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Human Synergistics in the media
Leadership Development Restores Lion Nathan's Roar

Human Synergistics helps brewery change leader behaviour.

This article appeared in T+D (Training and Development). http://www.astd.org/TD/

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Human Synergistics in the media
Developing Constructive Leader Impact

Human Synergistics International CEO, Rob Cooke, and Vice-President of People Development at Hewlett Packard, Linda Sharkey, describe how they used the L/I tool as part of the leadership development at GE.

This article appeared in Consulting Today - Leaders. www.consultingtoday.com

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Human Synergistics in the media
The Culture Factor

A company's culture can be its best asset. When it's more than just hype it can inspire and empower staff to take the business to great heights.

This article appeared in the March 2006 edition of Australia's leading magazine for managers, "Management Today", published by Text Pacific Publishing for the Australian Institute of Management.

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Human Synergistics in the media
Friendly Rivals

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, goes the saying. But how well does this strategy apply in practice when long-time pals have to vie against each other in the sporting arena or at work?

This article is reproduced courtesy of Sunday Life, the Sunday magazine in Australian newspapers The Sun-Herald and The Sunday Age. The article appeared in the 26 March 2006 edition.

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Research Paper
Translating "Soft" Changes into "Hard" Dollars: Financial Returns from Organisational Culture Improvement

Culture change initiatives can lead to real financial returns. This research paper by Eric J Sanders and Dr Robert A Cooke summarises the results of a series of studies that demonstrate the strong relationship between constructive organisational cultures and financial performance.

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Research Paper
Organisational Culture: What makes an Organisation Attractive?

Organisational Culture is a key determinant of staff satisfaction, intention to stay and whether staff recommend their organisational to others as good place to work. Research from over 130,000 Australian and New Zealand staff shows Constructive cultures high in Achievement, Self Actualising, Humanistic-Encouraging and Affiliative behaviours lead to positive staff, organisational and customer outcomes. Cultures high in Passive/Defensive and Aggressive/Defensive behaviours promote staff dissatisfaction, high staff turnover and reduced customer outcomes.

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  1. The Leadership Challenge The key challenge of leadership is resolving the disconnect between managers' intended and ideal impact on others and the actual impact managers have on others. Our research shows that managers intend to have a constructive impact on others, but the actual impact on others was identified as primarily based on avoidance, dependence and approval-seeking.

  2. Organisational Culture: we still have a long way to go Research on over 900 New Zealand and Australian organisations shows that we still have a long way to go in our efforts to build cultures that can truly be described as high performing - and the reason lies with the current quality of leadership.

  3. Putting People First at HIsmelt How can a fast-growing research-based company handle the workplace culture issues that often arise as a result of restructure and rapid growth?

  4. Impact of Organisational Culture on Organisational Effectiveness Research Results No. 8 - The Fast Food Industry (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 259 Kb)

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