Roll the Stone (of Mediocrity) Away
The Sisyphus Syndrome can cause
your normally smart organization to do some stupid things that work against its success — fundraising and otherwise.
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Bernard Ross
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Learning organizations are about cultures and a way of doing things that is empowering. Leaders can help create such cultures. It's simple. But as author and Harvard Business School professor John Kotter says, "It's not even about that most beloved of CEO projects — strategy."
"The central issue [for organizational success] is never strategy, structure, culture or systems," Kotter is quoted as saying. "The core of the matter is always about changing the behavior of people and organizations."
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