Values, Culture, Strategy – it’s how we do business.

David Cohen is known as the contrarian executive management consultant for his no-nonsense approach to helping organisations get better using values and culture to drive behaviours that will result in the successful implementation of a strategy.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds David and host Michael Millward discuss how values and cultures are formed and how organisations of all kinds can use them to improve employee engagement and performance.

Their conversation covers how

• Values, culture, and strategy differ
• Managers and employees get confused about the differences
• The roles of values, culture and strategy are applied in organisations
• Values and culture create predictability of decision making and actions
• And why Values and culture should be a major factor in hiring and promotion decisions

This is the podcast for any business person who wants to build a more effective team

Discover more about David and Michael at Abeceder.co.uk

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An accomplished author, David has written three books:

• The Talent Edge: A Behavioral Approach to Hiring, Developing, and Keeping Top Performers
• Inside the Box: Leading with Corporate Values to Drive Sustained Business Success
• Selecting the Best: Fostering a Workforce Driven by Values for lasting Success;

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