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John King is an executive coach and leadership trainer.
Known for: Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization
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Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization
Tribal Leadership explores how corporate cultures evolve through five stages of tribal development, from low-performing groups driven by personal gain to high-performing tribes united by shared values and purpose. Drawing on extensive research across thousands of organizations, the authors show how leaders can identify their tribe’s stage and guide it toward greater collaboration, innovation, and success.
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The Language of Culture and the Power of Relationships
Every tribe functions through language. In our research, we discovered that the conversational patterns people use day to day reveal what cultural stage they occupy. A person’s way of speaking reveals how they perceive life, work, and their relationship to others. Culture, therefore, isn’t a mission...
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Stage One: 'Life Sucks'—Alienation and Hostility
Stage One is a dark place. Individuals in this stage believe that life itself is horrible. The language is despairing: 'Life sucks.' This outlook produces alienation, resentment, and even aggression toward the system. You might see this in gangs, some prison populations, or deeply toxic workplaces w...
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