American businesses have moved to new ground; downsizing, flattening, empowering, team-working, continuously improving, quality improving, and re-engineering their enterprises for the 21st century. For some companies the improvements have proved remarkable. For too many others, however, the road to success seems overwhelming or foolish. The Oz Principle identifies the core reasons the struggling companies flounder while successful organizations enjoy renewed vitality.
Using metaphors from the Wizard of Oz, the authors convey the principles of personal and corporate accountability. Through mastery of thoughts, feelings, actions, and results, people are learning to move their organizations to ever greater heights. Abridged. Read by Wayne Shepherd. 3 hours.