Seven Deadly Sins of Organizational Culture: Lessons From Some of The Most Infamous Corporate Failures [Paperback]

Preface. About the Author. Introduction. Chapter 1 Flawed Mission and Misaligned Values. Chapter 2 Flawed Incentives. Chapter 3 Lack of Accountability. Chapter 4 Ineffective Talent Management. Chapter 5 Lack of Transparency. Chapter 6 Ineffective Risk Management. Chapter 7 Ineffective Leadership. Chapter 8 Assessment of Culture. Chapter 9 Culture Transformation. Afterword. Appendix I Healthy Culture Attributes. Appendix II Culture Red Flags. Appendix III OECD ER M Maturity. Appendix IV Culture Assessment Survey. Appendix V Culture Wellness Report Card. Appendix VI Culture Assessment Attributes. Appendix VII Common Categories of Root Causes. Index.

This book is about the primary symptoms present in a dysfunctional culture that could have devastating outcomes for any organization. The book outlines each of the seven sins in each chapter.

Each of the first seven chapters (Chapters 17) starts with a famous quote related to each of the sins and then immediately recounts stories ripped from the headlines describing well-known corporate failures but with a personal touch from former employees who experienced those stories from inside the company. (The sources for these stories are all cited in their Bibliographies).

The seven sins of organizational culture are linked with seven different corporate scandals that serve as a lesson learned as well as seven stories of organizations that have been successful with each respective organizational attribute as follows:

1. Flawed Mission and Misaligned Values uses WorldCom as the lesson learned and Patagonia as the success case
2. Flawed Incentives uses Wells Fargo as the lesson learned and Bridgeport Financial as the success case
3. Lack of Accountability uses HSBC as the lesson learned and McDonalds as the success case
4. Ineffective Talent Management uses Enron as the lesson learned and Sl£4