Grow Now : 8 Essential Steps to Flex Your Leadership Muscles

by Welch, Jim

• ISBN13: 9781934144022
• ISBN10: 1934144029
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: Indigo Publishing

Summary

A breakthrough leadership model of 8 independent and interlocking steps.

Table of Contents

Introduction: 8-Step Process Overview	p. 11
Flexing Your Practical Growth Culture Machine
Refueling Your Growth Engines to Win the Battle for Top Talent
Pedal to the Metal - Customer Loyalty Now!
Flexing Innovation Flight Plans
Finding the Passing Zones to Finish First
Building the Growth Curves
Speeding With Your Strengths
Adjusting Your Sails to Win
Step 1: Flexing Your Practical Growth Culture Machine	p. 17
Find Practical Growth Leaders	p. 17
Hi/Low Leaders	p. 23
G-Factor	p. 23
The 8 Cs of the Practical Growth Leader Concept	p. 26
Step 2: Refueling Your Growth Engines to Win the Battle for Top Talent	p. 45
People Leadership	p. 45
Why People Leave	p. 49
How to Keep the Best	p. 49
Retention Momentum Bridge Concept	p. 50
Coaching With Emotion Every Day Concept	p. 56
Hiring the Best People	p. 63
Cross-Generational Emotional Connections	p. 65
Industry Emotional Connections	p. 70
Step 3: Pedal to the Metal - Customer Loyalty Now!	p. 75
Growing Customer Loyalty	p. 75
Winning Hearts on the Front Lines	p. 79
Employer Branding Builds Customer Loyalty	p. 81
Peacetime Customer Interviews	p. 87
Value Creation Relationships	p. 89
Step 4: Flexing Innovation Flight Plans	p. 93
Finding PAC Power Concept	p. 94
Creating the "Fast Break" Innovation Culture	p. 96
Chase Gold Growth Segments	p. 100
Avoiding Innovation Sand Traps	p. 112
Step 5: Finding the Passing Zones to Finish First	p. 117
Competitive Attitude	p. 117
Fast Passing Zone Concept	p. 118
How to Build Your Fast Passing Zone Concept	p. 120
Five Rules of the Road	p. 122
Running with the 7 Rs	p. 123
Step 6: Building the Growth Curves	p. 131
Building on the Hill Practical Growth Concept	p. 131
Where Are You on the Growth Curve?	p. 132
Five Growth Stage Questions	p. 132
12 Growth Curve Building Materials	p. 134
Simple Squared Growth Concept	p. 141
Step 7: Speeding with Your Strengths	p. 145
Rapidly Emerging Trends/Exponential Rate of Change	p. 145
Speeding with Strengths Winners	p. 152
Speeding with Strengths Benefits	p. 154
Step 8: Adjusting Your Sails to Win	p. 157
Sailing Around 12 Reefs and Construction Zones	p. 157
Dirty Dozen Practical Growth Triangle Concept	p. 158
Keeping Score-Practical Growth Dashboard	p. 166
Rapid Strike Force	p. 167
Flexing All 8 Essential Steps Together	p. 175
Concept Connections	p. 175
The Enemy Is Us Connections	p. 180
How Do You Sustain Flexing Your Leadership Muscles Everyday?	p. 183
Creating Muscle Memory	p. 183
Sustainability Sand Traps	p. 185
Practical Growth Leader-Grow Now	p. 187
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