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The Method Method: Seven Obsessions That Helped Our Scrappy Start-up Turn an Industry Upside Down I recently finished this. Here are a few of the quotes I liked: Innovation: “In order for an innovation to be truly innovative, people have to use it. A lot of people. As (Green) innovators, nothing is more frustrating to us…
I recently listened to Andy Stanley’s Leadership Podcast. Here are my summary notes on “Six Questions”. Q1: Which Gauges Should We Be Watching? What Questions Are You Asking? Listen to what we ask – do I really want to direct the behavior of people with that question. If you want to know what someone values, listens to their…
This week I’m at #VisionExpo in New York City with #QuantumInnovations (@OpticalCoatings). During a meeting last night I was reminded of the expression, “The worst thing for a bad product is great advertising”. Stressing the importance of having your work: products, equipment, posts, etc. to be great. The more connected you are on the stage…
Tony Hsieh (pronounced Shay) The visionary CEO of Zappos explains how an emphasis on corporate culture can lead to unprecedented success. Pay new employees $2000 to quit. Make customer service the entire company, not just a department. Focus on company culture as the #1 priority. Apply research from the science of happiness to running a…
Getting Naked – Shedding the three fears that sabotage client loyalty Getting Naked is much more of an autobiographical pieces compared to Lencioni’s other titles, in fact it’s written in the first person. While Four Obsessions of the Extraordinary Executive is, in my opinion, the “rosette stone” of the Lencioni titles I’ve read (I still…
The Five Temptations of the CEO Two things I found interesting about this particular Lencioni book: 1.) The “style” of the fable was much different that any of his others – still really enjoyable, but very different. 2.) This one was more introspective and self-evaluating than any of the others – again, still really good,…
The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive I think this may have jumped into the position of my favorite Lencioni book. Perhaps because of viewing it through the lens of the theme that can have the most impact on the organization that I work for, but more I think because (so far) this seems to…
Three Questions of a Frantic Family Good read – again, not necessary my favorite Lencioni book, but I still liked the concepts discussed and the model for his books (Introduction, Fable, Model). However he presents a “simplified” process to help bring “simplicity” to families by bringing clarity to purpose, priority and progress. It creates good…
Of the three Lencioni books I’ve read so far, this was my least favorite. That’s not to say I didn’t like the book, just that it wasn’t my favorite. As with his previous books, the first three-quarters are a fable – a story, that demonstrates the problems, the process of defining and implementing the solution…
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