Dear All,

 

On February 21 we will have a special edition of the Surrey-Sussex seminar series which will feature a Distinguished Speaker talk by Professor Jay Barney (Eccles School of Business, University of Utah). Jay will speak about his recent book “The Secret of Culture Change: How to Build Authentic Stories That Transform Your Organization”.

  

There will be a panel of two distinguished scholars which will be discussing the book: Professor Sharon Alvarez (President of Academy of Management – AOM- and Olofson Chair in Entrepreneurship at Katz School of Business, University of Pittsburgh) and Professor Andre Spicer (Executive Dean and Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Bayes Business School, City University of London).

 

Date/Time: FEBRUARY 21, 16:00-17:30 (UK)

 

Venue: ZOOM (those interested please email me at [log in to unmask] for access details)

 

Abstract:

Evidence suggests that most strategic efforts to change a company's culture end up failing. So how can companies succeed in this endeavour? A top strategy professor and two highly successful CEOs found that, in companies that had successfully changed their culture, leaders had taken dramatic actions that embodied the new cultural values. These actions inspired stories that became company legends, repeated in every department, and handed on to new employees. Through compiling and analysing 150 stories from business leaders who have achieved change, the authors have identified 6 attributes that every successful culture change story has in common. With extensive and inspiring examples of stories containing these attributes, the authors illustrate how readers can harness the power of stories within their company to change or create a winning culture to align with any strategy. 

 

Reviews:

"Building a culture that is consistent with timeless principles, at every level and across every department, is central to long-term success. Jay, Manoel and Carlos compiled incredible examples of ways to build and scale this kind of culture, applicable to business leaders in any industry and at every stage of maturity." --Dan Burton, CEO, Health Catalyst

"This book is the first to offer a how-to of culture change--not storytelling but story building, where business leaders construct narratives that break with the past in ways that inspire culture change that aligns with new strategic opportunities. Barney, Amorim, and Júlio weave together a fascinating set of stories and actionable lessons from brilliant and deliberate business leaders who have used the power of story building to realize their strategic goals. The result is instructive and engaging--an essential read for anyone who leads people."--Jennifer Chatman, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

 

Speaker Bio:

Jay B. Barney is a Presidential Professor of Strategic Management and holds the Lassonde Chair of Social Entrepreneurship at the Eccles School of Business at The University of Utah. Prof. Barney is an AIB, SMS, and AOM Fellow. He has received honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Lund (Sweden), the Copenhagen Business School, and Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Spain), and has had honorary visiting professor positions in New Zealand, the U.K., and China. Professor Barney's research focuses on the relationship between firm resources and capabilities and sustained competitive advantage. He has also published work on how entrepreneurs create the business opportunities they exploit. He has published over 100 articles in a variety of journals, including the Academy of Management Review, the Strategic Management Journal, the Academy of Management Journal, Management Science, the Journal of Management, the Harvard Business Review, and the Sloan Management Review. Professor Barney’s research had been cited more than 260,000 times according to Google scholar and he consistently ranks among the top three most-cited Management scholars worldwide. Prof. Barney has been on the editorial boards at the Academy of Management Review and the Strategic Management Journal, has been Associate Editor at the Journal of Management, senior editor at Organization Science, Co-Editor at the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and editor-in-chief of the Academy of Management Review.  In addition to his teaching and research, he presents executive training programs throughout the U.S. and Europe and consults with firms on large-scale organizational change and strategic analysis.

 

Thank you.

 

Best wishes,

Sorin