Practicing Organization Development: A Guide for Leading Change: A Third Edition

SUMMARY

The kind of organizational transformation we have identified takes committed leaders who understand the goals of the effort and, most importantly, the business payoff for change. It requires people at all levels of the organization who are willing to change and grow themselves into new kinds of leaders. It also takes committed followership.

One of the central tenets of inclusion is the competitive advantage of all people in the organization being able to contribute their best to create a whole much greater than the sum of the parts. It will take peer-to-peer leadership and accountability to create a truly collaborative, co-owned culture in which all people are respected, seen, and heard. The crucial sense of belonging has to come ...