The Vital Organization: How to create a high-performing workplace (Field Guide)

Joshua Freedman,Massimiliano Ghini

ISBN 10: 193566722X / ISBN 13: 9781935667223

Published by Six Seconds, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Vital Organization: How to create a high-performing workplace (Field Guide)
• Publisher: Six Seconds
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 193566722X
• ISBN 13: 9781935667223
• Binding: perfect
• Illustrator: Six Seconds
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The business climate has changed, so isn't it time to update the basic rules of management? This intensely practical work distills a decade of cutting edge brain-based science into five revolutionary new rules for management. Built with compelling business logic, these rules provide a framework for creating a Vital Organization -- where people are meaningfully engaged in doing the work that matters. The Vital Organization offers just enough background followed by a specific, real-world examples of putting these principles into action. Drawing on the authors' work with organizations such as FedEx, Microsoft, Komatsu, HSBC, the US Navy, and the UN, this Field Guide is an operative manual for managing to create a great organization despite the chaos around us. Part I: Vitality Needed In volatile markets and rapid change, what really creates organizational value? New insights from neuroscience and organizational research reveal key drivers that make the difference. These drivers define the Vital Signs model for performance. Part II: The New Rules for Management How can leaders use the new research insights to actually create organizational vitality? What are the key principles and the specific tactics that make the difference? Part III: Case Study Vitality in Action What does it look like to put these principles into action? The Komatsu case provides a real-world example of these concepts and solutions. What are the vital lessons every leader can apply to their organization?

About the Author

Massimiliano Ghini, MBA, is the Director of Center for Innovative Management. A professor of Human Resources Management and People Management at the Alma Graduate School (AGS), the Business School of the University of Bologna. At AGS Max is in charge of Organization and Personnel of the Professional MBA. Joshua Freedman is the CEO of Six Seconds, and one of the world's leading specialists on developing and applying emotional intelligence to improve performance. A leader, author, and educator, Freedman takes hard science and makes it applicable.