The Unwritten Rules of the Game: Master Them, Shatter Them, and Break Through the Barriers to Organizational Change
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Printer-friendly version| Title | The Unwritten Rules of the Game: Master Them, Shatter Them, and Break Through the Barriers to Organizational Change |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Pub Year | 1994 |
| Authors | Scott-Morgan, P. |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill Companies |
| Keywords | behavior, fear, myth |
| Notes |
behavior, fear"The orthodox wisdom tells us that if we want major and rapid changes in behavior, then the only way to achieve them is for people to feel that their jobs are on the line. So, we are supposed to engineer circumstances that will create a sense of urgency--let us be honest, a sense of fear--within the body of our organizations. And with that stick we can beat our employees into a new mindset. The established dogma is a lie. Worse, it is a self serving and dangerous lie. It has become a myth that we have all been told for so long by so many people, that we in turn have passed it on to our own colleagues and so reinforced the apparent validity and common sense of the gospel." (p. 137) |