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Toxic corporate culture and endless office politics - how to change it
How do you recover when your corporate culture goes bad? CEO Peter Tsokas has been at the helm of the City of Unley since 2011. Reshaping corporate culture has been central to his leadership journey. In this ‘how to’ podcast, learn what to do when you need to guide a significant corporate culture change.
Why you should listen: learn steps in the leadership journey to change corporate culture
Why it’s important to determine what kind of corporate culture you want before running a culture survey
How to look at causal factors in a culture and make systemic changes: reward and recognition schemes, communication, appraisals, delegation, silos, goal emphasis
How to recruit for a balance of technical skills and values - critical leadership principles
We explore leadership frameworks for better corporate culture
The Human Synergistics profiling instrument for corporate culture engagement
Inspiration from past leaders and books by Stephen Covey, and Patrick Lencioni
The crucial role of managers in guiding corporate culture
Undulation of corporate culture and the threat of complacency
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SHOWNOTES:
Mentioned in the show:
Stephen Covey - The 7 habits of Highly Effective People
Patrick Lencioni -The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
About Peter Tsokas:
Corporate culture with CEO Peter Tsokas
Peter has enjoyed an extensive career within both State and Local Government and in 2011 was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at the City of Unley.
As CEO, Peter is responsible for the strategic and operational oversight of the Council’s business which includes the management and administration of all human and physical resources in the delivery of services to the community.
Peter previously worked as General Manager at the City of Unley and the City of Marion, responsible for the delivery of various services ranging from Planning and Engineering, to Community Services and Libraries. Peter also worked for a time with the RAA in a traffic safety and policy role which involved advising State Government groups in relation to traffic safety and road infrastructure.
He has an MBA and Graduate Certificate in Business Excellence, with interests including Organisation Culture, Business Improvement, Economic Development and Active Ageing.
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Related Episodes:
E142 - Secrets of bad culture exposed - with Chris Dyer
E135 - Culture is everything - reward behaviour AND results - with CEO Craig Dower
E108 - The dark side of culture
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About your podcast host, Zoë Routh:
Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical.
Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact, Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted stuff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards.
Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast.