“The first few chapters are the best thing I’ve ever read on the topic of organizational culture. They are fun and funny; engaging and revealing; continually surprising and packed with truth-telling on the subject.”
-John Balkcom, Independent Board Member, Former President of St. John’s College
If Your Culture Could Talk
A Story About Culture Change
In Tom Krause’s newest book, the CEO of a prominent organization is shocked when a catastrophic event occurs, seemingly out of the blue. An investigation finds the culture of the organization as the primary cause. The troubled CEO must find a way of addressing it, rapidly and in measurable terms, but he has no clear vision for how to do it. His concern and frustration build—until suddenly and surprisingly, a mysterious source of intelligence enters the scene and changes the game.
A Fresh Perspective on Culture and Leadership
Using an entertaining, narrative format, If Your Culture Could Talk, shines a light on the ways in which the leaders of a troubled organization have shaped that organization’s culture. The candid, humorous, and brutally honest voice of culture offers a perspective that the leadership team has struggled to see on their own, despite town hall meetings and employee surveys with seemingly positive data trends.
For any leader who is struggling to build, redefine, or enhance culture, If Your Culture Could Talk offers an eye-opening third-party perspective and practical advice, based in Dr. Krause’s decades of research into organizational functioning, decision-making, leadership, and behavior.
“I liked the direct, no-nonsense approach that using the Culture Creature afforded in dialog with the characters.”
BILL READDY
Former Associate Administrator of the Office of Space Flight, at NASA Headquarters
If Your Culture Could Talk
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Thomas Krause
Dr. Krause is a thought leader in organizational safety. He is an innovator in safety leadership and the prevention of serious injuries and fatalities. His original work was in the early development of behavior-based safety and he is the author of several books, including 7 Insights Into Safety Leadership. As the Chairman and the Founder of Krause Bell Group, he leads innovation groups, delivers talks, and hosts discussions with subject-matter experts to bring new insights into safety performance improvement.
Under the leadership of Tom and co-founder, Kristen Bell, Krause Bell Group focuses on the prevention of serious incidents and fatalities by improving how organizations function. Their consultants apply research-based interventions to strengthen decision-making and leadership, address behavior and build culture to create safe, healthy, and high-performing organizations.
What is it that senior leaders need to ‘Get’ about safety? What is it that these key safety leaders need in order to influence the organization and achieve better and better performance? Tom Krause and Kristen Bell have devoted more than 20 years to figuring this out. 7 Insights Into Safety Leadership details the seven critical things leaders need to know about safety and the research behind them, offering practical advice to help any leader on their journey to safety leadership excellence.
Building on years of research and experience in the field, Leading with Safety redefines organizational safety as an activity that both leads other performance areas and in turn must be led. Thomas Krause poses the question, “What does it take to be a great safety leader?” — and answers with a comprehensive new model for understanding safety leadership as it affects organizational culture and safety climate. Leading with Safety defines the practices, tools, and systems essential to creating an injury-free workplace, including the role of employees at each level, special considerations for coaching the senior executive leader, and the two crucial aspects of human performance that every leader needs to know. Ending with inspiring real-world examples or organizations that have put these tools into practice, Leading with Safety is written for any leader who wants to lead with safety toward a more robust, productive and effective organization.
Taking the Lead in Patient Safety is written for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, administrators, and everyone else in the healthcare industry who recognize that their leadership in patient safety will not only save lives, but when approached in a way that engages and protects workers, leads to more effective and profitable healthcare organizations. The book breaks down the complex issues involved in healthcare safety into logical components and offers recommendations for assessing and improving leadership, culture, systems, behavior, and decision-making.
