How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything...in Business (and in Life)The flood of information and unprecedented transparency reshaping today’s business world has dramatically changed the rules of the game. It’s no longer what you do that 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 both companies and the people who work for them—now lie in the realm of how, the new frontier of conduct. For more than a decade, Dov Seidman’s pioneering organization, LRN, has helped some of the world’s most respected companies build "do it right," winning cultures. Seidman’s distinct vision of the world, business, and human endeavor has enabled more than ten million people doing business in over 100 countries to outbehave the competition. In HOW: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything . . . in Business (and in Life), Dov Seidman shares his unique approach with you. Through entertaining anecdotes, surprising case studies, cutting-edge research in a wide range of fields, and revealing interviews with a diverse group of business leaders, experts, and everyday people on the front lines, this book explores how we think, how we behave, and how we govern ourselves to uncover the values-driven "hows" of 21st-century success. Divided into four comprehensive parts, this insightful guide:
The qualities that many once thought of as "soft"—trust, integrity, values, and reputation—are now the hard currency of business success and the ultimate drivers of efficiency, productivity, and profitability. 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. If you want to stand out, to thrive in our fast changing, hyperconnected, and hypertransparent world, open this book and discover HOW. Dov Seidman’s professional career has focused on how companies and their people can operate in both a principled and profitable way. He is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of LRN. Leading companies such as Disney, Dow Chemical, eBay, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Raytheon, and 3M turn to LRN to help management govern more effectively and workers do the right things the right way, even in the most challenging of situations. Dov is a Harvard Law School graduate who also earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in philosophy from UCLA, and a BA with honors in philosophy, politics, and economics from Oxford University. For more on this book, visit www.HowsMatter.com. |
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... success and significance in these dramatically new conditions lies not through raw talent and skill, but through behavior over time. This book illuminates the power and possibility of this very simple idea. Who am I to be telling you ...
... success, losing weight, or becoming a millionaire—will be yours. Despite the well-meaning promise of the titles and the actionable advice—much of it useful—they offer, I believe that there is no single set of steps, habits, or actions ...
... success can no longer be pursued directly, that it can best be achieved—and only achieved—through the pursuit of something larger and deeper. I believe that if you pursue significance—a goal larger than the bottom line—you should ...
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Contents
Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everythingin Business and in Life Prologue Making Waves | 1 |
Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everythingin Business and in Life Part I HOW WE HAVE BEEN HOW WE HAVE CHANGED | 13 |
Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everythingin Business and in Life Part II HOW WE THINK | 57 |
Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everythingin Business and in Life Part III HOW WE BEHAVE | 125 |
Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everythingin Business and in Life Part IV HOW WE GOVERN | 209 |
Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everythingin Business and in Life Hows Matter | 304 |
Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everythingin Business and in Life Acknowledgments | 305 |
Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everythingin Business and in Life Notes | 310 |
Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everythingin Business and in Life Selected Bibliography | 325 |
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How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything...in Business (and in Life) Dov Seidman Limited preview - 2007 |
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