In light of the intense focus these days on athletes who have used performance-enhancing chemicals, management consultants Dave Logan, John King and Halee Fischer-Wright might have chosen a better way to describe Gallup Organization chief executive officer Jim Clifton than "a Tribal Leader on steroids." Obviously, they do not mean to suggest in their book, Tribal Leadership, that Clifton uses steroids. But the hyperbolic statement could be wrenched out of context for mirthful purposes. The authors' intent is to underscore how Clifton has guided the Gallup Organization to the highest stage of corporate or organizational culture. Logan, King and Fischer-Wright designate that cultural level as "Stage 5," or the "Life is great" stage, which is a plateau beyond "We are great" (Stage 4) and even further up on the scale of cultural improvement than "I'm great" (Stage 3), "My life sucks" (Stage 2), and "Life sucks" (Stage 1).
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