SKILL 7:CREATE A CULTURAL REVOLUTION
• Definition: Making the business shift to a global environment in which technology-enabled, virtual teams are requirements for success
• Benefits:
— Shocks the organization—avoids “boiling frog” syndrome
— Aligns the values with the strategy—from words to actions
• Steps:
A. Diagnose your current culture
B. Develop programs
C. Deliver skills and support
D. Determine progress
Introduction
While Skill 6 gets you beyond the poster on the wall (values are aligned and norms are specific), it does not achieve radical cultural change. “Changing corporate culture” is a polite way of saying “radical revolution.” As shocking as that statement sounds, it may be necessary, given the changes imposed upon us by the ...
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