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What Is Culture ?

Culture is the sum of collective attitudes, values, norms, traditions, precedents, and past practices that exist in relationships. It is the most powerful force available to help or hinder candor. Culture influences performance standards, how people communicate, make decisions, seek innovation, and address conflict–all of the components that are critical to success.
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Participative Management – It’s Not Just a Matter of Routine

The merits of involvement and participation for optimizing organization effort are well documented and widely accepted. Over the past two decades, participative, team-oriented management has significantly improved the quality of organization life while enhancing productivity and creativity. Many organizations report substantial contributions to bottom-line results through consistent application of open leadership practices.
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A Strategy for Changing Norms

The key to changing norms is to shine a bright light on them. Allow those controlled by them to study them and explore alternatives that might better serve “What’s right” objectives. When the norm is shifted, altered attitudes and behavior shifts emerge. Norm-setting strategies are most acceptable when they are consistent with other organization-wide efforts to pursue corporate excellence.
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The real value of GRID ?

If you have ever missed an opportunity because a “people” problem could not be resolved, then you know the frustration. If you have ever watched crucial resources lost because of “personality” problems, then you understand the feeling of waste. It’s devastating to watch a person, team, or even an entire company, fumble resources because behaviors block crucial change. Not having the skills to confront and work through problems to resolve underlying causes is even more frustrating.
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