 Battle Stations In A Dead Calm
from BusinessWeek -- The Welch Way
July 31, 2006
BusinessWeek columnists Jack & Suzy Welch say that organizational transformations, especially the brave-new-world kind required by global competition, almost never happen unless people really feel the fear factor in their bones. Survival is a mighty motivator. Without an impending crisis, people love the status quo! A bureaucracy can feel like a warm bath. People never want to get out. And they certainly have no desire to jump into the icy water of global competition. And icy it will be, at least at first, because competitive organizations must be flat, fast, and transparent. Informal, candid communication is a must. So, too, is a mindset that has people constantly seeking best practices inside and outside the company
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