Praise for Journey to the Emerald City

"Written in the same remarkable vein as The Oz Principle, Journey to the Emerald City uses masterful illustrations, powerful languages, and keen insight to continue the quest towards creating more accountable, adaptable work cultures. Read this book, apply it, and then recognize you're 'not in Kansas anymore."

–Dr. Stephen R. Covey, Co-Founder Franklin Covey, Author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

"The transformation of corporate culture--perhaps the most important, single leadership challenge facing organizations today--has largely eluded the recent wave of performance improvement innovations. In Journey to the Emerald City, Connors and Smith fill this gap by taking another impressive in outlining how their processes for cultural change work not only in theory but also in practice. This volume provides hands-on, concrete tools for helping organizations fulfill their potential."

–Sidney Taurel, Chairman and CEO Eli Lilly and Company

"This book and its predecessor, The Oz Principle, offer excellent and practical insight in how to build a Culture of Accountability. Organizations that implement the principles and practices found in Journey to the Emerald City can successfully and continuously create a culture that will produce outstanding results and enjoy significant competitive advantage."

–John Hogan, President Brokerage Services Division, ADP

"Sustainable competitiveness is only available to the operating management that understands and practices the principles outlined by Connors and Smith. Aided by their this is what it looks like approach, the reader gains real insight for action that leads to results."

–Ronald W. Dollens, President and CEO Guidant Corporation

"Journey to the Emerald City is a must-read for every leader dealing with change and the need to create greater accountability and improved performance. This book outlines a process that delivers results and improves performance in a powerful way that reaches every level of the organization, from the executive team to the front-line workforce."

–David Schlotterbeck, President and CEO Alaris Medical Systems

"In Journey to the Emerald City, Connors and Smith present the principles that make organizational culture the competitive edge for the 21st Century. They describe in useful, applicable, and concrete ways how to blast away boundaries, create ownership, and drive performance by creating a culture of accountability. Applying the process found in Journey will give any organization a competitive edge!"

–David Mathisen, Sr. Vice President and General Manager Orbital Transportation Management Systems

"Journey to the Emerald City is a call to action and a significant help in setting a framework for team actions that produce more effective results. Each of us need to be reminded that the actions we take to get results are based on our experiences and beliefs and that changing those beliefs, although very hard, can greatly influence our results is business and persona life. Journey to the Emerald City is a 'must read' for anyone looking to create greater effectiveness in their organization."

–John Bent, Director, Information Systems Amgen, Inc.