Following the success of their first book, The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual & Organizational Accountability, Roger Connors and Tom Smith take their readers to the next level with their second collaborative book, Journey to the Emerald City: Achieve a Competitive Edge Through a Culture of Accountability. While the The Oz Principle shows the importance of self accountability in achieving goals by using the characters from the Wizard of Oz, this time Connors and Smith explore the direct relationship between a company’s culture and the results it produces.
The authors have successfully laid down a step by step guide on creating a corporate culture that is more accountable thus removing workplace issues such as the blame game and low morale, which are predominant among companies with low accountability. The first sections of the book teach leaders on how to evaluate and examine the company’s existing culture. And from then on he or she should be able to manage and change this culture in order to achieve a culture of accountability.
Connors’ and Smith’s unique approach to creating a culture of greater accountability is what makes Journey to the Emerald City handy for any leader. To stay loyal with the book’s theme, each chapters starts with a quote from L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The book also has diagrams to better help the readers understand the concepts discussed in the book and also filled with success stories from a number of companies who have enjoyed tremendous changes after successfully creating a culture of accountability.
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