The Secret Sauce Creating a Winning Culture

by Ford, Kevin Graham; Osterhaus, James P. P.

• ISBN13: 9781137512888
• ISBN10: 1137512881
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-10-28
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd

Summary

What virtually every business school, consultant or leadership author will tell you is this: What drives success – regardless of the organization's size, industry, or resources – is culture. To quote the late, great management thinker Peter Drucker, 'Culture eats strategy for breakfast.' We call it the secret sauce!

The authors have created an engaging narrative woven throughout the book that shows how a young leader had to change over time to create a company that had something special. Crafted with insightful examples from their own experiences, this book provides plenty of advice, wisdom and practical information to get you started on creating your own culture that can deliver employee satisfaction, quality customer service, and sustainable success.

Bottom line, growth and success is not all about being smarter, more strategic, or having the best product, bar none. The number one predictor of success is satisfied and engaged employees. Read this book and you will discover how to mix your own ingredients for creating an engaging culture that thrives in an organization that understands what makes their own sauce so special.

Author Biography

Kevin Ford is a Principal at TAG Consulting and was the company's founding President. INC Magazine lists TAG among America's fastest growing companies, ranked in the top 100 in their industry. Kevin's expertise includes strategic planning, organizational development, market research, and leadership development. Kevin received the 2002 National Leadership Award (awarded by a US congressional committee) and he served as the Honorary Chairman of the Business Advisory Council for Virginia that same year. Kevin has developed strategic plans for well over 500 different organizations in the United States. He is widely regarded as the top leadership consultant for churches and Christian non-profits in the United States. He has been quoted extensively in the press including Forbes, The Washington Post, The Charlotte Observer, Human Resources Executive, Entrepreneur, and many other leading publications. He is constantly in demand as a keynote speaker on topics ranging from leadership to strategy. He has shared speaking platforms with Herb Kelleher, Jim Collins, Margaret Wheatley, Ron Heifetz, Peter Senge, and Billy Graham.

Dr. Jim Osterhaus is a senior partner with TAG Consulting. He is a clinical psychologist, a dynamic executive coach, and public speaker with extensive experience in helping individuals move through change, conflict, and reorganization. He brings a depth of understanding of systems and relational network thinking to his work developed from years practicing as a highly respected psychologist in Northern Virginia in addition to consulting. Jim's experience includes a special commission established by the Vice President of the United States to consider the emotional effects of government downsizing, facilitation of the "Organizational Culture" component of the Army Staff Redesign, and workshop development and implementation for clients from the East Coast to the West Coast. Jim has authored eleven books and written articles for magazines and trade journals around the country.

Table of Contents

1. Holy Mole
2. A Caliente Company
3. It's Hot in Here!
4. If I'm the Problem, Then What?
5. Getting it all Lined Up
6. When You've Lost Your Sauce
7. Letting it all Go
8. What's the Secret Sauce?
9. It Really is all about You!