June 30, 2015

Coming Up Next…

What’s Next? I’m applying the work with Organizational Cultures that I’ve been writing about and sharing with you, via a new project that I’m excited about: […]
June 9, 2015

From the Cheapest, to the Smartest – What Does it Cost to Change an Organizational Culture?

GOING FROM BEING THE CHEAPEST TO BEING THE SMARTEST – HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO CHANGE AN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE?   CHEAPEST: Relating to Low Cost […]
May 27, 2015

How Will Your Organization Handle Disruption?

HOW WILL YOUR ORGANIZATION HANDLE DISRUPTION?? DISRUPTION: A disturbance or problem that interrupts an Event, Activity, or Process. In previous posts, I have tried to build […]
May 9, 2015

Strategy or Culture – Which Would You Rather Have?

WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE?  A GREAT ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY  OR   A GREAT ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE? In all the organizations I have been associated with, defining the […]
April 28, 2015

SEATTLE LEADS THE NEXT HUMAN RESOURCE REVOLUTION

SEATTLE LEADS THE NEXT HUMAN RESOURCE REVOLUTION REVOLUTION – A fundamental change in Organizational Structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time. In […]
April 7, 2015

Seattle’s Community Festival Culture

LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT KIND OF CULTURE Over the last year I have focused on my passion for defining and creating high-performance organizational cultures. I have […]
March 31, 2015

Creating the “All-In” Culture

 CREATING THE “ALL-IN CULTURE”           There are four elements to creating an “All-In Culture”: All stakeholders share a relentless “ALL-IN” to accomplish the organization’s mission and […]
March 30, 2015

The Three Types of Functional Management

The Three Types of Functional Management Every day, bureaucrats are challenged with changing priorities brought about by the dynamics of the overall business environment.  During periods […]
March 29, 2015

The Concept of Organizational Change

The Concept of Organizational Change The only thing we know for certain is that change will be constant.  I once thought a great company internal logo would […]
March 28, 2015

The Architecture of Managing People

The Architecture of Managing People All managers and employees become involved in the observation and judgment of “people management.”  In each of my jobs I needed […]
February 18, 2016

Curiosity

CURIOSITY: THE FUEL FOR PASSION AND THE ANTIDOTE FOR FEAR   There has always been a discussion about what drives people to excel in what they […]
January 12, 2016

Organizational Culture – If You Have a Driver’s License, You Know the Basics

IF YOU HAVE A DRIVER’S LICENSE, YOU KNOW THE BASICS ABOUT CHANGING AN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE As I have discussed in many of my posts, cultures are […]
January 7, 2016

What’s Next in 2016 for JKB

Dear Friends, It has been about 6 month since I have posted any new material on this blog. As you may remember, I took a six […]
September 15, 2015

Defining Problems and Defining Solutions

NEVER HAVE A SOLUTION BEFORE YOU HAVE DEFINED THE PROBLEM BUT IF YOU HAVE DEFINED THE PROBLEM, THEN YOU SHOULD ALSO DEFINE A SOLUTION   One […]