Ed says:
> I have three academic philosophers who apart from their
> academic pursuits
> give presentations, primarily on ethics, to business and corporate
> audiences.
>
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> These guys need a quick course in corporate culture theory
> and change.
> What would you recommend that these guys read or websites to
> visit which
> would bring them up to speed in say about 10 days. I'm looking in
> particular for articles rather than books like Shein's "Organizational
> Culture and Leadership."
Ed, academic philosophers are no equipped for corporate culture. They may
get up to speed to deal with the board room in ten days, but if there are
line managers and an industrial culture, you've got more to do than get
them up to speed. Remember Juran's admoninition (Managerial Breakthrough)
that you need to speak the language of the audience: the executive's
language is finance, the line manager's is throughput, and the line
worker's is survival.
John Zavacki
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