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Book Culture Blueprint

    Book Details:
  • Author : Robert Richman
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2014-09-01
  • ISBN : 9780692274774
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Culture Blueprint written by Robert Richman and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Culture Renovation  18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakeable Company

Download or read book Culture Renovation 18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakeable Company written by Kevin Oakes and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seize and expand the competitive edge with a smart, well-managed culture “renovation” Most business leaders understand the power of a dynamic, positive culture—but almost every effort to change culture fails. Why? The approach is often all wrong. Rather than attempt to “transform” a new culture from the ground up, leaders need to instead spearhead a culture renovation. It’s all about keeping what works, changing what needs to be changed, and ensuring proper care and maintenance—much like refurbishing and living in a beautiful historic home and improving its overall value. In Culture Renovation, the head of the world’s leading HR research firm—the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)—Kevin Oakes provides tangible, tactical insights drawn from a robust data set and informed by CEOs and HR leaders at many of the world’s top companies. You’ll find everything you need to rebuild your corporate culture with care and expertise, including: Three phases and detailed action steps for architecting the change you want to see Practical insights and examples from T-Mobile, Microsoft, 3M, and other top companies The traits of a healthy corporate culture Proven talent practices to maintain your new culture for long-term success Oakes identifies 18 proven leadership actions for turning any culture into an agile, resilient, and innovative high-performance organization. You’ll learn how to best understand the culture in place today and set a new cultural path for decades to come; develop a co-creation mindset; identify influencers and blockers; ferret out skeptics and non-believers; measure, monitor, and report progress; and implement “next practices” in talent strategies to sustain the renovation. Culture Renovation delivers everything you need to plan, build, and maintain a corporate culture that drives profits, growth, and business sustainability now and well into the future.

Book Transformational Culture

Download or read book Transformational Culture written by David Liddle and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2021-09-03 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2022 - People, Culture & Management category Company culture is the foundation of business success. Strong culture drives an average of four times more revenue growth, 12% more productivity and half the employee turnover rate. Driven by global health, economic and environmental emergencies and rising social justice and employee activism, organizations are urgently seeking a new cultural model which will enable them to thrive. Transformational Culture provides a blueprint for a fair, just, inclusive, sustainable, and high performing organization. With a foreword from Dave Ulrich and expert analysis of the benefits of a people-focused and values lead organization, it provides 8 transformational enablers to deliver individual, team and business success. Guidance is also included on how to tackle toxic cultures and behaviours, how to shift the dial from retributive to restorative justice, and how to develop humane and human HR and management systems. The book offers practical guidance for HR professionals and business leaders on how to redefine their culture and to embed a unique, practical framework to assist with the resolution of concerns, complaints, and conflicts at work. Tried and tested toolkits and templates plus case studies from organizations who have successfully implemented this approach including London Ambulance Service, Aviva, The FT and British Retail Consortium are contained within Transformational Culture making this an invaluable guide for anyone wishing to put their people and their values first.

Book Built on Values

Download or read book Built on Values written by Ann Rhoades and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most leaders know that a winning, engaged culture is the key to attracting top talent—and customers. Yet, it remains elusive how exactly to create this ideal workplace —one where everyone from the front lines to the board room knows the company’s values and feels comfortable and empowered to act on them. Based on Ann Rhoades’ years of experience with JetBlue, Southwest, and other companies known for their trailblazing corporate cultures, Built on Values reveals exactly how leaders can create winning environments that allow their employees and their companies to thrive. Companies that create or improve values-based cultures can become higher performers, both in customer and employee satisfaction and financial return, as proven by Rhoades’ work with JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, Disney, Loma Linda University Hospitals, Doubletree Hotels, Juniper Networks, and P.F. Chang’s China Bistros. Built on Values provides a clear blueprint for how to accomplish culture change, showing: How to exceed the expectations of employees and customers How to develop a Values Blueprint tailored to your organization’s goals and put it into action Why it's essential to hire, fire, and reward people based on values alone, and How to establish a discipline for sustaining a values-centric culture Built on Values helps companies get on the pathway to greatness by showing the exact steps for either curing an ailing company culture or creating a new one from scratch.

Book The Productive Culture Blueprint

Download or read book The Productive Culture Blueprint written by Debra H. Snider and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for both in-house counsel and the outside lawyers who serve them, this book provides a framework for building sustainable strategic productibity into law departments by redefining both internal and external roles.

Book Hustle Culture

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  • Author : K A Perkins
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-04-03
  • ISBN : 9781736907405
  • Pages : 172 pages

Download or read book Hustle Culture written by K A Perkins and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-03 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hustle Culture is a cutting-edge approach to unleashing your full potential and setting yourself up for success. Once you adopt the teachings of this book, you will use your life change for the better. Lose the limitations you set in your mind. Hustle hard and your dreams are guaranteed to come true!As the proud author of this blueprint for success, K.A. Perkins distills complex topics into simple life-changing practices. Utterly devoted to researching how the workplace evolves and what it demands, he draws on the most proven ideas from workforce development.By relying on this guide, you will elevate your self-discipline skills while focusing on the most important principles of the Hustle Culture. Tapping into your power takes time, but this book will take you there in no time. Once you start down the Hustle path, there is no turning back!When you take time to work on yourself, great things are bound to happen. Never forget: "Things may come to those who wait, but they are the things left behind by the Hustler".

Book Exposing the  culture of Arrogance  in the Academy

Download or read book Exposing the culture of Arrogance in the Academy written by Gail L. Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There generally remains a gulf between the way most Black faculty perceive the racial climate at their institutions and the recognition by non-Black faculty and administrators that there are problems and that these perceptions have merit. This book is intended to promote a productive dialogue.This book weaves the authors' own experiences with the responses of 136 Black faculty to a questionnaire, and a smaller sample who were interviewed, to identify the factors that determine Black faculty's satisfaction or dissatisfaction with their jobs and institutions.Recurring themes underscore the importance of a supportive work environment that is built on mutual respect, full inclusion in the decision-making process, and an institutional climate that does not tolerate cultural insensitivity or racism. The qualitative and quantitative information and the authors' conclusions can help postsecondary institutions improve Black faculty satisfaction levels, and ultimately, retention rates.This book will resonate with any Black faculty who have felt frustrated enough to consider leaving a postsecondary institution and with those who are content at their current institutions. For non-Black faculty and for administrators of all races, the book illuminates the sources of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction, explains the reasons their Black colleagues leave or stay, and offers valuable recommendations for change. For anyone, at any level, interested in the issue of the racial climate at his or her institution, this book offers a constructive framework for discussion and action

Book Building a Winning Culture In Government

Download or read book Building a Winning Culture In Government written by Patrick R. Leddin and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2018-04-15 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The strategic consultant and author of Talent Unleashed presents a revolutionary blueprint for organizational success in government. Today’s government organizations face political fallout, media scrutiny, reduced funding, and the challenges of motivating large, highly regulated organizations. In many offices, these challenges have led to a vicious cycle of employee disengagement. As performance declines, scrutiny increases, and employee paralysis sets in. Breaking this cycle requires a new approach. As an Executive Vice President at Franklin Covey, Patrick Leddin helped organizations all over the world transform their culture and unleash their potential with five highly effective practices. In Building a Winning Culture in Government, he shows how government organizations can implement these same practices to inspire their employees, revitalize engagement, and become more responsive to the public interest. In Building a Winning Culture in Government, you will learn to: Lead with purpose and find your organization's mission, mantra, or manifesto. Make the 7 Habits of Highly Successful People your organization's operating system. Inspire people to go beyond your expectations. Build trust withing the organization and with the public. Create loyalty with all stakeholders.

Book Culture in 4D

Download or read book Culture in 4D written by Tony Moore and published by Richter Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Culture in 4D" removes the mystery behind the design & development of a strong team culture. Combining research & real-life experience, Moore provides leaders with the blueprint for embedding values & setting expectations. Tony transforms abstract concepts into tangible, actionable steps, empowering readers to take control of the work experience.

Book The Customer Driven Culture  A Microsoft Story

Download or read book The Customer Driven Culture A Microsoft Story written by Travis Lowdermilk and published by O'Reilly Media. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you’re striving to make products and services that your customers will love, then you’ll need a customer-driven organization. As companies transform their businesses to meet the demands of the digital age, they find themselves grappling with uniquely human challenges. Organizational knowledge becomes siloed, employees move to safeguard their expertise, and customer data creates polarization and infighting between teams. All of these challenges widen the distance between the people who make your products and the customers who use them. To meet today’s challenges, companies need to do more than build processes for customer-driven products. They need to create a customer-driven culture. With the help of his friend and mentor Monty Hammontree, Travis Lowdermilk takes readers through the cultural transformation of the Developer Division at Microsoft. This book shows readers how to "hack" their culture and reduce the distance between them and their customers’ needs. It’s a uniquely personal story that’s told amidst a cultural revolution at one of the largest software companies in the world. This story acts as your guide. You’ll learn how to: Establish a Common Language: Help employees change their thinking and actions Build Bridges, Not Walls: Treat product building as a team sport Encourage Learning Versus Knowing: Help your team understand their customers Build Leaders That Build Your Culture: Showcase star employees to inspire others Meet Teams Where They Are: Make it easy for teams to to adopt vital behavior changes Make Data Relatable: Move beyond numbers and focus on empathizing with customers

Book Blueprint

    Book Details:
  • Author : Nicholas A. Christakis
  • Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
  • Release : 2019-03-26
  • ISBN : 0316230057
  • Pages : 493 pages

Download or read book Blueprint written by Nicholas A. Christakis and published by Little, Brown Spark. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A dazzlingly erudite synthesis of history, philosophy, anthropology, genetics, sociology, economics, epidemiology, statistics, and more" (Frank Bruni, The New York Times), Blueprint shows why evolution has placed us on a humane path -- and how we are united by our common humanity. For too long, scientists have focused on the dark side of our biological heritage: our capacity for aggression, cruelty, prejudice, and self-interest. But natural selection has given us a suite of beneficial social features, including our capacity for love, friendship, cooperation, and learning. Beneath all of our inventions -- our tools, farms, machines, cities, nations -- we carry with us innate proclivities to make a good society. In Blueprint, Nicholas A. Christakis introduces the compelling idea that our genes affect not only our bodies and behaviors, but also the ways in which we make societies, ones that are surprisingly similar worldwide. With many vivid examples -- including diverse historical and contemporary cultures, communities formed in the wake of shipwrecks, commune dwellers seeking utopia, online groups thrown together by design or involving artificially intelligent bots, and even the tender and complex social arrangements of elephants and dolphins that so resemble our own -- Christakis shows that, despite a human history replete with violence, we cannot escape our social blueprint for goodness. In a world of increasing political and economic polarization, it's tempting to ignore the positive role of our evolutionary past. But by exploring the ancient roots of goodness in civilization, Blueprint shows that our genes have shaped societies for our welfare and that, in a feedback loop stretching back many thousands of years, societies are still shaping our genes today.

Book The Blueprint

Download or read book The Blueprint written by Douglas R. Conant and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lift your leadership to new heights Doug Conant, Founder of ConantLeadership, former CEO of Campbell Soup Company, and former President of Nabisco Foods, shares transformational insights in his new book, The Blueprint. Conant is the only former Fortune 500 CEO who is a New York Times bestselling author, a top 50 Leadership Innovator, a Top 100 Leadership Speaker, and a Top 100 Most Influential Author in the World. Get Unstuck In 1984, Doug Conant was fired without warning and with barely an explanation. He felt hopeless and stuck but, surprisingly, this defeating turn of events turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to him. Doug began to consider what might be holding him back from realizing his potential, fulfilling his dreams, and making a bigger impact on the world around him. Embarking on a journey of self-reflection and discovery, he forged a path to revolutionize his leadership and transform his career trajectory. Ultimately, Doug was able to condense his remarkable leadership story into six practical steps. It wasn't until Doug worked through these six steps that he was able to lift his leadership to heights that ultimately brought him career success, joy, and fulfillment. Reach High - Envision Dig Deep - Reflect Lay the Groundwork - Study Design - Plan Build - Practice Reinforce - Improve In The Blueprint, part leadership manifesto, part practical manual, Doug teaches leaders how to work through the same six steps that he used to transform his journey. The six steps are manageable and incremental, designed to fit practically within the pace of busy modern life. Knowing how daunting the prospect of change can be, Doug arms readers with exercises and practices to realistically bring their foundation to life in every situation. Now, today’s leaders who feel stuck and overwhelmed finally have a blueprint for lifting their leadership to make meaningful change in their organizations and in the world.

Book The Challenge Culture

Download or read book The Challenge Culture written by Nigel Travis and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The executive chairman and former CEO of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins reflects on the unique, results-oriented discipline he's developed over decades of leadership, which provides a blueprint for any organization to achieve prosperity. We live in an era in which successful organizations can fail in a flash. But they can cope with change and thrive by creating a culture that supports positive pushback: questioning everything without disrespecting anyone. Nigel Travis has forty years of experience as a leader in large and successful organizations, as well as those facing existential crisis-such as Blockbuster as it dawdled in the face of the Netflix challenge. In his ten years as CEO and chairman of Dunkin' Brands, Travis fine-tuned his ideas about the challenge culture and perfected the practices required to build it. He argues that the best way for organizations to succeed in today's environment is to embrace challenge and encourage pushback. Everyone-from the new recruit to the senior leader-must be given the freedom to speak up and question the status quo, must learn how to talk in a civil way about difficult issues, and should be encouraged to debate strategies and tactics-although always in the spirit of shared purpose. How else will new ideas emerge? How else can organizations steadily improve? Through colorful storytelling, with many examples from his own career-including his leadership in turning around the fear-ridden culture of the London-based Leyton Orient Football Club, of which he is part owner-Travis shows how to establish a culture that welcomes challenge, achieves exceptional results, and ensures a prosperous future.

Book Blueprint  with a new afterword

Download or read book Blueprint with a new afterword written by Robert Plomin and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A top behavioral geneticist makes the case that DNA inherited from our parents at the moment of conception can predict our psychological strengths and weaknesses. In Blueprint, behavioral geneticist Robert Plomin describes how the DNA revolution has made DNA personal by giving us the power to predict our psychological strengths and weaknesses from birth. A century of genetic research shows that DNA differences inherited from our parents are the consistent lifelong sources of our psychological individuality—the blueprint that makes us who we are. Plomin reports that genetics explains more about the psychological differences among people than all other factors combined. Nature, not nurture, is what makes us who we are. Plomin explores the implications of these findings, drawing some provocative conclusions—among them that parenting styles don't really affect children's outcomes once genetics is taken into effect. This book offers readers a unique insider's view of the exciting synergies that came from combining genetics and psychology. The paperback edition has a new afterword by the author.

Book Ideal Me

    Book Details:
  • Author : Glen Guyton
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2018-07-31
  • ISBN : 9780692142752
  • Pages : 105 pages

Download or read book Ideal Me written by Glen Guyton and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the adventure of discovering your IDEAL me. No one book, no author can change your life. No magic formula or fairy dust will appear to make that happen. Only you can do that. Following your divine call will not guarantee happiness, but that call to your IDEAL life is like a song that you can't get out of your head. Once the call has been heard, there is no satisfaction for those who choose not to answer. This book is not for everyone, but it may be for you. Glen Guyton works with individuals trying to make sense of the culture in which they live so that they can live their IDEAL lives-the subject of this book. Be encouraged to live your life and love the life you live. This book is a curated collection of Glen's thoughts and experiences. Glen has worked with young people from a variety of backgrounds. After spending more than half his life leading people in my roles such as an Air Force officer, business person, teacher, pastor, and father, Glen has picked up a little wisdom here and there that he shares in this book. We go through different phases of need as we mature or as our circumstances change. Pick whatever chapter or guidance that you need at the time. There are no rules to reading this book, just like there are not set rules defining what your version of the IDEAL life is. This book is just one tool to help you improve your life. Ultimately, you will be the champion of your own success and Glen is happy to be along for the ride.

Book The Nature of Cultures

Download or read book The Nature of Cultures written by Heiner Mühlmann and published by Springer. This book was released on 1996-05-24 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do stress behaviour, cooperation and the cultural evaluation of rules create cultural characteristics such as the two-thousand year old system of decorum and the principle of the sublime? Muhlmann describes how maximal-stress-cooperation (MSC) linked to the dynamics of warfare generates the cultural phenomenon of rule-adjustment-decorum, rule-adjustment being a discovery made while experimenting on Artificial Life. Using molecular and culture genetic as well as genetical algorithm methods, he proposes an evolutionary theory for Western culture.

Book The CULTURAL BLUEPRINTING TOOLKIT tm

Download or read book The CULTURAL BLUEPRINTING TOOLKIT tm written by Joe Tye and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-21 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CULTURAL BLUEPRINTING TOOLKIT WORKBOOK The Cultural Blueprinting Toolkit(tm) will help you foster a stronger culture of ownership by designing and implementing a blueprint for what Values Coach calls the Invisible Architecture(tm) of your organization - the Blueprint Behind the Blueprint(tm). Using a construction metaphor, the Cultural Blueprinting Toolkit Workbook walks you through a systematic process for creating an Invisible Architecture of Core Values (the foundation), Corporate Culture (the superstructure), and Emotional Attitude (the interior) that gives you a competitive edge for recruiting and retaining great people and for earning the loyalty of raving fan customers. Each of the six modules is filled with great ideas, practical strategies, and useful tools to foster a more positive and productive workplace culture. The workbook features 40 practical culture tools, dozens of real world examples, and more than 50 questions to challenge your thinking. The modules are: Module 1: From Accountability to Ownership - Rewiring your Organization for a Culture of Ownership to Foster a More Highly-Engaged and Self Empowered Workforce Module 2: Create a plan for your Invisible Architecture(tm) of Core Values, Organizational Culture, and Workplace Attitude Module 3: The Foundation of Core Values - Make your Values Statement a Powerful Recruiting and Marketing Tool Module 4: The Superstructure of Corporate Culture - Nurture a Stronger Culture of Ownership to Create Competitive Distinction for Recruiting and Marketing Module 5: Interior of Emotional Attitude - Promote a More Positive and Productive Workplace Attitude and Eradicate Toxic Emotional Negativity Module 6: From Transactional to Transforming Leadership - Encourage Values-Based Leadership at Every Level of Your Organization The Cultural Blueprinting Toolkit is your "consultant in a box" to help you foster a culture of ownership on a foundation of values. This is for you if: * You agree with the statement that culture eats strategy for lunch, but you don't have a culture plan to reinforce your strategic plan. * Your organization's values, culture, and workplace attitudes are not making a significant contribution to employee engagement and loyalty, and to service quality and customer or satisfaction. * You realize that to a large degree your culture today will determine your bottom line two years from now. * You appreciate how having a more resilient culture can help you better cope with the uncertainty inherent in today's turbulent and hypercompetitive healthcare marketplace. * You realize that whether it's implementing electronic health records or a new service line, the greatest challenges are often cultural, not structural or strategic. * Your organization could benefit from a top-to-bottom dialog about who you are and what you stand for (and what you won't stand for). * You would like to uncover hidden leaders within your organization. * You would like to give your people tools and strategies to be more effective in their personal and professional lives while enhancing their commitment to your organization's values and vision. Visit http://www.culturalblueprint.com for more details.