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No Nonsense Leadership
#0098 - Innovation and disaster with Ron Westrum
Mar 21, 2024
Expert Ron Westrum discusses organizational culture's impact on innovation and disaster, highlighting generative, bureaucratic, and pathological cultures. Real-world examples from NASA and Boeing showcase the importance of leadership integrity, transparency, and a mission-focused approach. Insights on identifying generative cultures, handling bad news, and the role of technical maestros.
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- Organizational cultures are classified into generative, bureaucratic, and pathological categories based on how they handle information and bad news.
- Leaders play a critical role in shaping organizational culture, with pathological, bureaucratic, and mission-focused leaders influencing the environment and values of the organization.
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Identifying Types of Organizational Cultures
Organizations are categorized into generative, bureaucratic, and pathological cultures based on how they handle information and bad news. Pathological organizations ignore bad news, bureaucratic organizations focus on rules, while generative organizations value honesty, humility, and talent, rewarding those who bring bad news.
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