5 things you can do to transform your culture and change the world

1. Asshole Management
is not inevitable
5 things you can do to transform
your culture and change the world

Pam Holloway
pam@aboutpeople.com

2. Do you believe people are…
inherently lazy,
incapable, and
motivated only by
money
inherently good,
capable and
motivated by more
than money
OR

3. What do our culture and practices say?

4. Freddie T- First Management Consultant

5. The man who is physically
able to handle pig-iron and
sufficiently phlegmatic and
stupid to choose this for his
occupation is rarely able to
comprehend the science of
handling pig-iron.
The lazy, stupid and phlegmatic view
“
“

6. Smiling Abe’s View of People
People are inherently
good, capable and
motivated by more
than money

7. Abe’s View of Things
Companies have a
responsibility for
supporting the
psychological and
spiritual growth of
employees

8. Engineering Versus Human Focus
 Humanistic
psychology grows
 But companies
remain “efficiency”
focused
 Business Process
Re-engineering
 TQM
 Six Sigma
 Lean

9. Do more with less
Work harder, faster,
longer
Never show weakness
or make mistakes
Fit in the box
Working in Freddie world is stressful

10. Your job really can kill you!

12. Joy of working in Abe world
 Autonomy
 Able to be me!
 Appreciated
 Supported
 Always learning

13. Abe’s World is Good for Business
 Engagement
 Talent attraction
 Less turnover
 Better decisions
 More innovation

14. How to move from Freddie to Abe?
1. Autonomy: Give people more control
over their work and work lives

15. 2. Communicate and involve

16. 3. Focus on Strengths

17. 4. Psychological & Spiritual Support

18. 5. Encouragement & Thank You
I
BELIEVE
IN YOU

19. "A very different philosophy of management is
arising. We are moving beyond strategy to purpose;
beyond structure to process, beyond systems to
people…Asshole management is not inevitable.”
- Sumantra Ghoshal

20. The Ripple Effect
(and the way we change the world)
Healthy workers are also
better parents, better
spouses and better
citizens.