Act Your Way to a New Way of Thinking
In Larry Bossidy’s book, Execution, he references Richard Pascale’s quote when describing how to “operationalize” culture.
“People are much more likely to act their way into a new way of thinking, than think their way into a new way of acting.”
Thoughts?
Joe Kerr: I think you’re acting a little wacky!
Wanda B. Goode: I agree that nothing can get change going like action, especially when the action occurs from the top down in an organization. Keep acting consistently, and before you know it, the change gets locked in and becomes part of the culture.
Bossidy says that when attempting to make changes to culture, many mistakenly start by changing the set of values. The values very rarely need changing. The values very rarely need changing. Rather, they need to be reinforced through actions, and violations of the values must be publicly addressed.
For more interesting thoughts on change, check out this post.
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