Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
"If you believe that your company's culture makes a difference in your business performance (and it does), you'll want to spend some time with Five Frequencies."-- Tim Fitzpatrick, Former chief marketing and communications officer for NextEra Energy Inc. and PG&E Corporation"Great book Very relevant for leaders of PE-backed and other companies that are trying to improve a company's culture." -- Octavio DiazCFO, Fleetwood Fixtures"Culture can make or break an organization. Five Frequencies is an enjoyable, practical and vital read on a very timely topic." -- Janet Lindner, Ed.D.Vice President, HR and Administration, Yale University"As a leader, you own culture. Five Frequencies shows you how to steward that responsibility and shape your culture in the most effective way. I'm watching these principles in practice on six continents, so I know they work."-- W.A. Bill Adams CEO, The Leadership Circle and The Full Circle Group, Co-Author Mastering Leadership and Scaling Leadership About the bookYour organization's culture: It's either an asset or a liability. At this very moment, it's either lifting your business performance or "eating your strategy for breakfast."How do you ensure it's the former, not the latter? Based on the authors' 20+ years of research, the answer couldn't be clearer: Intentionally or unintentionally, you create culture through the signals you transmit on Five Frequencies(R) 1.Your decisions and actions2.What you reward and recognize3.What you tolerate (or don't)4.How you show up informally5.Your formal communicationsTo make a bad culture good, or a good culture great, you've got to deliberately transmit strong and steady signals. This guide shows you how. Fast-paced and loaded with real-life examples, Five Frequencies prescribes more than 20 practical Signal Boosts for turning culture into competitive advantage. About the seriesThis book is part of the Logos Institute Best Practices Series which provides conceptual frame works that help to make sense of complicated issues, combined with case studies, examples, and actionable tools, tips, and techniques that help leaders make smart choices and build competitive advantage in high-stakes situations. The Logos Institute for Crisis Management and Executive Leadership stands at the intersection of scholarship and practice, providing both rigorous analysis and practical application of key leadership principles.About the authorsJeff Grimshaw, Tanya Mann, Lynne Viscio, and Jennifer Landis are principals at MGStrategy. For more than two decades, they've helped leaders measure and manage culture as a source of competitive advantage. First, they help leaders assess the gap between the culture they have and the culture they need. Then they help leaders close that gap, with strong and steady signal on Five Frequencies. The payoff? When leaders measurably strengthen culture, business performance follows. Learn more here.
Synopsis
Your organization's culture: It's either an asset or a liability. At this very moment, it's either lifting your business performance or "eating your strategy for breakfast." How do you ensure it's the former, not the latter? Based on the authors' 20+ years of research, the answer couldn't be clearer: Intentionally or unintentionally, you create culture through the signals you transmit on Five Frequencies: 1/ Your decisions and actions. 2/ What you reward and recognize. 3/ What you tolerate (or don't). 4/ How you show up informally. 5/ Your formal communications. To make a bad culture good, or a good culture great, you've got to deliberately transmit strong and steady signals. This guide shows you how. Fast-paced and loaded with real-life examples, Five Frequencies prescribes more than 20 practical Signal Boosts for turning culture into competitive advantage. Check out early endorsements and download the introduction and a discussion guide at www.fivefrequencies.com.