Here’s a powerful example of what we talk about in our consultancy.
So many in business and government generally, spend large amounts of time and money on strategy without establishing a high-trust cultural platform.
Effective and sustainable strategy must be built upon a reliable cultural platform.
The Courier Mail Newspaper reports today that Sir Leon Donaldson, the recently retired UK chief medical officer, conducted a top-level review of Queensland Health and found the department and the independent watchdog set up following the 2005 health inquiries had little idea who was responsible for improving patient safety.
Sir Leon identifies the pivotal role of corporate culture.
Predicting tensions, Sir Liam reasoned that Queensland Health should own responsibility for quality standards but discovered that the HQCC was “ambitious” and wanted to be proactive in patient safety culture.
“On the other hand, it is unlikely that Queensland Health’s senior management would accept a wide-ranging quality improvement and cultural change role for the commission,” he said.
Do you battle such cultural silos in your organisation or business?
Highly effective tools are available at The Culture Doctor ® for creating crucial high-trust workplaces. Your leadership should not have to suffer the devastation to productivity that toxic or misaligned cultures usually produce.
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