I recently read a book called "Tribal Leadership" by Dave Logan and John King. It talks about 5 stages of individual attitude and organizational culture, basica

I recently read a book called "Tribal Leadership" by Dave Logan and John King. It talks about 5 stages of individual attitude and organizational culture, basically: 1 - Life sucks. 2 - My life sucks (but maybe there's something better). 3 - I'm in it for me. 4 - We're in it as a group with a core set of values; there is a higher purpose. We're great. 5 - Our values are everything. We're not fighting competition, we're fighting for a cause. Admittedly, this list sounds pretty straightforward, possibly even obvious, but reading the examples in the book of the kind of thoughts people in each of the five stages think was eerily like having my mind read. First they convince you that they know what they're talking about when they describe the possible cultures. Then they proceed to tell you how to elevate yourself or your group to the next stage. They give plenty of examples along the way, including what to do in situations of growth like you mention. It's an excellent, well researched, book. It significantly changed the way I look at myself and my organizations culture. You can get the audio version for free from here: http://www.zappos.com/tribal.zhtml http://www.zappos.com/tribal.zhtml