The Ten Immutable Canons of Culture Change

Mark Twain, in writing a long letter to a friend, apologized for not sending a shorter one saying he "didn't have the time." Time is at a premium, seeking new information is essential but books, because of their length, end up be reviewed rather than read. Welcome to the "Orxestra one-chapter book." Easy to assimilate and absorb in one sitting, this is not a summary of a longer text or a hastily pulled together precis but a unique and carefully crafted offering focusing on a critical leadership issue.

From our research, less than 20% of organizations manage their culture. It's a state of affairs referred to in the text as "culture drift." Culture drift is the assumption that if we don't really focus on culture, if it's a sometime conversation, if we just continue doing what we are doing, we will, magically, end up where we need to be.

The Ten Immutable Canons Of Culture Change is a succinct, practical and easy to follow practitioner's guide. Building on three decades of the author's support, both a senior executive and a consultant, to some of the world's largest international organizations, the material outlines: the financial implication of culture drift, the relationship between strategy and culture, culture as a system, the culture conversation, the role of measurement, organization values, organization design, culture and brand, and the informal organization.

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