Lion Nathan is a major Australian-based alcoholic beverages company with the core purpose of ‘Making our world a more social place’.
Lion Nathan’s name has become synonymous with large scale, long-term culture transformation over a 10 year period. Lion’s culture change strategy focuses on three pillars: creating a sense of purpose, vision and values; developing a leadership capability to model the desired behaviours; and reinforcing those behaviours through appropriate people management processes and systems.
The company has transformed from a Defensive to a Constructive culture – moving from a ‘command and control’ leadership style to one that is more coaching and results orientated.
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| Industry | Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) |
| Customers | 30,000 |
| People | 2,800 Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK |
| Assets | $4.3 billion |
| Revenue | $1.8 billion |
| CEO | Rob Murray (2004- Present); Gordon Cairns (1997-2004); Douglas Myers (1988-1997) |
| Internal Change Agents | Bob Barbour, People & Culture Director; Gordon Cairns, CEO (1997- 2004); Lion Nathan Senior Leadership Team; Lion Nathan Human Resources Team |
| External Change Agents | Carolyn Taylor (1996-1998) |
| HSI Tools Used | Organisational Culture Inventory™ (OCI) (Actual); Life Styles Inventory™ 1&2 (LSI) |
| Outcomes | Increased profit, employee engagement and customer satisfaction |
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Pam Wilson
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Mary Megalaa
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