with them. Using the responses from our South African Company Culture Health Index, we developed this infographic.…
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28 October 2019, Johannesburg – In August 2019, simon-pure Consulting launched the first South African Company Culture Health Index survey. Born of the boutique consultancy’s belief that culture can make or break a business, the survey aims to generate insights into how healthy South Africa’s companies are in terms of culture, and what can be…
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A dysfunctional culture within a company can seriously hinder its success, or even break a business. As Peter Drucker said: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Yet often, businesses focus on revising strategy again and again before they ever look at their culture as a possible reason for their struggles. As more and more organisations around…
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Traditional change management is on its way out. And for very good reasons. It is just too slow to keep up. Constant change that defies start and end dates, rapid advances in technology such as AI and process automation, and increasing workforce flexibility mean that businesses have to adapt their approach to managing change. Or…
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Because change is an inescapable reality of our world today, and because company culture is so seldom a consciously considered and managed factor in change management, you might think change itself is to blame for your company’s ailing culture. But there are less obvious culprits; factors that can cause cultural decay regardless of whether an…
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Brand duplicity happens when brand promises don’t align to customer or employee experience. There are five top factors that contribute to this misalignment. Customer service – the B2C space spends fortunes on ensuring the best possible customer service, but B2B often misses the mark. It shouldn’t. Leadership – leaders that don’t live up to…
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