The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability
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The definitive book on workplace accountability by the New York Times bestselling authors of How Did That Happen? Since it was originally published in 1994, The Oz Principle has sold nearly 600,000 copies and become the worldwide bible on accountability. Through its practical and invaluable advice, thousands of companies have learned just how vital personal and organizational accountability is for a company to achieve and maintain its best results. At the core of the authors' message is the idea that when people take personal ownership of their organization's goals and accept responsibility for their own performance, they become more invested and work at a higher level to ensure not only their own success, but everyone's. Now more than ever, The Oz Principle is vital to anyone charged with obtaining results. It is a must have, must read, and must apply classic business book. BookList The 'Land of Oz' has come to stand as a symbol for things not being as they seem. The three authors here, though, go to the basic theme of L. Frank Baum's classic: the trip to see the wizard is a journey of self-awareness and discovery, wherein the characters learn that only they themselves possess the power to fully realize or change their lives. The authors extend the metaphor of Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion by describing the heart, courage, and wisdom needed to acknowledge, accept, and deal with circumstances and events as they are. The result is a willingness to accept responsibility, which leads to individual (and organizational) accountability. Connors and Smith head Partners in Leadership, a management consulting business that conducts seminars based on the Oz characterizations, and Hickman has written several management books, most recently Mind of a Manager, Soul of a Leader.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPt. 1The Oz principle : getting results through accountabilityCh. 1Off to see the wizard : searching for greater accountability in business3Ch. 2The yellow brick road : getting stuck in the victim cycle18Ch. 3There's no place like home : focusing on results42Pt. 2The power of individual accountability : moving yourself above the lineCh. 4The lion : mustering the courage to see it67Ch. 5The tin woodsman : finding the heart to own it87Ch. 6The scarecrow : obtaining the wisdom to solve it111Ch. 7Dorothy : exercising the means to do it132Pt. 3Results through collective accountability : helping your organization perform above the lineCh. 8The good Witch Glinda : mastering above the line leadership157Ch. 9The emerald city and beyond : getting your entire organization above the line175Ch. 10Somewhere over the rainbow : applying Oz principles to the toughest issues in business today196Overview of Journey to the emerald city223The Oz principle accountability training225Index227
