Cultural transformations : lessons of leadership and corporate reinvention / John Mattone and Nick Vaidya.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mattone, John, author.

Vaidya, Nick, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate culture.

Organizational behavior.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Roadmap for Leadership and Cultural Transformation Throughout today's rapidly changing business world, top CEOs face two primary challenges: solving the leadership gap and creating a sustainable corporate culture. International leadership coach John Mattone and CEO magazine editor-in-chief Nick Vaidya unlock the keys to leadership development and cultural transformation through intimate interviews with fourteen CEOs from top organizations, including: Deloitte, Graybar, The North Face, HP Financial, Ovations Brands, Virtusa, and Bigcommerce. Culture was long thought to be merely a 'soft' resource in the corporate equation. However, more and more business leaders are beginning to recognize the necessity of culture when it comes to creating and sustaining long-term growth and change. What is the key to creating a strong business culture? Leadership. The best cultures start with CEOs who set the tone for the rest of the company, guiding others through the often difficult process of corporate transformation. You'll gain valuable insights, through experiences from the finest business minds, on how to introduce and sustain cultural change in your organization. Learn how successful CEOs came to realize their leadership potential Discover the key attributes that increase a leader's effectiveness Uncover your own leadership strengths and development needs Handle the primary obstacles to cultural transformation Address outdated mindsets and resistance to organizational change Mattone and Vaidya also draw upon their own extensive coaching and consulting experiences to provide a powerful and proven 6-Step Process for designing and implementing effective cultural transformations. This process enhances the other valuable tools in this comprehensive guide, so you can start building a positive organizational culture right away.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

About the Authors

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introduction: The Transformation Imperative

Change is the New Normal

Culture and Leadership: The Keys to Transformation

Conversations with 14 Transformational Leaders

Chapter 1 Understanding Your Culture and Understanding the Culture You Must Create

What Is Culture? Let's Start Here

Capability Culture "Can Do"

Commitment Culture "Will Do"

Alignment Culture "Must Do"

Individual Performance Culture

Team Performance Culture

Why Is Culture Important?

Why Transform Culture?

What's the Problem?

Understanding the Culture of Leadership

Match the Culture to the Need

Taking Time to Reflect Is Critical

Identifying and Developing Leaders and Future Leaders: A Critical Element of Your CVP

Chapter 2 The Six Critical Steps to Transforming Your Culture

It All Starts with the CEO: Thinking Different and Thinking Big

Where Are the Outstanding Business Leaders?

The Role Models of Thinking Different and Thinking Big Leadership

The Other End of the Continuum: The Character and Behavior of an Ineffective Leader

Identifying Leaders and Future Leaders You Want on Your "Transformation Bus"

Most Poor Leadership Is Just Plain Immaturity

The Vulnerability Decision

Create Your Compelling Future

Transform Mind-Sets, Transform Behavior, Transform Culture

The Secret to Changing Mind-Sets and Changing Behavior

The Nuts and Bolts of Getting Your Team on Board

Push the Talent Levers in Support of Your Compelling Future

Measure and Course-Correct

Chapter 3 Kathy Mazzarella

Chapter 4 Kris Canekeratne

Chapter 5 Eddie Machaalani

Chapter 6 Harib Al Kitani

Chapter 7 Hap Klopp

Chapter 8 Russ Klein

Chapter 9 Rohit Mehrotra

Chapter 10 Irv Rothman.

Chapter 11 Juan Carlos Archila Cabal

Chapter 12 Nabil Al Alawi

Chapter 13 Cathy Benko

Chapter 14 Deva Bharathi

Chapter 15 NV "Tiger" Tyagarajan

Chapter 16 Anthony Wedo

Chapter 17 Final Thoughts and Call to Action

Prescription Before Diagnosis Is Malpractice

Invest Heavily In Leadership Development for Senior Executives

Invest Heavily in Leadership Development and Strengthen High-Potential Identification and Development Programs

Recognize It Is Not a Sprint, It Is a Marathon

Appendix A John Mattone's 20 Laws of Intelligent Leadership

Appendix B John Mattone's Cultural Transformation Readiness Assessment-40

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-119-05574-1

OCLC:

935259272