How: Why How We Do Anything Means EverythingThe flood of information, unprecedented transparency, increasing interconnectedness-and our global interde¬pendence-are dramatically reshaping today's world, the world of business, and our lives. We are in the Era of Behavior and the rules of the game have fundamentally changed. It is no longer what you do that matters most and sets you apart from others, but how you do what you do. Whats are commodities, easily duplicated or reverse-engineered. Sustainable advantage and enduring success for organizations and the people who work for them now lie in the realm of how, the new frontier of conduct. For almost two decades, Dov Seidman's pioneering organi¬zation, LRN, has helped some of the world's most respected companies build "do it right," winning cultures and inspire principled performance throughout their organizations. Seidman's distinct vision of the world, business, and human endeavor has helped enable more than 15 million people do¬ing business in more than 120 countries to outbehave the competition. In HOW: Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everything, Dov Seidman shares his unique approach with you. Now updated and expanded, HOW includes a new Fore¬word from President Bill Clinton and a new Preface from Dov Seidman on why how we behave, lead, govern, operate, consume, engender trust in our relationships, and relate to others matters more than ever and in ways it never has before. Through entertaining anecdotes, surprising case studies, cutting-edge research in a wide range of fields, and reveal¬ing interviews with a diverse group of leaders, business executives, experts, and everyday people on the front lines, this book explores how we think, how we behave, how we lead, and how we govern our institutions and ourselves to uncover the values-inspired "hows" of twenty-first-century success and significance. Divided into four comprehensive parts, this insightful book:
The qualities that many once thought of as "soft"-values, trust, and reputation-are now the hard currency of success and the ultimate drivers of efficiency, performance, innova¬tion, and growth. With in-depth insights and practical advice, HOW will help you bring excellence and significance to your business endeavors- and your life-and refocus your efforts in powerful new ways. |
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... connects and reveals us in ways that we are only beginning to comprehend. A global data cloud has put us in intimate contact with colleagues, customers, and people from very different cultures. Often, advances in technology have connected ...
... connected world, or that even countries like Indonesia would adopt it as a tactic to fight corruption. (Indonesia has opened over 10,000 “honesty cafés” throughout the archipelago, and many “honesty canteens” in local schools. Honesty ...
... connected. We will never be less connected or less exposed. Privacy, as we've known it, is over. As technology marches on, we will only become more connected and exposed. The second constant is the universal human passion for progress ...
... connecting with people and trying to explain why things happen as they do, I often find it helpful to distinguish between way-of-life and end-of-life crises. The classic end-of-life crisis would be a gigantic comet bearing down on Earth ...
... connected situationally, as opposed to sustainably. In the housing market, for example, banks got into the habit of providing mortgage loans that allowed consumers to buy houses they couldn't afford. That sounds pretty unsustainable ...
Contents
1 | |
41 | |
CHAPTER 5 | 81 |
CHAPTER 6 | 103 |
PartII | 125 |
CHAPTER 7 | 129 |
CHAPTER 8 | 157 |
CHAPTER 9 | 181 |
The Leadership Framework | 267 |
PartIV | 298 |
Afterword | 299 |
HOWs Matter | 305 |
Notes | 315 |
Selected Bibliography | 331 |
Index | 337 |
CHAPTER 11 | 241 |
Other editions - View all
How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything...in Business (and in Life) Dov Seidman Limited preview - 2007 |
How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything...in Business (and in Life) Dov Seidman Limited preview - 2009 |