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Detox Your Culture: Deliver results, retain staff, and strengthen your organization's reputation
The essential guide for organizations to understand how toxic cultures form, identify the warning signs, and take effective action to address and prevent them.
In recent years, the media has been rife with stories of toxic workplaces - from reports into public institutions such as the police and healthcare trusts, to allegations from former employees at the likes of Twitter and the Ellen DeGeneres Show. It can present itself in many harassment, discrimination, lack of boundaries, a culture of fear and lack of support for employees. But toxic workplaces can also lead to missed targets, poor strategic decisions, and a loss of trust from the public and shareholders; in short, they are bad for business, leaders and anyone working in them.
In this book, workplace culture expert Colin D. Ellis lays out a series of simple but effective methods for leaders looking to understand how toxic cultures form, illustrated through a global range of case studies (including CBI, the London Fire Brigade, Uber, SpaceX, Sony Music, and Amnesty International). He walks readers through practical actions that they can take to create the cultural conditions for success - a work environment of belonging, inclusivity, flexibility and value creation.
Designed to be universally applicable, and tackling a diverse range of topics - from employee connection, to establishing and integrating positive values - Detox Your Culture is essential reading for any leader or manager looking to ensure that their organization's reputation and results are never compromised by culture.
In recent years, the media has been rife with stories of toxic workplaces - from reports into public institutions such as the police and healthcare trusts, to allegations from former employees at the likes of Twitter and the Ellen DeGeneres Show. It can present itself in many harassment, discrimination, lack of boundaries, a culture of fear and lack of support for employees. But toxic workplaces can also lead to missed targets, poor strategic decisions, and a loss of trust from the public and shareholders; in short, they are bad for business, leaders and anyone working in them.
In this book, workplace culture expert Colin D. Ellis lays out a series of simple but effective methods for leaders looking to understand how toxic cultures form, illustrated through a global range of case studies (including CBI, the London Fire Brigade, Uber, SpaceX, Sony Music, and Amnesty International). He walks readers through practical actions that they can take to create the cultural conditions for success - a work environment of belonging, inclusivity, flexibility and value creation.
Designed to be universally applicable, and tackling a diverse range of topics - from employee connection, to establishing and integrating positive values - Detox Your Culture is essential reading for any leader or manager looking to ensure that their organization's reputation and results are never compromised by culture.
240 pages, Hardcover
Published November 12, 2024
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Colin D. Ellis
7 books15 followers'Colin is one of the world's foremost authorities on workplace culture.'
Colin D Ellis is a global workplace culture expert sought after by organisations around the world to help them build vibrant, high-performance cultures.
He acutely recognizes trends in working culture early to help others understand how to apply these in the work that they do - regardless of industry or country. Colin's approach is to provide his clients with the knowledge and skills that they need in order to be able to build and evolve vibrant cultures for themselves.
He has worked with almost 100 different cultures in almost 20 countries. His clients organisations such as Red Bull, Microsoft, Cisco, the US House of Representatives, Dutch Olympic Team, IAG Insurance, Amgen and KPMG.
He is the author of five best-selling books, including the award-winning “Project Book: The Complete Guide to Consistently Delivering Great Projects”, “Culture Fix: How to Create a Great Place to Work" and “Detox Your Culture: Deliver results, retain staff, and strengthen your organization's reputation”. He is a regular speaker at conferences and events around the world, and has been featured in media outlets such as Harvard Business Review, Sky News and the BBC.
Originally from the UK, Colin now travels globally to deliver his programs and speeches. He enjoys coffee, a single malt whisky and still allows his football team Everton to ruin his weekend. His ambition is to help Everton to regain their rightful status at the top of the Premier League!
For more information on working with Colin head to www.colindellis.com or email the team at hello@colindellis.com.
Colin D Ellis is a global workplace culture expert sought after by organisations around the world to help them build vibrant, high-performance cultures.
He acutely recognizes trends in working culture early to help others understand how to apply these in the work that they do - regardless of industry or country. Colin's approach is to provide his clients with the knowledge and skills that they need in order to be able to build and evolve vibrant cultures for themselves.
He has worked with almost 100 different cultures in almost 20 countries. His clients organisations such as Red Bull, Microsoft, Cisco, the US House of Representatives, Dutch Olympic Team, IAG Insurance, Amgen and KPMG.
He is the author of five best-selling books, including the award-winning “Project Book: The Complete Guide to Consistently Delivering Great Projects”, “Culture Fix: How to Create a Great Place to Work" and “Detox Your Culture: Deliver results, retain staff, and strengthen your organization's reputation”. He is a regular speaker at conferences and events around the world, and has been featured in media outlets such as Harvard Business Review, Sky News and the BBC.
Originally from the UK, Colin now travels globally to deliver his programs and speeches. He enjoys coffee, a single malt whisky and still allows his football team Everton to ruin his weekend. His ambition is to help Everton to regain their rightful status at the top of the Premier League!
For more information on working with Colin head to www.colindellis.com or email the team at hello@colindellis.com.
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December 21, 2024
Colin Ellis’s superpower is meticulous research. This book is an in-depth look at the perils of culture gone wrong, and the path to a better way of working together. Chock full of case studies, it serves as an excellent guide for any leader who wants to steer their culture to a brighter future.
Want to understand more about culture and how to do it well? This is a great book for you.
Want to understand more about culture and how to do it well? This is a great book for you.
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