Above the line : how to create a company culture that engages employees, delights customers and delivers results / / Michael Henderson

• Autore: Henderson Michael
• Pubblicazione: Milton, Queensland, [Australia] : , : Wiley, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 pages) : b illustrations, photograph
• Disciplina: 302.35
• Soggetto topico: Corporate culture - United States; Corporations - Sociological aspects - United States; Organizational behavior - United States; Customer services - United States; Customer relations - United States; Industrial relations - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Culture is transmitted from generation to generationA simpler definition of culture; CHAPTER 2 Why organisations should take culture seriously; The relationship of culture to business strategy; Culture is your organisation's first competitor; Culture is another word for performance; The impact of the global financial crisis; Gen Y employee expectations; Why organisations should take culture seriously; CHAPTER 3 Aligning culture and strategy; The relationship between culture and strategy; Culture and performance; Aligning culture and company strategy; Misaligned on strategy ; Price, service or product? Pick one!From customer value to operating model; Values alignment to strategy; Understanding values; What are values?; How do values differ from morals and ethics?; How do values function?; The role of values in an organisation; Are values as important as organisations think they are?; Part II ABOVE THE LINE CULTURE; CHAPTER 4 Above and below the line cultures; Discovering above and below the line cultures; Below the line culture traits; Misaligned to strategy; Fearful; Angry; Taking; Draining; Empty; Lost; Disingenuous; Sense of rumour; Adopting a silo mentality ; Attention turned inChildish; Reactive; Blame storms; Pessimistic; High staff turnover; 10 costs associated with a below the line culture; Above the line culture traits; Giving; Fast; Sense of humour; Belonging; Attention turned out; Mature; Adaptive; Thought leading; Willing; Optimistic; Strong employee value proposition; 10 benefits of operating with an above the line culture; CHAPTER 5 Below the line stages: dead cultures; CHAPTER 6 Below the line stages: dying cultures; Summary of culture traits at this level; CHAPTER 7 Below the line stages: disabled cultures; Owning the culture ; Understanding ownership for leadersDisabled cultures; Characteristics of disabled cultures; CHAPTER 8 Crossing the line: a shift in perspective; The line and productivity; CHAPTER 9 Above the line cultures: stable; New behaviours; Summary of culture traits at the stable level; CHAPTER 10 Above the line cultures: successful; Mission and purpose; New questions; Summary of culture traits at the successful level; CHAPTER 11 Above the line cultures: excelling; New ways of thinking; The importance of intent; Features of excelling cultures; Summary of culture traits at the excelling level ; CHAPTER 12 A glimpse behind the curtain: consciousness and culture
• Sommario/riassunto: Position your organisation's culture to attain new heights Above the Line: How to Create a Company Culture that Engages Employees, Delights Customers and Delivers Results offers all leaders a handbook for leveraging an organisation's culture to engage staff, increase customer satisfaction and streamline business performance. A groundbreaking work, this book reveals what it takes to achieve optimum results from your organisational culture without employing the use of external consultants. This organic, in-house approach to company culture transformation saves both time and money
• Titolo autorizzato: Above the line
• ISBN: 0-7303-1251-8; 0-7303-1252-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811275703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II