Curve benders : how strategic relationships can power your non-linear growth in the future of work / David Nour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nour, David, 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social networks--Economic aspects.

Social networks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 290 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2021]

Summary:

"Curve Benders is a personal growth roadmap at the intersection of the future of how we'll work, live, play, give, and our strategic relationships. The book will focus how strategic relationships can dramatically alter our growth trajectory in both its direction and ultimate destination against the forces that will shape the future of how we'll work, live, play, and serve others. The author's research has identified 15 forces which will heavily influence what we'll be doing, and how and where we'll engage our current and prospective relationships to create value and make a difference in the lives of others. To remain relevant, we'll need to upskill, reskill, and redeploy our knowledge, skills, and behaviors. None of us can predict the future. We can all plan our strategic path forward. The goal of Nour's research, interviews, and this book is to provide the reader with a roadmap for personal, professional, and organizational growth. Beyond a linear growth journey, the author highlights how certain relationships enable a non-linear growth trajectory. Beyond what we can accomplish, they often shape who we become. The relationships are "curve benders" and Nour describes who and where they are, how to find and engage them, and equally valuable, how one becomes a curve bender to profoundly impact the lives and livelihoods of others"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction: Don't Doubt Waze!

Transactions versus Transformations

How Will You Get There?

This Book's Promise

Chapter 1 Work-Life Blending

Infrastructure of Our Lives

Aligning Corporate Strategy

Organization's Value Agenda

Four Non-Linear Growth Strategies

Your Personal Market Value

Chapter 1 Summary

Chapter 2 15 Forces Impacting Your Future

Extent of Your Control

Five Personal Forces

Transitionary Force: Technology

Three Organizational Forces

Transitionary Force: Economy

Five Industry Forces

Your Priorities Scorecard

Chapter 2 Summary

Chapter 3 Accelerated Relevancy

Seven-Step Path to Your Curve Benders

Sustained Relevance

Linear versus Non-Linear Growth

Five Steps That Accelerate Your Relevancy

Chapter 3 Summary

Chapter 4 Curve Benders as Risk Mitigators in Your Personal S-Curve

Relationship Intelligence

Power of Learning Moments

Bending Your Growth Curve While Avoiding Fender Benders

Your Personal S-Curve

Relationship On-Ramps, Growth Boosts, and Exits

Chapter 4 Summary

Chapter 5 Organization of the Future

Core Business Blind Spots

The Sandbox Engine

Unlocking Real Innovation

Courage, Commitment, Construct

Chief Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurial Impact at Walmart.com

Chapter 5 Summary

Chapter 6 Curve Bending in the Lives of Others

Curve Bending Mindset and Cadence

Seekers and Solvers

Compounding Refraction Points

Curve Benders in Companies

Workhorses versus Show Horses

Chapter 6 Summary

Chapter 7 Your Curve Benders Roadmap

Your Future Growth Timeline - Four Phases

Your Repeatable Actions - Five Steps

Step 1: Align Your Personal and Professional Aspirations

Step 2: Design Effective Inputs

Step 3: Immersive Inquiry.

Step 4: Invest in Your Relationship Bank

Step 5: Capitalize Your Curve Benders

Phase One: Act Now

Step 3: Immersive Inquiry

Step 4: Invest in Your Relationship Bank

Phase Two: Strategize to Evolve

Phase Three: Visualize Non-Linear Growth

Phase Four: Sequence Your S-Curves

Final Step: Curve-Bending Impact

Chapter 7 Summary

Final Thoughts

Notes

Chapter 1: Work-Life Blending

Chapter 2: 15 Forces Impacting Your Future

Chapter 3: Accelerated Relevancy

Chapter 4: Curve Benders as Risk Mitigators in Your Personal S-Curve

Chapter 5: Organization of the Future

Chapter 6: Curve Bending in the Lives of Others

Chapter 7: Your Curve Benders Roadmap

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Other Books by the Author

Relationship Economics - Forthcoming Third Edition (Wiley, 2021)

Co-Create (St. Martin's Press, 2017)

Return on Impact (Jossey-Bass, 2013)

ConnectAbility (McGraw -Hill, 2010)

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Raising Capital (Praeger, 2009)

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-119-76422-X

1-119-76423-8

OCLC:

1244624605