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Isabelle Forstmann

Strategy Stuck? It May Be Time to Shift Your Culture

While the prospect of culture change may feel daunting at first, it’s not as scary, overwhelming, or impossible as you might fear. With the right framework and process, a culture transformation can be distilled into practical steps and behaviors that get people at all levels of the organization rowing in the same direction.

Isabelle Forstmann

A Culture Transformation Case Study

CultureTalk Partner Reynaldo Naves and his associates at Olivia Global had a big assignment: transform the culture and create cultural consistency across multiple brands underneath Brazil’s largest fashion retailer in-step with operations integration and technological advancements. This was a successful company with a great reputation and wide reach. They had already found a winning formula, so it had to be asked “How do we move around the parts and pieces of this organization without breaking anything that works?” The intervention had to be deliberate and precise.

Isabelle Forstmann

Your LifeStone

Recently I had a strange thought. What if we stopped lamenting our tombstone, and created a LifeStone instead. What would your LifeStone say today? Over the years I have taught myself to mindfully recognize and embrace how vast the world around me truly is. I don’t always get it right, and I have a willingness to accept myself, and the joys and sorrows of life as they come. It’s been quite a journey!

Isabelle Forstmann

Your Professional Brand

Our professional brand is built carefully over time, becoming our business reputation in our industry. Instead of worrying about daily posting to the ever-downward spiral of social media, we step back and share our stories when it matters and where they can do the most good within our industry and community.

Cynthia Forstmann

Your Personal Brand: Who Are You?

How do you find a way to present yourself that truly reflects you? One that connects the dots between your past experiences and your future plans? One you feel excited to share? Where do you begin?

Isabelle Forstmann

Perks vs. Purpose: What’s More Important for Retaining Employees?

Some areas of workplace culture, such as company policies, supervision, workplace conditions, job security, and even salary, are just like brushing your teeth. If these aspects are not up to par, employees will be dissatisfied; however, improvement of these factors is not what creates a feeling of satisfaction with one’s job.

Cynthia Forstmann

Culture: The Recruitment Asset You’re Leaving on the Table

Most companies “get” branding. They understand it or, at least, they’ve hired people who do. But, companies are more recently realizing the brand designed to resonate with their target audiences wasn’t designed to strike a chord with the millennials and Gen Zers they’re trying to recruit. Here’s why.

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