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Hi. I am Rod Hess and welcome to my site.
No doubt you have been touched in some way by the economic fiasco that we are experiencing
today. Unfortunately, it is the price we are paying for the “out of balance” normative cultures that
were created, and often sanctioned, by leaders over the years in their organizations.
Poor academic performance and violence plague our schools. In an effort to make a profit in a
highly competitive market place, businesses have down-sized, cut corners on the quality of their
goods and/or services to customers, and some have utilized unethical business practices creating
a culture of politics, corruption and “me-ism.” In the face of continual funding cuts and rising
prices, our human service organizations struggle to meet the increasing demand for quality
service delivery to their clients. In sports, coaches spend more time dealing with the increase in
negative, on and off-the-field behaviors, that reflect the social “baggage” that athletes bring with
them to their teams. In government, a culture of waste, corruption, cronyism, fiscal
irresponsibility, political correctness and a lack of accountability, unfortunately prevail. In his
perceptive brilliance, Walt Kelly identified both the cause and solution to the above problems
when he said, “We have met the enemy. He is us.”
As leaders, the cultures we create in our organizations dictate “how things really happen around
here.” These cultures, we know, cause organizations to fail or succeed. We live the culture every
day, and despite volumes of management and/or organizational development literature and
programs, we just can’t seem to get it right. So, if the culture is the real problem, the question is:
how do you fix it? Normative Leadership is the missing link that provides a “how to” system that
can make leaders more effective in fixing their organization’s normative culture. If “we” created
the culture, then “we” can change it!
Normative Leadership is a combination of my education, experience and innovations over the
past 35 years as a practioner, trainer and consultant in the field of organizational culture change. I
have adapted and applied this simple, but powerful model to organizations in the fields of
business, education, human services and team sports. My Normative Leadership program
provides you with a comprehensive operating system comprised of solid normative concepts,
people skills and a philosophy to guide the use of the powerful skills. Normative Leadership will
prove to be an invaluable asset that will benefit you in both your personal and professional life. It
is common sense and can be easily integrated into your leadership style and/or organization.
The economic crisis we are currently experiencing is forcing leaders to make decisions that will
“change the way we do things” in the work place in order to survive. If you are experiencing this
in your organization, Normative Leadership can help you to manage the change process more
effectively. Or, it can help you to prepare your organization for the future by laying a solid,
positive normative culture on which to build. Either way, Normative Leadership will give you an
intangible edge in addressing the real “enemy” - your organization’s normative culture.
Tough times call for simple solutions. Normative Leadership will give you just that: simple skills
for simply POWERFUL RESULTS!
After reviewing my site, if you like more information regarding how your group, team or organization can benefit from my program, feel free to contact me.
Normative Leadership: Holding Leaders to a Higher Standard!
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