I’m excited to share a chapter of my book, Responsive: What It Takes to Create a Thriving Organization.
The full audiobook version of Responsive comes out in late September 2018, but in the meantime, I am excited to share it in podcast form.
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Here’s an excerpt:
Characteristics of a Cult—or Any Poorly Run Company
The mechanisms that cults use to attract and keep members are actually used by all organizations to some degree. Cults just do things in extremes.
- Cults place a “high demand” on their members, progressively raising the bar as people move toward the inner circles of the organization.
- They allow for varying degrees of commitment and involvement, but the more members become involved within the organization, the more external communities are forbidden.
- Cults are ideologically intense and offer simplistic answers.
- They encourage conformity within the organization.
Cults are jealous of inclusion in other organizations and actively try to shut down member’s participation in alternative communities.
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If you’ve enjoyed this chapter of Responsive, you can purchase a Kindle or print version of the book on Amazon. And be sure to check out the Responsive Conference, coming up September 24-25th in Queens, NY.
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