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The Culture Cycle

Author : James L. Heskett
Publisher : FT Press
ISBN 13 : 0132779781
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book The Culture Cycle written by James L. Heskett and published by FT Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contribution of culture to organizational performance is substantial and quantifiable. In The Culture Cycle, renowned thought leader James Heskett demonstrates how an effective culture can account for 20-30% of the differential in performance compared with "culturally unremarkable" competitors. Drawing on decades of field research and dozens of case studies, Heskett introduces a powerful conceptual framework for managing culture, and shows it at work in a real-world setting. Heskett's "culture cycle" identifies cause-and-effect relationships that are crucial to shaping effective cultures, and demonstrates how to calculate culture's economic value through "Four Rs": referrals, retention, returns to labor, and relationships. This book: Explains how culture evolves, can be shaped and sustained, and serve as the organization's "internal brand." Shows how culture can promote innovation and survival in tough times. Guides leaders in linking culture to strategy and managing forces that challenge it. Shows how to credibly quantify culture's impact on performance, productivity, and profits. Clarifies culture's unique role in mission-driven organizations. A follow-up to the classic Corporate Culture and Performance (authored by Heskett and John Kotter), this is the next indispensable book on organizational culture. "Heskett (emer., Harvard Business School) provides an exhaustive examination of corporate policies, practices, and behaviors in organizations." Summing Up: Recommended. Reprinted with permission from CHOICE, copyright by the American Library Association.

The Power of Company Culture

Author : Chris Dyer
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN 13 : 074948196X
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (494 download)

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Download or read book The Power of Company Culture written by Chris Dyer and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER: Independent Press Award 2018 - Business General Category Culture is the foundation for success in any organization. It's no coincidence that the companies with the strongest cultures not only consistently top the leaderboards of best places to work but also have the most engaged workforces, are the most in-demand employers and have the strongest financial performance. The Power of Company Culture debunks the myth that a remarkable company culture is something that a business either has or hasn't and shows how any company of any size can implement and maintain a world-class culture for business success. Structured around the seven pillars of culture success, The Power of Company Culture shows how to develop a company culture that improves productivity, performance, staff retention, company reputation and profits. Packed full of insights from leading practitioners at the forefront of developing outstanding company cultures including Michael Arena, Chief Talent Officer at General Motors, and Shari Conaway, Director of People at Southwest Airlines, this is essential reading for all HR Managers and business leaders who are responsible for building, monitoring and managing culture in their organizations.

Win from Within

Author : James Heskett
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231554826
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Win from Within written by James Heskett and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is significant evidence that an effective organizational culture provides a major competitive edge—higher levels of employee and customer engagement and loyalty translate into higher growth and profits. Many business leaders know this, yet few are doing much to improve their organizations’ cultures. They are discouraged by misguided beliefs that an executive’s tenure and an organization’s attention span are too short for meaningful transformation. James Heskett provides a roadmap for achievable and fast-paced culture change. He demonstrates that an effective culture supplies the trust that makes managing change of all kinds easier. It provides a foundation on which changes in strategy can be based, and it’s a competitive edge that can’t easily be hacked or copied. Examining leading companies around the world, Heskett details how organizational culture makes employees more loyal, more productive, and more creative. He discusses how to quantify its effects in order to sell the notion of culture change to the organization and considers how to preserve an organization’s culture in the face of the trend toward remote work hastened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Showing how leadership can bring about significant changes in a surprisingly short time span, Win from Within offers a playbook for developing and deploying culture that enables outsized results. It is a groundbreaking demonstration of organizational culture’s role as a foundation for strategic success—and its measurable impact on the bottom line.

Corporate Culture and Performance

Author : John P. Kotter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439107602
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Corporate Culture and Performance written by John P. Kotter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going far beyond previous empirical work, John Kotter and James Heskett provide the first comprehensive critical analysis of how the "culture" of a corporation powerfully influences its economic performance, for better or for worse. Through painstaking research at such firms as Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, ICI, Nissan, and First Chicago, as well as a quantitative study of the relationship between culture and performance in more than 200 companies, the authors describe how shared values and unwritten rules can profoundly enhance economic success or, conversely, lead to failure to adapt to changing markets and environments. With penetrating insight, Kotter and Heskett trace the roots of both healthy and unhealthy cultures, demonstrating how easily the latter emerge, especially in firms which have experienced much past success. Challenging the widely held belief that "strong" corporate cultures create excellent business performance, Kotter and Heskett show that while many shared values and institutionalized practices can promote good performances in some instances, those cultures can also be characterized by arrogance, inward focus, and bureaucracy -- features that undermine an organization's ability to adapt to change. They also show that even "contextually or strategically appropriate" cultures -- ones that fit a firm's strategy and business context -- will not promote excellent performance over long periods of time unless they facilitate the adoption of strategies and practices that continuously respond to changing markets and new competitive environments. Fundamental to the process of reversing unhealthy cultures and making them more adaptive, the authors assert, is effective leadership. At the heart of this groundbreaking book, Kotter and Heskett describe how executives in ten corporations established new visions, aligned and motivated their managers to provide leadership to serve their customers, employees, and stockholders, and thus created more externally focused and responsive cultures.

When Business Meets Culture

Author : B. Munoz-Seca
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781349327331
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book When Business Meets Culture written by B. Munoz-Seca and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cultural sector is gaining increasing importance in our economies, consistantly registering growth rates above average GDP. This book presents insights on how cultural institutions can find new perspectives in their management and provides ideas to hasten culture's role as an economic developer.

Transformational Culture

Author : David Liddle
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1789661099
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (896 download)

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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.

Organizational Culture and Leadership

Author : Edgar H. Schein
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047064057X
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Organizational Culture and Leadership written by Edgar H. Schein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regarded as one of the most influential management books of all time, this fourth edition of Leadership and Organizational Culture transforms the abstract concept of culture into a tool that can be used to better shape the dynamics of organization and change. This updated edition focuses on today's business realities. Edgar Schein draws on a wide range of contemporary research to redefine culture and demonstrate the crucial role leaders play in successfully applying the principles of culture to achieve their organizational goals.

People First, Then Profit

Author : Kim A. Smith
Publisher : Mountain Arbor Press
ISBN 13 : 9780997803846
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book People First, Then Profit written by Kim A. Smith and published by Mountain Arbor Press. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine a world where organizations hire partners instead of workers. The visionaries set up the partners for success by prioritizing needs, cultivating growth and welcoming their brilliant insight to the table. The voices of the partners carry wisdom for each visionary to navigate the growing competition. Customers remain loyal because they feel heard, without knowingly using their voice. Yet, the twists and turns of the market are accurately forecasted because of the brilliance within the brand these customers adore. Just imagine, for a moment, if you were that visionary. How much more helpful would it be to work with partners who were committed and productive? What if you were that partner? How much easier would it be for you to show up to work every day - knowing the weight of your value? That world is the future of work. It is a place where the culture is rich from the synergy of its people. This book is for the leader who recognizes the following: we live in a relationship economy; the old model of leading over people is dead; the new model of leading with people breeds loyalty; maintaining unmuted workforces is both a strategic advantage and business survival tactic; any sustainable success will require a people first mindset. People First, then Profit will unveil the hidden truths about your work culture and give you the strategy to shift to a people rich culture.

People Over Profit

Author : Dale Partridge
Publisher : HarperCollins Leadership
ISBN 13 : 0718021754
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book People Over Profit written by Dale Partridge and published by HarperCollins Leadership. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Serial entrepreneur and business visionary Dale Partridge reveals seven core beliefs that create success by putting people first. Every day major headlines tell the story of a new and better American marketplace. Established corporations have begun reevaluating the quality of their products, the ethics of their supply chain, and how they can give back by donating a portion of their profit to meaningful causes. Meanwhile, millions of entrepreneurs who want a more responsible and compassionate marketplace have launched a new breed of socially focused business models. Sevenly founder Dale Partridge uncovers the seven core beliefs shared by consumers, starters, and leaders behind this transformation. These beliefs have enabled Dale to build a multimillion-dollar company that is revolutionizing the marketplace In People Over Profit, Partridge will help you realize: People matter Truth wins Transparency frees Authenticity attracts Quality speaks Generosity returns Courage sustains Partridge believes these beliefs are the secret to creating a sustainable world that values honesty over deception, transparency over secrecy, authenticity over hype, and ultimately, people over profit.

The Influencing Option

Author : Libby Wagner
Publisher : Stylus Publishing (VA)
ISBN 13 : 9781906403607
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book The Influencing Option written by Libby Wagner and published by Stylus Publishing (VA). This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although position power may afford short-term results and compliance, the constant upkeep of such interactions can be exhausting, not to mention wreak havoc via highly negative impacts on business results in the long-term. Though many books on the market today address leadership techniques, styles and philosophies, none actually help those leaders talk to people via a language and philosophy that works for the long-term. The Influencing Optionis rooted firmly in values and behavior-based principles of influencing (as opposed to commanding or ordering) which supports integrity and drives commitment. This influencing model offers multiple options so that those who use it are able to gain behavioral commitment without relying on conflict, heavy-handed authority or guilt. Instead, specificity and candor are among its most compelling tools. This unique model for leadership communication has proven its ability time and again to develop loyal and lasting followings of participants and practitioners. Libby Wagner runs workshops in companies large and small across the US. Typically, graduates of these courses want to know how they can bring this pragmatic, uplifting model into their current organization. And the time is right for such a book! Harvard Business Reviewrecently focused an issue on "rebuilding trust" by exhorting leaders to step up to such critical business challenges as loss of faith in business leaders and gross violations of ethical business conduct. The cry to "lead with integrity" is growing as business searches for ways its leaders can take the high road in managing as they evolve "commitment cultures" that are at once transparent, participatory and sustainable. Influencing as a leadership/management strategy can fill this need. The Influencing Optionshows how to integrate "influencing training skills" steeped in respect, empathy, specificity and genuineness and thus fill a need unmet by current leadership/management books on the market.

Chasing Youth Culture and Getting it Right

Author : Tina Wells
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118061667
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Chasing Youth Culture and Getting it Right written by Tina Wells and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understand and market to the newest wave of millennials Whether you're a business professional trying to decode the $43 billion youth market, a marketer looking for a message that connects, or an entrepreneur trying to develop youth-oriented products, Chasing Youth Culture and Getting It Right gives you an unparalleled field guide to the newest wave of millennials and their mindsets. Inside this unique book, you'll meet four major tribes?the Wired Techie, The Conformist But Somewhat Paradoxical Preppy, The Always-Mellow Alternative, and The Cutting-Edge Independent?and understand their key traits, likes and dislikes, and what kind of adult they will likely become. Includes many examples of companies, brands, and organizations who chased the youth demographic and got it right, or who failed to nail their audience Understand such concepts as Warholism, Tweenabees, Hand-me-ups, Massclusivity, The Facebook Effect, and Instantity Author has won many honors and much media recognition as a young entrepreneur and youth marketer to watch Want to understand the next generation? Get Chasing Youth Culture and Getting It Right and discover how to reach this fascinating and elusive demographic.

Enhancing Organizational Performance

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309175828
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Enhancing Organizational Performance written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-04-02 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Total quality management (TQM), reengineering, the workplace of the twenty-first centuryâ€"the 1990s have brought a sense of urgency to organizations to change or face stagnation and decline, according to Enhancing Organizational Performance. Organizations are adopting popular management techniques, some scientific, some faddish, often without introducing them properly or adequately measuring the outcome. Enhancing Organizational Performance reviews the most popular current approaches to organizational changeâ€"total quality management, reengineering, and downsizingâ€"in terms of how they affect organizations and people, how performance improvements can be measured, and what questions remain to be answered by researchers. The committee explores how theory, doctrine, accepted wisdom, and personal experience have all served as sources for organization design. Alternative organization structures such as teams, specialist networks, associations, and virtual organizations are examined. Enhancing Organizational Performance looks at the influence of the organization's norms, values, and beliefsâ€"its cultureâ€"on people and their performance, identifying cultural "levers" available to organization leaders. And what is leadership? The committee sorts through a wealth of research to identify behaviors and skills related to leadership effectiveness. The volume examines techniques for developing these skills and suggests new competencies that will become required with globalization and other trends. Mergers, networks, alliances, coalitionsâ€"organizations are increasingly turning to new intra- and inter-organizational structures. Enhancing Organizational Performance discusses how organizations cooperate to maximize outcomes. The committee explores the changing missions of the U.S. Army as a case study that has relevance to any organization. Noting that a musical greeting card contains more computing power than existed in the entire world before 1950, the committee addresses the impact of new technologies on performance. With examples, insights, and practical criteria, Enhancing Organizational Performance clarifies the nature of organizations and the prospects for performance improvement. This book will be important to corporate leaders, executives, and managers; faculty and students in organizational performance and the social sciences; business journalists; researchers; and interested individuals.

Culture Transformation

Author : Phil Geldart
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 0993936016
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (939 download)

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Download or read book Culture Transformation written by Phil Geldart and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2014-12-12 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "e;A true culture transformation should outlast the management that initiated it."e; In his latest book, Phil Geldart, CEO of Eagle's Flight, discusses:How and where to startMeasuring the impactThe role of leadershipHow to change behaviorThe importance of convictionWho should do whatThe role of HRand substantially more...The book also includes an action planning workbook with the 30 most crucial questions to address in order to ensure success.

Water, Life, and Profit

Author : Sara Beth Keough
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1805399217
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Water, Life, and Profit written by Sara Beth Keough and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water, Life, and Profit offers a holistic analysis of the people, economies, cultural symbolism, and material culture involved in the management, production, distribution, and consumption of drinking water in the urban context of Niamey, Niger. Paying particular attention to two key groups of people who provide water to most of Niamey’s residents - door-to-door water vendors, and those who sell water in one-half-liter plastic bags (sachets) on the street or in small shops – the authors offer new insights into how Niamey’s water economies affect gender, ethnicity, class, and spatial structure today.

Culture, Leadership, and Organizations

Author : Robert J. House
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452208123
Total Pages : 849 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Culture, Leadership, and Organizations written by Robert J. House and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2004-04-29 with total page 849 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culture, Leadership, and Organizations reports the results of a ten-year research program, the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) research program. GLOBE is a long-term program designed to conceptualize, operationalize, test, and validate a cross-level integrated theory of the relationship between culture and societal, organizational, and leadership effectiveness. A team of 160 scholars worked together since 1994 to study societal culture, organizational culture, and attributes of effective leadership in 62 cultures. Culture, Leadership, and Organizations: The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies reports the findings of the first two phases of GLOBE. The book is primarily based on the results of the survey of over 17,000 middle managers in three industries: banking, food processing, and telecommunications, as well as archival measures of country economic prosperity and the physical and psychological well-being of the cultures studied. GLOBE has several distinguishing features. First, it is truly a cross-cultural research program. The constructs were defined, conceptualized, and operationalized by the multicultural team of researchers. Second, the industries were selected through a polling of the country investigators, and the instruments were designed with the full participation of the researchers representing the different cultures. Finally, the data in each country were collected by investigators who were either natives of the cultures studied or had extensive knowledge and experience in that culture. A unique feature of this book is that while it is an edited book and many experts have written the different chapters, unlike other edited books, it is a fully integrated, seamless, and cohesive book covering the many aspects of the theory underpinning the GLOBE.

Developing a Learning Culture in Nonprofit Organizations

Author : Stephen J. Gill
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 141296766X
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Developing a Learning Culture in Nonprofit Organizations written by Stephen J. Gill and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nonprofit organizations are under increasing pressure to demonstrate impact and that the funds raised to operate their organizations are maximized and used effectively. This book demonstrates how to create a culture of learning (intentional learning from reflection and feedback focused on successes and failures) that will lead to ongoing performance measurement and improvement. Because nonprofit organizations rely heavily on volunteers and are focused on mission, not money, it is critical for them to create a culture in which learning is a motivator for change. The book breaks down learning into four levels: individual, team, whole organization and community. Learning at each of these levels is described and then specific tools are presented. The tools are hands-on and practical, which facilitate reflection and feedback.

Purpose and Profit

Author : George Serafeim
Publisher : HarperCollins Leadership
ISBN 13 : 1400230365
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Purpose and Profit written by George Serafeim and published by HarperCollins Leadership. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are purpose and profit in conflict, or can both be achieved simultaneously with the right mindset and tools? What are the forces that are reshaping the relationship between the two? What can we all do to strengthen the relationship between purpose and profit as entrepreneurs, managers, employees, consumers, and investors? Backed by cutting-edge research, Purpose and Profit provides answers to these fundamental questions that are increasingly defining the business landscape all around the world. Distinguished Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim takes readers on a research-driven journey to understand: How and why environmental and social issues are becoming increasingly relevant for organizations worldwide; The ways that companies can design and implement strategies that generate greater impact; The six archetypes of value creation enabled by these new trends; The role of investors in driving greater recognition of ESG issues; and How we can all look at the choices we make and careers we pursue in a way that maximizes purpose and profit in our own lives.