Walking the Talk

Building a Culture for Success (Revised Edition)
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Walking the Talk by Carolyn Taylor explores the importance of aligning company culture with organisational goals and values. Through practical guidance, it demonstrates how leaders can foster a strong, dynamic culture by consistently reflecting their beliefs in everyday actions. The book emphasises the impact of cultural transformation on business success and offers insights into maintaining this alignment for sustainable growth.
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You might appreciate this book if you're interested in transforming your organisation's culture to align more closely with its values. It's tailored for business leaders and entrepreneurs looking to implement practical strategies for cultural change and to enhance organisational performance through behavioural shifts.

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Walking the Talk

Packed with fascinating examples and case histories, and drawing extensively on Carolyn Taylor's twenty years' experience of building great cultures, it will give you the confidence to build a culture of success in your own organisation.

Building a culture for success. An insight into company cultures and practical steps to develop an environment for success.

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Building a culture for success. An insight into company cultures and practical steps to develop an environment for success.

A new, fully revised edition.

The culture of an organisation can mean the difference between success and failure. Leaders cast long shadows, and if you want to change the culture you have to walk the talk. This book shows you how.

Walking the Talk covers everything from measuring corporate culture to changing people's behaviour (including your own) and describes in detail six archetypes of company culture: Achievement, Customer-Centric, One-Team, Innovative, People-First, and Greater-Good. Packed with fascinating examples and case histories, and drawing extensively on Carolyn Taylor's twenty years' experience of building great cultures, it will give you the confidence to build a culture of success in your own organisation.

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Walking the Talk by Carolyn Taylor is highly regarded by industry leaders and academics for its insightful guidance on organisational culture. Reviewers praise the book for its practical approach to culture management and its valuable advice on specific areas such as Mergers & Acquisitions. It is considered an essential read for managers seeking to actively manage and enhance their organisational culture.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781847941572

Publisher: Cornerstone

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 September 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Random House Business Books

Edition: Revised edition

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 505g

Pages: 416

About the Author

Carolyn Taylor is one of the world's foremost experts in organisational culture change and the CEO and co-founder of the specialist culture management company Walking the Talk. During her 30 years in the field, Carolyn has worked with over a hundred companies - and over 100,000 leaders - globally, and in every sector.

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