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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... responsibility is at best peripheral to the core purpose of business, which is to maximize economic profit. Popular culture reinforces this message in spades. I spent my early career in Los Angeles, love movies, and tend to draw social ...
... responsibility in business as they considered revisions to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The phone started ringing and the e-mail began to pour in from companies that realized there was an epidemic and they could catch it at any ...
... responsibility of customer advocates; it is now a part of everyone's job description.8 In company after company, managers are eliminating so-called “Centers of Excellence” and “Centers of Innovation,” making these jobs the province of ...
... responsibilities extend to this hospital, and over there is another doctor's responsibilities.” A person in Senegal lives so far away from most of us that we can think of him in the abstract and believe we do not need to feel ...
... responsibility out of the hands of trained professionals and places it in the hands of anyone with a keyboard. Any disgruntled employee can strike back. A dishonorable accuser with a false accusation can gain instant currency. As was ...
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 |