Book description
'Will McInnes has nailed it. Inspiring and comprehensive, Culture Shock is aspirational future thinking with its feet firmly on the ground'
Jemima Kiss, Digital Media correspondent, The Guardian
Join the work-place revolution
There's a revolution afoot . . . don't be left behind. A new dawn has broken. Business has changed profoundly—fueled by aggressively advancing technology and a volatile global economy. So why has most business culture remained unchanged? Most organizations are closed, secretive, siloed, slow to change, and deeply hierarchical. It's time to shock these cultures. Let's burn up the old and start something new.
The wonderfully inspiring Will McInnes is here to make a change—he wants us all to work in places that are supportive, open, conducive to creativity, motivating, and fun. In this book he maps out brilliant ways to create an uplifting work culture. Learn to create a more open, democratic, and productive workplace
Packed with real-world examples and backed up by facts
Step-by-step, practical framework with actionable tasks to help you transform the way you work for the better
Table of contents
- COVER
- ENDORSEMENTS
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER ONE: PURPOSE AND MEANING
- CHAPTER TWO: DEMOCRACY AND EMPOWERMENT
- CHAPTER THREE: PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE
- CHAPTER FOUR: CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP
- CHAPTER FIVE: ORGANIZATIONAL OPENNESS
- CHAPTER SIX: CHANGE VELOCITY
- CHAPTER SEVEN: TECH DNA
- CHAPTER EIGHT: FAIR FINANCES
- CONCLUSION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- ABOUT WILL MCINNES
- INDEX
Product information
- Title: Culture Shock: A Handbook For 21st Century Business
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2012
- Publisher(s): Capstone
- ISBN: 9781118312438
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