Compliance Cop to Culture Coach
Leadership in organizations is going through unprecedented change. In the past compliance, conformity, and command and control were adequate for product-based world in education and business. As the world moves toward more knowledge work and a VUCA (volatile, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) society, building cultures of continual learning will be required.
The WHY of the book is to create and sustain organization that will deal effectively with many changes. Our life is being driven by technology, unintended consequences, and the unknown. To deal with these changes and others, organizations will need cultures that promote learning.
The HOW are the 7Cs: Communication, Collaboration, Coaching, Change, Conflict, Creativity, and Courage. Each of these are important elements of a more productive system.
The WHAT include results that include Cultural Competence, Coaching Tools, and building a Commonwealth of practices to sustain growth and adaptability.
If you want to save TIME, this book is for you. Enjoy the journey.
William A. Sommers, PhD is a practitioner with fifty years of experience in K-12, university, and business. Bill is a well-read learner who remains a site leader.
Jakub Grzadzielski is an electrical engineer by training with the bulk of his experience in managing production teams. Being trilingual provides Jakub access to worldwide companies where coaching managers and executives are his main focus.