9 The Truth about Your Organizational Culture

Most people and organizations are either unaware or in denial of how toxic or limited their organizational culture is. And the way to win the game of high performance is through an evolution of culture.

When looking at the Matrix of Reality Map, we see that organizational change depends on culture, people, the use of power, and leadership. Since the role of a manager is to change the organization to get better results, a thorough understanding of all these aspects is needed to make effective and lasting change.

In this chapter, we contrast traditional and evolutionary organizations in their understanding and shaping of organizational culture. More importantly, we share a powerful model to diagnose ...

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