Building Leadership Capability
THE CULTURE SERIES
In dynamic times, leaders need the full power of the culture behind them. Yet not every organization has a firm grasp on its culture. Carpe Diem helps organizations to better define their culture and to appreciate how culture is helping or hindering key business objectives.
Recent Publications
February 18, 2026 | Carpe Diem Global Partners
The Culture Screen® is a different kind of survey. It provides leaders with a quick but comprehensive view of their culture, tapping into traits that traditional surveys often miss.
January 20, 2025 | Carpe Diem Global Partners
We empower employees by giving them the tools and training for success. But true empowerment comes from having the freedom and confidence to act.
November 10, 2025 | Carpe Diem Global Partners
Culture is something that develops organically over time. But it is the collective behaviors of the leadership team that frame that development. If the goal is to change the culture, you’ll want to work from the top down.
October 20, 2025 | Carpe Diem Global Partners
Companies will expend considerable effort in crafting their values. From an employee standpoint, it is not the specific words in the statements that matter. What they are focused on are the deeds behind them.
October 13, 2025 | Carpe Diem Global Partners
A perfect storm of events has shifted the dynamic in the workplace. To combat the influence of these recent events, it’s important for leaders to first understand why they are having such an impact on culture and engagement.
October 6, 2025 | Carpe Diem Global Partners
When looking to instill new values or employee behaviors across the organization, the key to success often lies in the culture. These four sets of behaviors and traits can help drive or discourage adoption.
September 24, 2025 | Carpe Diem Global Partners
Culture tells you everything you need to know about how the organization functions and how to identify and troubleshoot problems. But to get the benefits, you must first “read the manual.”
April 8, 2025 | Carpe Diem Global Partners
There are a lot of misconceptions around culture. This keeps organizations from taking steps to enhance and better leverage their culture. The following principles can serve as a helpful foundation for any culture initiative.
March 31, 2025 | Carpe Diem Global Partners
Though closely connected, there are key differences between engagement and culture that warrant separate consideration and analysis, if the organization is looking to optimize its work environment and performance.
November 5, 2024 | Carpe Diem Global Partners
The debate over the premise has grown for years. Both culture and strategy are critical to organizational success, and the most successful companies find a way to align them.
October 28, 2024 | Carpe Diem Global Partners
The OPA explores the organization’s priorities, decision-making style, leadership style, and social structure, capturing strengths and gaps in the culture that traditional surveys often miss.
October 21, 2024 | Carpe Diem Global Partners
There are problematic aspects of the culture that can go hand in hand with the organization’s positive traits. Leaders that can effectively navigate the shadow culture are in a better position to drive change and improvement.
October 14, 2024 | Carpe Diem Global Partners
Organizations tend to make a lot of the same mistakes when it comes to the rollout of new technology. These can provide some important lessons to leaders as they move forward.
October 2, 2024 | Carpe Diem Global Partners
Only 6% of leaders are satisfied with their innovation performance. There are elements of the culture that can have a disproportionate impact on innovation, helping to satisfy certain needs that trigger and enable an employee’s ability to innovate.
March 13, 2024 | Carpe Diem Global Partners
Carpe Diem interviewed 48 Chief Financial Officers to understand their take on the cultural impact of return to work (RTW) strategies. Success goes beyond the strategy itself.