How to Assess Organizational Culture in an Interview

Posted on December 15, 2021November 21, 2022 by Sarah Buek

Culture Eats . . . Everything If you want to hear the most generic, meaningless string of buzzwords ever, ask a leader to describe their organization’s culture to a funder, potential partner, or employment candidate. Ok, maybe that’s a cynical over-generalization. Or maybe it’s not. It is legitimately difficult to identify and describe an organization’s[…]

Decision-Making Requires Answerable Questions

Posted on February 22, 2021November 21, 2022 by Sarah Buek

Analysis paralysis. Navel-gazing. Beating a dead horse. Talking in circles. Spinning our wheels. Do any of these describe how decision-making feels in your organization? A client recently lamented to me that, in the face of an enormous strategic decision, her organization’s board was talking around the issue repeatedly, never making any progress toward clarity much[…]