Workshop #3 of 4 at the East Asian Regional Council of Overseas Schools Leadership Conference in Bangkok in November 2013 – over 1000 principals and leaders of international schools from throughout Asia.

1. Shifting ‘toxic’ culture to ‘ownership’
culture
EARCOS Leadership Conference 2013
Chris Jansen
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3. Overview
e problem of disengagement
ys to building ownership
fusion of change
fting toxic culture
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6. Culture eats strategy
for lunch…

7. Engagement leads to peak performance
Sample culture survey:
Rate each question from 1 (low) to 5 (high)
Add up total out of 25
1) I really care about the future of my organisation
2) I am proud to tell others that I work for this organisation
3) My organisation inspires me to do my best
4) I would recommend my organisation to a friend as a good place to work
5) I am willing to put in a great deal of effort and time beyond what is
normally expected
Adapted from Gallop
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9. “employee first – customer
second”
Anand Pillai
“a healthy organisation is one in which all
participants have a voice” (Peck ,1988).

11. The Pronoun Test
“I” or “We”
“My” or “Our”
“We” or “They”
Daniel Pink – “A whole new mind”
“There's only one thing better than
ownership – authorship!
Simon Breakspear , “Talent Magnets”
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12. Rogers - Diffusion of innovation
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chris.jansen@canterbury.ac.nz
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