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Integrating Corporate Cultures in GE Healthcare China

Managing the integration process of two disparate organizational cultures is a challenging task whether it’s the merger of two large organizations to take the lead in market share in an industry or merging two organizations to acquire new product lines. GE Healthcare was active in the anesthesia business in China producing high end anesthesia machines. In 2006, it purchased Zymed a market leader in the low-end domestic anesthesia machine market to round out its product portfolio. more »

The Denison Consulting Network Forum, January 27-29, 2010, Delray Beach, FL

Earlier this year, a global contingent of consultants descended upon Delray Beach, FL – including representatives from Columbia, Chile, Sweden, the UK, and all over North America – to convene in our first ever Consultant specific Best Practices Forum. While Best Practice Forums have been a staple in the Denison line-up for several years, this Denison Consulting Network Forum was different – focusing specifically on supporting the work of our global consultants and their clients.”more »

Partners in Latin America: Team Resources, Inc. Colombia

Team Resources Colombia is a subsidiary of TRIAXIA Partner International, TRIAXIA was founded in 1980 and has worked with corporations in the US, Latin America and China. Team Resources Colombia has operations in Cali, Medellin and Bogota, Colombia. TRI's team is made up of 11 consultants including psychologists and industrial engineers with experience in business consulting, HR and OD.”more »

A Balancing Act: Denison's Latest Research Note

High performing organizations are likely to have cultures that are highly adaptive with an ear to the marketplace and are consistent and predictable. They foster involvement among their employees while doing so within the context of a shared mission and clear goals and objectives. In short, high performing organizations not only have lots of color but have balanced colors on the Denison model. more »

In the latest issue of SIOP’s Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, Volume 3, Issue 1, Ryan Smerek, Ph.D., Research Analyst with Denison Consulting, published a commentary on McCall’s “Recasting Leadership Development” titled, “The Nature of Knowledge, Reflective Practitioners, and the Value of Experience.” The commentary extends and challenges McCall’s thesis in the focal article that experience should be the centerpiece of leadership development programs.more »

Three Presentations at the 2010 SIOP Conference

The 25th annual SIOP conference will take place at the Hilton Atlanta, April 8-10 and we are excited to announce that we will have three presentations at this years’ conference.more »

Denison Recommended Readings

In addition to the 100+ articles on our Resources web page organized by topic and document type, there are several books/articles that we think can help you and your organization move the needle on specific traits and indices. We’re beginning to compile these recommended readings with a short commentary on each. Check out the Recommended Readings page and please send any additional recommendations you may have to Ryan Smerek.more »

Engagement Module

How do your employees feel about their work? Are they putting forth the extra effort to make their organization successful? Denison Consulting is proud to offer our first content module measuring Employee Engagement that can be added to any Organizational Culture Survey project. This module can help you understand the impact that your culture has on your employees’ attitudes toward their job and organization. Containing five items, the Engagement module is a brief, reliable, and valid measure that complements the Denison Culture Survey’s assessment of employees’ engagement with their work and with their organization.more »

Announcing the Release of Our New Action Planner

Now more than ever, organizations are looking to improve their performance. The Denison Organizational Culture Survey provides a measure of an organization’s progress toward achieving a high-performing culture, but to see meaningful change, organization’s need to take action. The Denison Action Planner is designed to help organizations, consultants, and change leaders effectively organize and manage their action plans and initiatives to keep them on track. more »

Denison Workshops

The 2010 Denison Workshop season is going strong. “The Organizational Culture & Diagnosis: A Workshop for Leveraging Change” workshop in conjunction with Linkage Inc. is a two-day workshop dedicated to learning and understanding the Denison model, its links to performance, and the Denison Solutions for culture change and leadership. more »

Denison e-Workshop

We’re also thrilled to announce we’ll be piloting an online version of The Denison Workshop starting in April. This online workshop includes self-paced videos and readings on the Denison Culture model, the Denison Leadership model, and Leading Change: The Denison Solutions. Participants will also work through guided teaching cases and discuss these cases in bi-weekly interactive webinars led by Dan Denison, CEO, and Bryan Adkins, President, of Denison Consulting.more »

Denison Webinar Series

The 2010 webinar series features the Denison Solutions in Action. Join us for these fun and informative 60-minute sessions featuring clients and consultants sharing their experiences and best practices. more »

The 2010 Denison Racing Season

Join Denison Racing in the Formula 2000 Championship Series at one of our upcoming races! This season should be especially exciting since Denison will be racing with a new team. St Clair Motorsports is one of the top teams in the series, winning the championship in 2007 with Cole Morgan, and finishing second in 2009 with Matt Inge. Not only does St. Clair run a first class race team, they also do first class hospitality! more »