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37 reviews for:
The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability
Tom Smith, Craig Hickman, Roger Connors
3.0 AVERAGE
37 reviews for:
The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability
Tom Smith, Craig Hickman, Roger Connors
3.0 AVERAGE
I enjoyed chapter 10 - otherwise it wasn't what I thought it would be. Just wasn't easy to read.
This book was provided to me through work. It has some good points about accountability becomes redundant pretty quickly.
This book offers a great framework for pushing through the difficulties of your circumstances in order to bring forth results and efficiency. Using the characters and circumstances in The Wizard of Oz, the author provides ideas, examples, and inspiration for turning things around in work and in life.
This was required reading for my job. I think the ideas in it make sense and are beneficial, though the book tends to be very redundant. The primary theme is accountability and how to be "Above the Line" and the author uses some helpful examples and shows how to apply the principles in the workplace. I personally disliked the references to The Wizard of Oz. I have read the entire OZ series and felt that including passages from the book was contrived and unnecessary.
I had to read this for work and I pretty much just skimmed it. Not a terrible theory but I had trouble seeing how it applies to my line of work.
informative
medium-paced
The Oz Principle had a lot of good information, and it presented its ideas and focus very efficiently. There were a few too many repetative stories that made it longer than I thought it needed to be. But overall, a very helpfull book
I’m skimmed it for the post part because I felt the beginning was extremely repetitive. I couldn’t really get into it.
Accountability within any organization is the primary focus of the Oz Principle. Particularly how accountability can solve most problems within an organization if the people inside the organization from the top down choose to "own it". I love their definition of accountability and how to put it into practice so that accountability isn't viewed as a negative experience. The book gives a series of assessments that you can take that are helpful for recognizing where you are at along the way. The last chapter goes over the most common barriers to success and how we can better own the situation to overcome tough barriers. In our current times where people tend to embrace being the victim for their circumstances, this book is a breath of fresh air. If you want a system that can assist you to excel as a human being, read this book.
The central idea: individuals, teams, and leaders need to take responsibility and conduct themselves not as victims, but as folks with agency and the power to make positive change. That message is truly important and excellent. I found the parts that were focused on individual mindset most helpful and applicable.
There are some parts of this book that haven't aged well. The business case studies feel old and far less relevant nowadays (2021) vs. when the book was first published (1994). There are some really dated moments sprinkled throughout that make me feel this book really needs an update.
There are some parts of this book that haven't aged well. The business case studies feel old and far less relevant nowadays (2021) vs. when the book was first published (1994). There are some really dated moments sprinkled throughout that make me feel this book really needs an update.
informative
reflective
slow-paced