Book Titles

How
Why How We Do Anything Means Everything

By Dov Seidman

Year Published: 2011
ISBN-13: 978-1118106372
Categories: Success

176 Quotes Found

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In return for trust and autonomy, relationships between members of the group recognize the implicit social contract and include the greater good.

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Self-governing cultures coalesce around mission, promise, and the pursuit of significance, a journey that is, in many ways, its own reward.

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To thrive in the new conditions of twenty-first-century capitalism, groups must learn to place the structures of governance in each individual’s hands.

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As we move forward into an ever more transparent world, culture – the character of an organization – is now everyone’s responsibility.

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Winning today requires surpassing expectations because great companies don’t just fulfill contracts; they exceed them. They outbehave the competition.

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…the best leader is the best server. And if you’re a servant, by definition you’re not controlling.

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Streamlining authority and putting information and decision making in the hands of those closest to the challenge make a team nimble and responsive, two qualities critical to thriving in a fast-moving market.

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…self-governance holds the key to the next great leap in corporate efficiency: It closes the gap between the individual and the company.

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Through culture, companies have the opportunity to grow more varied and diverse while simultaneously remaining tightly aligned in a common purpose.

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There are no hard walls in culture; they are progressive and evolutionary, growing and changing at all times.

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