The Culture Transformation Achievement Award

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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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Culture Survey Results

Organisational Culture Inventory Test (1998) lionnathan Test Circumplex
Organisational Culture Inventory Re-Test (2004) lionnathan Retest Circumplex

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IndustryFast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Customers 30,000
People 2,800 Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK
Assets$4.3 billion
Revenue$1.8 billion
CEORob Murray (2004- Present);
Gordon Cairns (1997-2004);
Douglas Myers (1988-1997)
Internal Change AgentsBob Barbour, People & Culture Director;
Gordon Cairns, CEO (1997- 2004);
Lion Nathan Senior Leadership Team;
Lion Nathan Human Resources Team
External Change AgentsCarolyn Taylor (1996-1998)
HSI Tools UsedOrganisational Culture Inventory™ (OCI) (Actual); Life Styles Inventory™ 1&2 (LSI)
OutcomesIncreased profit, employee engagement and customer satisfaction

Contact

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Neil McGregor
Senior Consultant
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E-mail: neil@hsnz.co.nz

Wellington

Pam Wilson
Senior Consultant
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Melbourne

Quentin Lawler
Client Service Manager
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E-mail: lawler@human-synergistics.com.au

Sydney

Mary Megalaa
Business Development Manager
Ph: +61 (0)2 9271 5900
E-mail: mary@human-synergistics.com.au


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