Journey to the emerald city : achieve a competitive edge by putting the Oz principle to work

A concise model for creating and sustaining a culture of accountability at all levels of the organization.In Journey to the Emerald City, Connors and Smith build on the tremendous success of The Oz Principle, Roger Connors and Tom Smith now show companies how they can change their corporate culture to create the '' culture of accountability'' which has proven to be the linchpin of a successful organization , in which every worker is a leader and everyone is empowered.The Emerald City is the ultimate organizational destination, a place where people focus on what they can do, not on what they can't, and where they look for solutions rather than offering excuses. Connors and Smith take readers step by step on the journey through the critical cultural levers of management alignment, ownership, feedback, joint accountability and coaching. They also examine how to stay ''above the line'' to nurture the new climate and reinforce positive change. No organization can get to the Emerald City overnight, but they can hasten the trip with the tools and techniques presented in this book. Connors and Smith explore the direct link between a company's culture and the results it produces, providing a program to transform entrenched patterns into potent new ways of being and doing. Getting to the core of why people work as they do is a dynamic process demanding that leaders take control of the culture to create experiences that foster beliefs, drive actions, and produce the ultimate competitive advantage. Filled with success stories, the book introduces a step by step model to help people at any level of the organization take action that will alter the company's belief system in order to produce the desired results. -- Publisher description from (Oct. 7, 2011)

Connors and Smith explore the direct link between a company's culture and the results it produces, providing a program to transform entrenched patterns into potent new ways of being and doing. Getting to the core of why people work as they do is a dynamic process demanding that leaders take control of the culture to create experiences that foster beliefs, drive actions, and produce the ultimate competitive advantage. Filled with success stories, the book introduces a step by step model to help people at any level of the organization take action that will alter the company's belief system in order to produce the desired results.

The authors promote a vision management technique that makes managers accountable for fulfilling the purpose of the company or organization and shows how the right tools and techniques will get people to see themselves and their organization differently. Reprint. The author work is based on the premise that an organization will achieve success if each individual implements the Oz principle to achieve a competitive edge through a culture of accountability. In the story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Yellow Brick Road is a path to change for the story's characters.