Michael Lee StallardChanging Values at The Wall Street Journal – Michael Lee Stallard https://www.michaelleestallard.com Helping Leaders Create Cultures that Connect Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:16:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Changing Values at The Wall Street Journal https://www.michaelleestallard.com/changing-values-at-the-wall-street-journal https://www.michaelleestallard.com/changing-values-at-the-wall-street-journal#respond Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:10:59 +0000 Michael Lee Stallard http://www.michaelleestallard.com/changing-values-at-the-wall-street-journal Disconnection occurs when an acquiring company and the employees of its newly acquired company define excellence in different ways.  In this month’s Atlantic, Mark Bowden writes about this issue in an excellent article entitled “Mr. Murdoch Goes to War.” The article, as you might guess from its title, is about how Rupert Murdoch is altering The Wall Street Journal. […]

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]]> Disconnection occurs when an acquiring company and the employees of its newly acquired company define excellence in different ways.  In this month’s Atlantic, Mark Bowden writes about this issue in an excellent article entitled “Mr. Murdoch Goes to War.” The article, as you might guess from its title, is about how Rupert Murdoch is altering The Wall Street Journal.

One of the three elements of a Connection Culture is Vision, which includes an organization’s mission, values and reputation.  Altering an organization’s identity is tricky business. This is especially true when the employees of an organization have a strong emotional connection to the organization’s identity.  In such situations employee engagement can decline and quality of execution along with it.  

This is a story I’ll be watching closely for possible inclusion in my next book. If you have any insights about changes at The Wall Street Journal, please post about them or email me at mstallard@epluribuspartners.com.   

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