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A personal growth roadmap guiding you into the future of relationships in work, life, play, and giving
Curve Benders is a personal growth roadmap. It will guide you through the complicated intersection of work, life, play, and giving. Countless new forces will shape the future, so the strategic relationships we form in these areas of life are, of necessity, changing. This book will show you how to move into the future and dramatically alter your growth trajectory in both its direction and ultimate destination. David Nour, the author of Relationship Economics and a top thought leader on business relationships, has identified 15 forces that will heavily influence what we do and how and where we engage our current and prospective relationships to create value and make a difference in the lives of others.
This book aims to provide you with a step-by-step guide for personal, professional, and organizational growth. The author highlights how certain relationships enable a non-linear growth trajectory. These relationships, in addition to augmenting what we can accomplish, often shape who we become. These relationships are “curve benders,” and this book will show you who and where they are, how to find and engage them, and, equally valuable, how you can become a curve bender to impact the lives and livelihoods of others profoundly.
This book is about strategic relationship planning, personal growth, and, ultimately, about you. Read Curve Benders to launch yourself into your best future.
David Nour is one of the foremost thought leaders on the quantifiable value of business relationships. As the Managing Partner of The Nour Group, Inc., David is solving Fortune 500 client challenges with intracompany, as well as externally focused, Strategic Relationship Planning. David is an author, a senior management advisor, and a featured keynote speaker for corporate, association and academic forums, where he shares his knowledge and experience as a leading change agent and visionary for Relationship Economics - the art and science of relationships. He has been featured in a variety of publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, The Atlanta Business Chronicle, Georgia Trend, and Pink Magazine.
Introduction: Don't Doubt Waze!
Transactions vs. Transformations
How Will You Get There?
This Book's Promise
Chapter One: Work-Life Blending
Infrastructure of Our Lives
Aligning Corporate Strategy
Organization’s Value Agenda
Four Non-Linear Growth Strategies
Your Personal Market Value
Chapter Two: 15 Forces Impacting Your Future
Extent of Your Control
Five Personal Forces
Three Organizational Forces
Five Industry Forces
Your Priorities Scorecard
Chapter Three: Accelerated Relevancy
7-Step Path to Your Curve Benders
Sustained Relevance
Linear vs. Non-linear Growth
Five Steps That Accelerate Your Relevancy
Chapter Four: Curve Benders as Risk Mitigators In Your Personal S-Curve
Relationship Intelligence
Power of Learning Moments
Bending Your Growth Curve While Avoiding Fender Benders
Your Personal S-Curve
Relationship Onramps, Growth Boosts, and Exits
Chapter Five: Organization of the Future
Core Business Blind Spots
The Sandbox Engine
Unlocking Real Innovation
Courage, Commitment, Construct
Chief Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurial Impact at Walmart.com
Chapter Six: Curve Bender in the Lives of Others
Curve Bending Mindset and Cadence
Seekers and Solvers
Compounding Refraction Points
Curve Benders in Companies
Workhorses vs. Show Horses
Chapter Seven: Your Curve Benders Roadmap
Your Future Growth Timeline – Four Phases
Your Repeatable Actions – Five Steps
Phase One: Act Now
Phase Two: Strategize to Evolve
Phase Three: Visualize Non-linear Growth
Phase Four: Sequence Your S-Curves
Final Step: Curve Bending Impact
Final Thoughts
Notes
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Other Books by the Author
Index
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