CORPORATE CULTURE / HOW TRUE LEADERSHIP WORKS
Your values are on the wall.
Which ones survive Monday?
Preach trust. Check every step. Ask people to take ownership. Require approval for every decision.
Sound familiar?
This book looks at where culture actually takes shape: in conversations, meetings, under pressure and in what leaders do every day. Twelve chapters about taking people seriously. With stories in which you might recognise your boss. Perhaps yourself, too.
THE REALITY CHECK
Three questions.
No excuses.
WHO IS IT FOR?
For people who lead.
And those who feel the impact.
For leaders who want to see beyond metrics. For HR professionals shaping culture. And for employees wondering whether work really has to be this way.
A GLIMPSE / BASED ON CHAPTER 1
Two leaders.
Two cultures.
In a fictional case study from the book, Markus takes over a sales team at SoftLynx Solutions. He starts with daily checks, new reports and interventions in customer conversations. He calls it transparency. His team experiences distrust. Key people begin to leave.
Alexander starts differently: he listens, asks about obstacles and works alongside the team. He develops changes with the people who will have to make them work. The contrast raises an uncomfortable question: does your leadership create room, or make you the bottleneck?
An abridged paraphrase of fictional case studies at SoftLynx Solutions. The characters are fictional composites; the patterns draw on professional observations described in the manuscript.
THE BOOK
Fewer leadership slogans.
More everyday substance.
Twelve chapters. Contrasting stories. An honest look at what leadership creates every day.
Corporate Culture: How True Leadership Works · Stefan Schweizer · English edition. Available formats and current prices are listed on Amazon.