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Authors: Roger Connors
ISBN-13: 9781591843481, ISBN-10: 1591843480
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: May 2010
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Roger Connors

Roger Connors and Tom Smith are cofounders of Partners in Leadership, an international management consulting firm with hundreds of clients in almost all major industries. They are also the coauthors of Journey to the Emerald City, a sequel to The Oz Principle. Craig R. Hickman is coauthor of the international bestseller Creating Excellence and author of Mind of a Manager and other business books.

Book Synopsis

The definitive book on workplace accountability by the New York Times bestselling authors of How Did That Happen?

Since it was originally published in 1994, The Oz Principle has sold nearly 600,000 copies and become the worldwide bible on accountability. Through its practical and invaluable advice, thousands of companies have learned just how vital personal and organizational accountability is for a company to achieve and maintain its best results.

At the core of the authors' message is the idea that when people take personal ownership of their organization's goals and accept responsibility for their own performance, they become more invested and work at a higher level to ensure not only their own success, but everyone's. Now more than ever, The Oz Principle is vital to anyone charged with obtaining results. It is a must have, must read, and must apply classic business book.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Pt. 1The Oz principle : getting results through accountability
Ch. 1Off to see the wizard : searching for greater accountability in business3
Ch. 2The yellow brick road : getting stuck in the victim cycle18
Ch. 3There's no place like home : focusing on results42
Pt. 2The power of individual accountability : moving yourself above the line
Ch. 4The lion : mustering the courage to see it67
Ch. 5The tin woodsman : finding the heart to own it87
Ch. 6The scarecrow : obtaining the wisdom to solve it111
Ch. 7Dorothy : exercising the means to do it132
Pt. 3Results through collective accountability : helping your organization perform above the line
Ch. 8The good Witch Glinda : mastering above the line leadership157
Ch. 9The emerald city and beyond : getting your entire organization above the line175
Ch. 10Somewhere over the rainbow : applying Oz principles to the toughest issues in business today196
Overview of Journey to the emerald city223
The Oz principle accountability training225
Index227

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