Cultural Transformations: Lessons of Leadership and Corporate Reinvention - Hardcover

Mattone, John; Vaidya, Nick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 111905592X ISBN 13: 9781119055921

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2016

Synopsis

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• Address outdated mindsets and resistance to organizational change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.

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About the Author

JOHN MATTONE is widely regarded as one of the world′s leading authorities on leadership, talent and culture. He is a respected advisor and coach to Fortune 1000 CEO′s and senior leadership teams on how to create and sustain a leadership and talent culture that drives superior operating results. John is the author of eight books including three best–sellers and he has been recognized by The Thinkers 50 and Globalgurus.org as one of the world′s top ten leadership authorities and executive coaches. Recently, John was honored by his executive coaching peers (The Association of Corporate Executive Coaches), with the prestigious 2015 International Executive Coach Thought Leader of Distinction Award, in recognition of his thought leadership and his work as a global executive coach.

NICK VAIDYA is the Editor–in–Chief of The CEO Magazine and the Managing Director of The CEO Leadership Institute. He focuses on metrics–driven experimentation in sales, marketing, and strategy to manage planned business growth.

From the Back Cover

CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS

In our ever-changing business environment, forward thinking CEOs are grappling with their two most pressing challenges: solving the leadership gap and creating a sustainable corporate culture.

In Cultural Transformations, internationally acclaimed leadership coach John Mattone and The 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, Genpact, The North Face, HP Financial, Virtusa, Bigcommerce, American Marketing Association, Almansoori Specialized Engineering, Oman LNG, and Claro.

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. And the key to creating a strong business culture is 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.

Written as an insightful, understandable, and actionable leadership guide for executives in leadership positions, Cultural Transformations offers a roadmap for finding and developing the right leaders at all levels of the organization.

Through 14 intimate 'fireside chats' with a diverse mix of CEOs, Mattone brings his extensive coaching experience to bear, plumbing the depths of their experience and highlighting the most important aspects of their leadership style. Each reveal how they realized their potential, define the attributes that make them effective, and overcame the obstacles to their organization's cultural transformation.

In addition to the interviews with top leaders, Mattone and Vaidya draw on their own extensive coaching and consulting experiences to provide a powerful and proven 6 Step Model of Cultural Transformation for designing and implementing effective cultural transformations. This process enhances the other valuable tools found throughout this comprehensive guide so leaders can start building a positive organizational culture right now.

By tapping into Mattone's leadership development process, leaders can learn how to build a sustainable, flexible, and competitive business model that can survive and thrive in any market climate.

From the Inside Flap

In our ever-changing business environment, forward thinking CEOs are grappling with their two most pressing challenges: solving the leadership gap and creating a sustainable corporate culture.

In Cultural Transformations, internationally acclaimed leadership coach John Mattone and The 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, Genpact, The North Face, HP Financial, Virtusa, Bigcommerce, American Marketing Association, Almansoori Specialized Engineering, Oman LNG, and Claro.

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. And the key to creating a strong business culture is 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.

Written as an insightful, understandable, and actionable leadership guide for executives in leadership positions, Cultural Transformations offers a roadmap for finding and developing the right leaders at all levels of the organization.

Through 14 intimate 'fireside chats' with a diverse mix of CEOs, Mattone brings his extensive coaching experience to bear, plumbing the depths of their experience and highlighting the most important aspects of their leadership style. Each reveal how they realized their potential, define the attributes that make them effective, and overcame the obstacles to their organization's cultural transformation.

In addition to the interviews with top leaders, Mattone and Vaidya draw on their own extensive coaching and consulting experiences to provide a powerful and proven 6 Step Model of Cultural Transformation for designing and implementing effective cultural transformations. This process enhances the other valuable tools found throughout this comprehensive guide so leaders can start building a positive organizational culture right now.

By tapping into Mattone's leadership development process, leaders can learn how to build a sustainable, flexible, and competitive business model that can survive and thrive in any market climate.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 111905592X
• ISBN 13: 9781119055921
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272