Building the Awesome Organization: Six Essential Components That Drive Entrepreneurial Growth

ISBN-13: 9780764554001 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 304 str.

Katherine Catlin; Jane Matthews; Jana Matthews

Opis

Building the Awesome Organization discusses the eight components of an awesome organization. This book will help you to realize the core competencies for growth. It describes the processes, policies and systems that support growth. Find out how to attract and retain awesome peoplea and develop an environment that motivates and empowers people to achieve extraordinary results. Explore the responsibilities of the leader and the expectations others have of the role that the leader of an entrepreneurial company will play.

Spis treści

Foreword.

Acknowledgments.

1. Why Build an Awesome Organization?

2. Take the Quiz: How Awesome Is Your Organization?

3. Develop an Innovative Culture for Growth.

4. Attract Awesome People for Growth.

5. Retain Awesome People for Growth.

6. Create Your Plan for Growth.

7. Prime Your Top Team for Growth.

8. Establish Your Infrastructure for Growth.

9. Become the Awesome Leader of Growth.

10. In the End, It′s Up to You.

Appendix A: Glossary of Growth and Organization–Building Terms.

Appendix B: Stages of Growth and the Leader′s Roles.

Appendix C: Creating a Core Values Statement for Growth.

Appendix D: Model for Creative Problem Solving.

Appendix E: Examples of Mission, Values, and Vision Statements.

Appendix F: Helping Build Your Company′s Profit Spiral?(TM).

Index.

O autorze

For the past 15 years, Katherine Catlin has helped CEOs and their executive teams manage the challenges of fast–paced growth. She is the founding partner of The Catlin Group, a consulting firm that works with entrepreneurial companies nationwide.

Jana Matthews is president and CEO ofBoulder Quantum Ventures, a firm that helps CEOs and their top teams unlock their company′s growth potential. Matthews was the architect of many high–growth programs at the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

The Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Launched in 1992 by Ewing Marion Kauffman to provide opportunity for other entrepreneurs, the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership is the largest organization focused solely on entrepreneurial success at all levels. Funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a not–for–profit organization, the Center offers educational programs, initiatives, and partnerships aimed at helping youth, college students and adults who want to learn more about entrepreneurship and growing their companies.

Blurb

Acclaim for Building the Awesome Organization "A quick, concise entrepreneurial guide that yields real–world solutions for both start–ups and established businesses." Bob Nelson, Ph.D., Author of 1001 Ways to Reward Employees "Finally a book that provides practical, actionable advice to entrepreneurs and CEOs on how to develop an organization to support growth. This book is a ‘must read’ for anyone trying to accelerate the growth of a company." Pat Cloherty, President, The U.S. Russia Investment Fund and former President and General Partner of Patricof & Co. Ventures, Inc. (now Apax Partners) "Building the Awesome Organization provides leaders and entrepreneurs with valuable tools for navigating the storms of growth." Gary Hoover, Founder, Hoover′s Inc., Author of Hoover′s Vision: Original Thinking for Business Success "I read a lot of business articles and books looking for a few good nuggets I can use to build and improve our company. When I finished reading this book I got more than a few nuggets. I got an entire gold mine." Jack Stack, CEO, SRC Holdings, Corp., Author of A Stake in the Outcome Launched in 1992 by Ewing Marion Kauffman to provide opportunity for other entrepreneurs, the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership is the largest organization focused solely on entrepreneurial success at all levels. Funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a not–for–profit organization, the Center offers educational programs, initiatives, and partnerships aimed at helping youth, college students, and adults who want to learn more about entrepreneurship and growing their companies. For information on other books in the series, including Leading at the Speed of Growth, visit www.entreworld.org