TY - BOOK AU - Mcinnes, Will TI - Culture shock: a handbook for 21st century business SN - 9781118312438 U1 - 658.406 PY - 2012/// CY - Chichester PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Organizational change KW - Culture shock KW - Leadership KW - Corporate culture KW - Business N1 - TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword vii Introduction 1 Chapter One: Purpose and Meaning 5 Chapter Two: Democracy and Empowerment 31 Chapter Three: Progressive People 67 Chapter Four: Conscious Leadership 101 Chapter Five: Organizational Openness 129 Chapter Six: Change Velocity 161 Chapter Seven: Tech DNA 197 Chapter Eight: Fair Finances 227 Conclusion 261 Acknowledgements 267 About Will McInnes 271 Index 273 N2 - 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 ER -