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Trusted Leaders Build High-Trust Cultures

The Practical Leader

In a Working Knowledge post, Harvard Business School professor Emeritus, James Heskett, raises a vital question, Can We Train for Trust? An unfiltered feedback system reduces the smothering silence that causes many leaders to confuse their desired culture with their actual culture. ” Especially true for his company.

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The Tentacles of Our Ways – Why Change is So Hard

Management Craft

Every large change – even something as seemingly straightforward as a new software system – involves changing what people do (tasks, roles, structures), how they do it (processes and habits), and why they do it (beliefs and values). To change culture, we must affect and align all three layers.

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How to Ignite and Sustain Organizational Growth

Skip Prichard

James Heskett and John Kotter found that organizations with strong corporate cultures realized over eleven years revenue growth of 682 percent, employment growth of 282 percent and stock price growth of 901 percent. You developed a five-step system for culture change. Simply put, culture drives performance. ” -Jason Richmond.

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