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9780967324807

Getting Your Shift Together : Making Sense of Organizational Culture and Change

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    9780967324807

  • ISBN10:

    0967324807

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-04-01
  • Publisher: Cci Pr

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Table of Contents

Dear Readerp. 3
Call to Actionp. 7
The Change Gamep. 17
Case in Pointp. 18
To Change or Not to Changep. 20
Tool Timep. 22
Change Agent: Master of the Change Processp. 23
How Deep is Change?p. 24
Future Focusedp. 25
Change in Disguisep. 27
Personal Changep. 28
The Many Faces of Changep. 29
Track Recordp. 33
Are You a Change Agent or Change Avoider?p. 34
True Confessionsp. 35
It Takes Gutsp. 36
Personal Journeyp. 37
Three Types of Organizational Changep. 38
Slow Dance Partnersp. 39
A New Expectationp. 42
Resistance: Another Crippling Shacklep. 43
All Hands on Deckp. 47
The Boogiemanp. 49
Look Who's Talkingp. 51
The Ego Has Landedp. 53
Rebel Rousersp. 55
Involvep. 58
Preparing for Change--The Top 14 Questionsp. 59
Tracking Success: The 14 Signsp. 60
Fourteen Signs That Change is Taking Place and Becoming a Way of Lifep. 60
Pulling It All Togetherp. 63
Suggested Implementation Principles for Change Initiativesp. 63
Role of the CEOp. 67
Can We Talk--CEO to CEO?p. 67
Ten Commandments of Reorganizational Designp. 68
How Not to Make Shift Happenp. 70
CEO: A Place Too Far?p. 72
CEOs Nurture Changep. 77
The CEO's Role is...p. 78
The Catalytic CEOp. 79
Climbing Off the Pedestalp. 82
Ethical Principles and Valuesp. 84
Peoplep. 84
Communicationp. 84
Economic Viabilityp. 84
Sericep. 84
Qualityp. 84
Let Out Pent-Up Energyp. 85
Let "Empowerment" be Your Middle Namep. 85
Honor Thy Customers--Inside and Outp. 86
We Want Controlp. 88
Talk to People and Listenp. 89
Power to the People!p. 91
CEO = Chief Empowerment Officerp. 91
Values Have Value!p. 92
The CEO Can Typep. 92
The CEO as Change Agentp. 95
The Culture Vulturep. 97
What is Organizational Culture?p. 100
Values Create Culturesp. 112
Why Pay Attention to Organizational Culture?p. 119
Peoplep. 119
Practicep. 122
Performancep. 123
Technologyp. 126
Managing Across Bordersp. 127
Building Wallsp. 127
Labor Negotiationsp. 128
Common Sensep. 129
Shareholdersp. 129
Strategyp. 130
Six Recurring Themes of Highly Effective Culturesp. 131
Is There a Right Culture?p. 137
The CREWp. 142
Leadership and Culturep. 147
Differences are a Plusp. 150
The Leadership Kitp. 151
'I Can' Beats IQp. 153
Transform Yourselfp. 155
Discovery Can Mean Changep. 155
Lone Ranger's Last Ride?p. 157
Board Hits CEO, Leaves no Splintersp. 160
Due Diligencep. 167
Cultural Due Diligence: What Is It?p. 173
Why Conduct Cultural Due Diligence?p. 182
Integration Can Take on Many Formsp. 185
Put the M back in MandAp. 187
Be 'For Sale Ready'p. 189
Survey Saysp. 194
Internal and External Shiftsp. 195
Risk Quotientp. 196
Put the Diligence Back in Due Diligencep. 197
Bewarep. 197
Play it Again, Samp. 198
The Cultural-Assessment Processp. 201
The Human Webp. 202
The Label Frenzyp. 203
Get Down to Detailsp. 203
Getting Startedp. 205
Phase I: The Digp. 208
Phase IIp. 226
Moving Forwardp. 231
Pick a Partner and Promenadep. 236
Good Listenersp. 236
Knowledgeablep. 237
Communicationp. 237
Choicesp. 237
Partnerp. 237
Implementationp. 238
Personality/Chemistryp. 238
Jack/Jackie Of All Tradesp. 238
Honestry And Integrityp. 239
Beware of the Wolf in Sheep's Clothingp. 239
The Responsibility Shifts to Youp. 240
Keep It Alivep. 241
Afterword: Spirit and Leadershipp. 243
Introductionp. 243
The Promisep. 244
The Obstaclesp. 246
Turning Pointsp. 246
Fulfillmentp. 249
Appendix Ap. 253
Appendix Bp. 257
Programs--Tried and Truep. 259
Town Meetingsp. 259
"Andy Over Easy"p. 260
Customer/Patient Dinnersp. 261
Tour Of Dutyp. 262
Chapter Notesp. 263
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