1. Reframing Organizations, 3rd ed.

2. Organizational Culture in Action
Chapter 14
Organizational Culture in Action

3. Organizational Culture in Action
The Eagle Group’s Sources of Success
Leading Principles

4. The Eagle Group’s Sources of Success
Why do some groups produce extraordinary results while others produce little or nothing?
Play, spirit and culture are at the core of peak performance

5. Success Principles How someone becomes a group member is important
Diversity provides a team’s competitive advantage
Examples, not command, holds a team together
A specialized language fosters cohesion and commitment

6. Leading Principles (II)
Stories carry history and values and reinforce group identity
Humor and play reduce tension and encourage creativity
Ritual and ceremony lift spirits and reinforce values

7. Leading Principles (III)
Informal cultural players make contributions disproportionate to their formal roles
Soul is the secret of success

8. Conclusion
Symbolic perspectives questions traditional views on team building
Right structure and people are important, but not sufficient
The essence of high performance is spirit
Team building at its heart is a spiritual undertaking