Ahhh …the gap between aspirational culture and values ……. and actual behaviours - Shiny Brass Plaque (SBP)Syndrome at work again!

Dr Tony Watt knows what makes a successful organisation tick.

Tony Watt lives, breathes, studies and works with organisational culture and change management. It has been a focus of his career for many years, and his doctorate from The University of Queensland (2009) focused on the sociology of change that drives human behaviour.

Tony is now a national circuit speaker and media commentator on organisational culture, executive team development and organisational change management.

18
Jan

Ahhh …the gap between aspirational culture...

Love this article from Sky News: “Subway, the world’s largest fast food chain, is facing criticism after an Australian man...
21
Jul

“This is the most humble day...

Powerful sociology going on here. Watch as society regulates itself. Social resources are being marshalled here to test and reinforce...
29
Jun

Would your team re-elect you as...

PM Gillard’s Acceptance Speech The largest business in Australia is the Trillion Dollar Commonwealth Government. In case you didn’t notice,...
06
May

Melbourne Storm has an ‘Organisational Culture’...

Melbourne Storm’s problem is not a salary cap problem. Craig Bellamy of the disgraced Melbourne Storm NRL club says, “But...
23
Mar

What values underpin the culture of...

Yesterday, I enjoyed The Australian Institute of Company Directors and UQ Business School Leaders’ Edge Luncheon with James Hogan. Australian,...
19
Feb

High doses of money won’t cure...

Here’s a powerful example of what we talk about in our consultancy. So many in business and government generally,  spend...
01
Sep

What has youth sub-culture and corporate...

This Brisbane Sunday Mail headline on 30 August 2009  is every parent’s worst nightmare ... and every school leader’s nightmare...
01
Sep

OFFICE culture is often only half...

A  study, by recruitment agency Hudson, interviewed more than 400 bosses and workers and found that three out of every four...
12
Aug

What is Corporate Culture anyway?

Customers and staff aren’t so much interested in your words as they are in your behaviours. They watch what the...