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Excerpt: The Secret of a Winning Culture

  • 1.  Excerpt: The Secret of a Winning Culture

    Posted 12-06-1999 17:44
    I have permission from Leadership Press to distribute an excerpt from Dr.
    Larry E. Senn and John R. Childress' new book, "The Secret of a Winning
    Culture: Building High Performance Teams." With raves from CEOs and
    Presidents from McDonald's corporation to Bell Atlantic and Bank One,
    Childress and Senn are the leaders in corporate culture consulting.

    More change initiatives, from strategy to I.T. systems to mergers to
    reengineering, fail as a result of cultural issues than any other single
    factor. Trying to apply improvement methods to an unreceptive culture is
    like trying to apply a Band-Aid underwater. There's nothing wrong with the
    Band-Aid, but it won't stick and, therefore, it's ineffective. Does this
    describe your company, organization or team? If so, then it's time to
    reassess the costs of your corporate culture. The excerpt includes a
    self-test to help you determine what your corporate culture could be
    costing you!

    To get the excerpt, just send me e-mail with the subject line: "Send
    Secrets," and I will reply with a text file.

    Thanks,
    Chris Lenois