Cultivating Organizational Excellence


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This book offers a comprehensive approach to organizational excellence based on the author’s vast experience in managing excellence at highly innovative and dynamic organizations. It integrates various approaches into a consistent view of achieving excellence in the context of dynamic technological and societal developments. Starting from purpose and mission, it describes stakeholder mapping and analysis, and process and quality management. In turn, it sheds light on how to deal with business dynamics of various types and demonstrates how quantum-mechanical models can help to understand and manage dynamic organizational processes. The book then introduces readers to result measuring and performance management, followed by organizational learning and rewards and recognition. Moreover, it discusses (innovation) ecosystem leverage and organizational culture management as further important capabilities of excellent organizations. Best practices in corporate social responsibility and environmental, social and governance aspects are fully integrated throughout the book, which concludes by explaining how the UN Sustainable Development Goals can be applied to optimize business initiatives. The book is intended as a source of inspiration for managers working under highly dynamic organizational conditions, helping them take their businesses to higher levels. It also provides valuable industrial insights for scholars with an interest in organizational excellence.




Talent Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Cultivating and Retaining Organizational Excellence


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Welcome to "Talent Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Cultivating and Retaining Organizational Excellence". In today's fast-paced and highly competitive world, organizations are constantly searching for strategies to stay ahead of the competition. Effectively managing and developing talents within the organization is a vital aspect of this endeavor. Managing talent extends beyond the process of hiring the right individuals. It requires nurturing their skills, fostering their growth, and securing their dedication to the company in the long run. This book delves into the importance of talent management and provides practical guidance, strategies, and best practices to help organizations cultivate a culture of excellence. With a wealth of experience working with a wide range of organizations and individuals, I have utilized my knowledge and expertise in talent management as an academic, consultant, and government and business executive to create the content of this book. This information collection represents a wealth of experience, including valuable insights, notable achievements, and obstacles conquered.




Authentic Excellence


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Never before have the pressures of a comparative and competitive world impacted on our sense of wellbeing, particularly among young adults. Building on the principles of Giving Voice to Values, which honors the complexity and difficulty of leading with our values, this book addresses the unique challenges faced by young adults. It provides a clear process that details how to harness natural wisdom to flourish through the relentless pace and pressure of today’s world. Moving beyond mere values clarification, Authentic Excellence helps the reader to develop a deeper relationship with their values and confidently express them, and builds effective coping skills to manage the relentless noise of our comparative and competitive world. Authentic Excellence answers five primary questions: How are young adults affected by this world of relentless change and pressure? Why are young adults vulnerable to a plateau that can negatively affect their resilience? What is the difference between fear-based excellence and authentic excellence and what role do values play in this distinction? What is necessary to move beyond fear-based excellence and why is it so hard? How do you train a deeper level of effectiveness that includes more consistent productivity, fulfillment and resilience?




Unleashing Absorptive Capacity and Unlearning for Organizational Excellence


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In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations are constantly faced with the challenge of staying competitive and adapting to change. To thrive in this dynamic environment, it is crucial for organizations to develop the capability to learn, unlearn, and relearn effectively. Absorptive capacity, the ability to acquire, assimilate, and apply external knowledge, plays a vital role in fostering innovation, agility, and competitive advantage. By tapping into external sources of knowledge, organizations can leverage new insights, technologies, and best practices to fuel their growth and development. However, absorptive capacity alone is not enough. Organizations must also cultivate the willingness and ability to unlearn outdated knowledge, assumptions, and practices that may hinder progress. Unleashing Absorptive Capacity and Unlearning for Organizational Excellence delves into the interconnected dynamics of absorptive capacity and unlearning within organizational contexts. It emphasizes how absorptive capacity and unlearning can mutually reinforce and amplify each other, creating a positive feedback loop. Covering topics such as continuous improvement, learning cultures, and organizational adaptability, this book empowers leaders, managers, human resources professionals, researchers, academicians, educators, postgraduate students, and more with the knowledge and tools necessary to foster a culture of continuous learning, ultimately contributing to organizational excellence.




Impact & Excellence


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Learn to identify, capture, and utilize impactful data for organizational transformation Impact & Excellence is the culmination of a four year research study into the most successful data-driven strategies for today's non-profit and government organizations. The book focuses on five strategic elements to success based on proven principles, with solutions that are easy to implement and often lead to sweeping change. Each chapter includes discussion questions and action items to help leaders implement key concepts in their own organizations. Included with purchase is access to the Measurement Culture Survey, which, will allow readers to access a free benchmark report. Learn to implement a measurement culture that emphasizes strong performance and measurable outcomes Read vivid case studies from successful organizations that do things differently Learn to utilize and leverage data to take decisive actions within your organization Avoid common barriers to developing a measurement culture and learn ways to overcome limitations The book utilizes a series of experiences and templates to help leaders develop a unique action plan tailored to their organization's particular circumstances. Filled with real success stories to inspire readers and with full study results available in the appendix, Impact & Excellence is a crucial resource for leaders to enable their social sector organizations to prosper and compete in today's economy.




Creating a Mentoring Culture


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In order to succeed in today’s competitive environment, corporate and nonprofit institutions must create a workplace climate that encourages employees to continue to learn and grow. From the author of the best-selling The Mentor’s Guide comes the next-step mentoring resource to ensure personnel at all levels of an organization will teach and learn from each other. Written for anyone who wants to embed mentoring within their organization, Creating a Mentoring Culture is filled with step-by-step guidance, practical advice, engaging stories, and includes a wealth of reproducible forms and tools.




Negotiation Neuroscience


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Personal and Organizational Excellence through Servant Leadership


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This book provides an evidence-based actionable framework and measure of servant leadership to help management practitioners build effective and ethical workplaces. It explains the reasons why the best workplaces such as Starbucks, Southwest Airlines, Ritz-Carlton and ServiceMaster apply servant leadership. Servant leadership is an intellectually compelling and emotionally satisfying theory of leadership with relevance and application to the workplace settings. Based on multiple rigorous studies in the Western and Eastern contexts, the book outlines the six dimensions of servant leadership and the impacts they have on key outcomes such as citizenship behaviors, job satisfaction, team creativity and innovation, and organizational performance. The book outlines a measurement instrument that can be used for leadership assessment, selection and training purposes and to develop strategies to leverage the six behavioral dimensions of servant leadership at the personal, team and organizational level.







Coaching in the Library


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Figures ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; Coaching Overview ; The Effective Coach ; Coaching Individuals ; Coaching Teams ; Coaching Leaders ; Coaching Managers ; Coaching and Organizational Effectiveness Selected Resources ; Index.