Global Product Management Talk On Indigenous Principles For Corporate Change Most commonly in the the startup environment, we expend enormous energy birthing a vision to life. There is so much on a tactical level required to bring our ideas to fruition that culture tends to be viewed as something that we'll get to later on down the road. Yet, the single most powerful way to birth a vision with impact is to focus on culture from the very beginning. Glenn says, "Anytime we hold conversations about how we can birth new ideas into life, the more we can engender a focus on culture the more new ideas will come forward with verve and impact." Glenn Geffcken is the featured guest calling in to talk with host Cindy F. Solomon who is broadcasting live from Studio132 for the Global Product Management Talk on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the simultaneous times of 10:00 AM Pacific Time, 11:00 AM MST Denver, 12:00 Noon CST Chicago, and 1:00 PM EST Boston. Participants are welcome to listen live at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/prodmgmttalk and/or call in to talk on the show (323) 927-2957 and participate on Twitter by following @ProdMgmtTalk and using the hashtag #ProdMgmttalk (Best live listening quality is to call in to listen on the line during the show.) Listen! http://bit.ly/1rpaLZv http://www.blogtalkradio.com/prodmgmttalk/2014/05/07/glenn-geffcken-author-shift-indigenous-principles-for-corporate-change About Glenn Geffcken Glenn Geffcken is an accomplished executive with a background in sales, large-scale event production, publishing, and sustainability. He founded Balanced Is, a consulting company focusing on helping companies shift and evolve their culture. Geffcken lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina with his wife, Maria and his three step-children. http://www.linkedin.com/in/glenngeffcken @glenn_geffcken Questions for Discussion: Join us at http://tweetchat.com/room/prodmgmttalk automatically appends hashtag Our format: we post questions Q1, Q2, Q3 Please answer using A1, A2, A3 PreQ: Please introduce yourself, where you are tweeting from & your involvement with #prodmgmt #prodmgmttalk Q1 Why is culture so important for success? Q2 How do we define culture in a business context? There having been so much conversation recently around culture, Q3 why aren't more companies focusing on culture? You write about indigenous culture serving as a framework for evolving business culture. Q4 What do we have to learn from indigenous culture? Q5 How are the indigenous principles applicable to business? Q6 Are any of the 13 indigenous principles you write about in your book Shift more important than others? Q7 What are the steps to applying indigenous principles in a business context? Q8 Are there any themes that emerge from the 13 indigenous principles? Q9 What is a key take away from indigenous culture that could transform the way we do business?

1. Global Product Management Talk On
Indigenous Principles For Corporate
Change
Glenn Geffcken, Author, Shift: Indigenous Principles For Corporate
Change And Partner, Balanced.is, Discusses A Culturally Based
Process To Engender Business Innovation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRLog (Press Release) - May 6, 2014 - SAN FRANCISCO -- Most
commonly in the the startup and innovation environment, enormous
energy is expended birthing a vision to life. There is so much tactical
effort required to bring new ideas to fruition that culture tends to be an
afterthought. Yet, the single most powerful way to birth a vision with
impact is to focus on culture from the very beginning.
Author Glenn Geffcken released his first book, "SHIFT: Indigenous
Principles for Corporate Change", to catalyze a shift in organizational
culture through the application of principles from indigenous society to
the art of doing business. Geffcken offers a culturally based process and
path to help move companies from stagnation to change, from

2. mediocrity to innovation, and from disconnection to harmony. Geffcken
details a set of principles that underlie indigenous societies throughout
the world, drawing on their wisdom, their teachings, and their
implications for significant transformation of core behaviors, beliefs,
values, and ethics—which taken as a whole, represent a paradigm shift
of magnitude rarely seen in the business world.
Glenn Geffcken is featured with host Cindy F. Solomon who is
broadcasting live from Studio132 for the Global Product Management
Talk on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the simultaneous times of 10:00 AM
Pacific Time, 11:00 AM MST Denver, 12:00 Noon CST Chicago, and
1:00 PM EST Boston.
Participants are welcome to listen live at
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/prodmgmttalk and/or call in to talk on the
show (323) 927-2957 and participate on Twitter by following
@ProdMgmtTalk and using the hashtag #ProdMgmttalk (Best live
listening quality is to call in to listen on the line during the show.)
Join us at http://tweetchat.com/room/prodmgmttalk automatically
appends hashtag #prodmgmttalk to tweets
Listen!
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/prodmgmttalk/2014/05/07/glenn-geffcken-
author-shift-indigenous-principles-for-corporate-change
Glenn says, "Anytime we hold conversations about how we can birth
new ideas into life, the more we can engender a focus on culture the
more new ideas will come forward with verve and impact."
About Glenn Geffcken
Glenn Geffcken is an accomplished executive with a background in
sales, large-scale event production, publishing, and sustainability. He
founded Balanced Is, a consulting company focusing on helping
companies shift and evolve their culture. Geffcken lives in the Blue
Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina with his wife, Maria and his
three step-children. http://www.linkedin.com/in/glenngeffcken
@glenn_geffcken

3. About Balanced Is:
Balanced Is helps companies strengthen their organizational culture
through individualized workshops and coaching. Their workshops are
designed to help professional people and business leaders deepen their
personal value systems. By doing so Balanced Is enables them to infuse
their careers and organizations with deeper meaning and purpose, which
leads to a stronger organizational culture and enhanced business
performance. Founding partner Glenn Geffcken has published a
book, SHIFT: Indigenous Principles for Corporate Change, which
explores the ancient principles of indigenous society and their
applicability to business. http://balancedis.com
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