Explore Your Organization’s DNA and Leverage Your Organization’s Culture

What is an organization’s culture and cultural DNA? And why is culture so important to shaping behavior, language, and what’s possible in an organization? Organizational culture is “the way we are” today. It’s “the way we do things around here,” even if we’ve forgotten why we’re doing them. It represents our “internal brand promise” to our employees the way our external brand communicates who we are to our customers. Organizational DNA is a property of the organization’s culture. It is the historical genetic code at the root of these behaviors. Explore the roots of your history, engage your people, and design a future together that fulfills your shared purpose. In this video you will get a 23 minute introduction to Kimberly’s workshops that enable you to:

Explore tools to help you explore the treasures of your organization’s DNA.
Learn to engage your people on a journey to discovery your organization’s unique identity.
Leverage that shared identity to create truly engaged employees and a truly cohesive team.
Explore what matters most—that priceless, yet intangible, essence called “organizational culture”—through highly interactive exercises that you can repeat in your organization.
Be prepared to lead your team on a cultural expedition that purposely leverages these invisible, yet ever-present, strategic advantages – your organization’s culture and cultural DNA.

You should watch this video if you want to get started on the journey to create a clear and coherent identity for your organization that inspires your people, including a purpose beyond profit and a mission that matters.

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Lead with Levity with Dr. Heather Walker

Being interviewed for Heather Walker’s PODCAST “Lead with Levity” was an eye-opening experience for me. We went DEEP!

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The Experimental Leader with Melanie Parish

Wonderful to explore experimental approaches to leadership with Melanie Parish on this podcast!

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Establishing Your EMPIRE with Daran Herrman

Talking with Daran was so invigorating! I love how he listened generously to me. It was like giving oxygen to a drowning person – ME!

Listen to #055 HERE.

Forged By Trust – Power Poisoning

What a delight to engage with Robin Dreeke on his stunning podcast!

Power can be a toxic poison for the unwitting leader and can destroy a healthy culture. But, leaders need to focus on supporting others and not their title and position. Therefore, tune into this insightful episode and learn how Kimberly Wiefling coaches her clients to success by discovering their goals, hopes, and dreams and aligning them with their organization’s mission.
What We Discuss with Kimberly:
⁃ Leadership, Team Effectiveness, and Organizational Culture.
⁃ The Five Hazards of Power Poisoning
⁃ The Importance of Mentors and Guides
⁃ Overcoming Learned Helplessness
⁃ The Feedback Starfish

LISTEN to EPISODE 22 HERE.

How a Physicist Sees Organizational Culture – Thinking Inside the Box

How gratifying for me to have my physicist roots recognized as providing valuable insights to the field of organizational culture!

My host, Matt Burns, is an award-winning executive, social entrepreneur and speaker. He believes in the power of community, simplicity & technology.

In today’s episode, I chat with Kimberly Wiefling, Founding Member & Global Consultant at Silicon Valley Alliances. She’s also the Founder & President of Wiefling Consulting, a firm launched on Feb. 1, 2001 to support healthy and productive organization cultures, providing practical business leadership and project management guidance ever since.

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The Biggest Obstacles to Success in Today’s Organizations

Being a guest on Jon’s podcast was a stimulating exploration of the powerful forces working against success in organizations, and how to overcome those obstacles. Most organizations are DESIGNED to FAIL. Their very STRUCTURE creates dysfunction through the magic of “power poisoning”. And a misguided focus on MANAGEMENT at the expense of effective LEADERSHIP creates a downward spiral where no one feels responsible for the dysfunction that is undermining their success.

Join Jon and me as we explore these fascinating concepts together in a casual podcast format full of twists, turns and insights.

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From Impossible to Inevitable: The Evolution of Scrappy Gal Pals

What a wild adventure it was engaging in a lively dialogue with Maria Kauffman on her podcast “The Everyday Heroine“. Kimberly’s episode explores some of the challenges we face as women in achieving what seems impossible, but is merely difficult, as well as approaches that will help you turn your dreams into reality.

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Facilitating the Emergence of Possibilities & Breakthroughs

Kimberly had a wonderful time exploring possibilities on Dr. Myriam Hadnes’s podcast “Workshops Work”. See the show summary here.

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Leading from Any Chair, Without Position or Title

GEMS Podcast: What a delight it was to have such an authentic dialogue with Genesis Amaris Kemp about leading from ANY chair, without position or title! Have a listen for a “dose of Kimberly”. It just might be the cure for what ails ya!

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Built For Impact – 5 Leadership Practices to Improve Company Culture

BUILT FOR IMPACT: No, I will NOT stop ranting about turning MANAGERS into LEADERS and GROUPS into TRUE TEAMS until EVERYONE on Planet Earth at LEAST has the opportunity to IGNORE COMMON SENSE or make it COMMON PRACTICE! It’s not rocket science, people! I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Amanda Bocik, and hope you will listen and spread the word:

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Engaging Virtual Meetings – They Don’t Have to Suck!

What a fun adventure it was exploring “Engaging Virtual Meetings” with John Chen! Check out our irreverent and playful show:

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Yah, I’m still ranting about ScrappyProjectManagement! Check it out!

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The Human Side of Hybrid – Challenges & Obstacles

Oh, I NEVER wanted to go FULLY remote! But sometimes LIKING it is OPTIONAL! Leaders must do what is REQUIRED to support their people:

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What’s the FUTURE of WORK? I Have My Ideas!

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Thought Leader Life Credibility Episode

My integrity is my #1 value and most important asset. What an honor it was for me to be featured on Mitchell Levy’s “Credibility Spotlight” as a credible leader. Check it out:

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Business Performance Podcast with Henry Schneider

Henry and I were exploring some visual exercises BEFORE this hand symbol was corrupted by the haters. I now use the PEACE SIGN instead. Check it out:

Business Performance Podcast – Kimberly interviewed by Henry Schneider. Henry Schneider is the host of the Business Performance Podcast and CEO of PPQC (Process And Product Quality Consulting). PPQC’s mission is to provide premier technology and process improvement consulting, appraisals, and training to help customers advance their business processes and increase their strategic competitive edge.

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Scrappy Dialogues Straight to You!

Leave behind socially acceptable, politically-correct, outdated ways to look at business. Tune in for how-to guides, interviews, and more fascinating, no-BS insights! Kimberly’s four interviews are pre-loaded for your aural pleasure.

Scrappy Women in Business with Wayne Hurlbert

BLOGTALK RADIO: I describe what it means to be a scrappy woman in business & share the stories of several scrappy women and how they overcame obstacles and achieved success. Remember the important lesson that bending the established rules of business isn’t breaking the law, and why rule bending is often essential to profitability!

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The Power Connection Radio Show Interview Nov. 2010

BLOGTALK RADIO: Kimberly explored the 7 Deadly Sins of Global Business Leadership Development Programs with Host Marie Pijanowski on “The Power Connection” radio show of the Center for Social Connections.

Home Based Business Radio Show Interview Sept. 2010

BLOGTALK RADIO: Kimberly shared insights on surviving and thriving in your own scrappy business with Greg and Pattie Arnold live from Tokyo on their Colorado-based show “Home Based Business Live”.

Price Waterhouse Cooper Interview April 2008

Listen to an interview with Kimberly on “The 12 Predictable and Avoidable Pitfalls Every Project Faces” from 4/10/2008 on the Price Waterhouse Coopers Start Up Show at WSRadio.