If you’re interested in reading more about what we’ve discussed, here are some interesting books and articles that we think are helpful.
Yale School of Management Case Study – Managing By Values
This case study outlines how Managing By Values facilitated the turn around of a poorly performing company to help it become a leader in its industry.
Written by Michael O’Connor, Managing Forward provides a model for Total Business Success. The article is based on his research of 35 years and identifies how organizations can maximize profit, minimize waste and retain valuable workers.
Written by Ken Blanchard and Michael O’Connor, Managing By Values provides a practical, proven example of the benefits of having a strong set of organizational values and aligning values to daily practices.
Written by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras, Built to Last identifies the timeless qualities that have consistently distinguished visionary companies and provides a blueprint for building organizations that will prosper long into the future.
Written by Jim Collins, Good to Great uncovers the underlying variables that enable any type of organization to make the leap from good to great while other organizations remain only good.
Written by Drea Zigarmi, Ken Blanchard, Michael O'Connor, and Carl Edeburn, The Leader Within provides a detailed understanding of how your behavioral style, beliefs and values drive your motivation. This book is especially helpful if you are a leader or work with leaders and you want to be more effective communicating and interacting with others.
Written by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras, Building Your Company’s Vision describes the all the findings from Built to Last in 12 information packed pages. If you want a blueprint for building a visionary organization, this is a good place to start.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter is a professor of strategy, innovation, and leadership for change at Harvard Business School and she describes how large organizations like IBM, Cisco and CEMEX are using organizational values to behave creative, nimble startups.