It's only with the Practice of Leadership that we Change our World!
Extract from the Netflix “Reference Guide on our Freedom & Responsibility Culture” The shaping of culture is a critical leadership responsibility, as I have discussed on many occasions. One of the best examples of this is the observation made by Lou Gerstner, the former IBM CEO who is credited with IBM’sturnaround, in his book on [...]
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Photo by wwarby Culture is often defined as “the way we do things around here”. Organisational culture is the leaders responsibility as “culture is the shadow of the leader”. If this is true the question is how is the culture embedded and transmitted by leaders? Edgar Schein in his book “Organizational Culture and Leadership” [...]
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When Jason Fried from 37signals was asked “How did you create the culture at 37signals?” he answered as follows: “You don’t create a culture. Culture happens. It’s the by-product of consistent behavior. If you encourage people to share, and you give them the freedom to share, then sharing will be built into your culture. If [...]
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Photo by joshuahoffmanphoto An organisation’s culture can be a source of competitive advantage or a huge obstacle to achieving its goals. The importance of culture really struck me after reading “Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance?“, in the book Lou Gersner, the former CEO and Chairman of IBM, reflects on the turnaround he orchestrated during his [...]
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Fast Company Now has a short but intersting article on the importance of culture in driving organisational success. “I came to see in my time at IBM that ‘culture’ isn’t just one aspect of the game – it is the game.” – Lou Gerstner, Former IBM CEO, credited with its turnaround The article suggests the [...]
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