Stacking the deck
Subtitle: how to lead breakthrough change against any odds
By: David S. Pottruck ; foreword by Tony La Russa
Publisher: Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer Imprints, Wiley
Published: 2015
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9781118966884
Subjects: Organizational change; Business planning; Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management
Description: "Change.  It's a constant, in life and in business.  Its pace is increasing across the globe--and businesses and entities of all stripes must do more than keep up.  They must innovate and accelerate to succeed.  And yet people--many of the people that businesses rely on--are unnerved by change, often in ways they can't explain.  This difficulty in embracing the new hinders breakthrough change initiatives, slowing nearly 90 percent of them to a glacial pace or stopping them entirely.  It's a problem--perhaps the hardest problem--that innovative leaders face as they drive toward the future.  Now, in Stacking the Deck: An Operator's Manual for Leading Breakthrough Change, readers will find expert guidance and advice on how toeffectively and successfully lead and implement breakthrough change in their organizations--from wherever they stand.Through in-the-trenches stories of experienced leaders of bold, sweeping change in organizations from Intel to Pinkberry, from Asurion to Starbucks, Dave Pottruck, former CEO of Charles Schwab and winner of the Morningstar CEO of the Year award, walks readers through the social and emotional reality of leading others and all the ups and downs that can entail.  Stacking the Deck addresses the challenges leaders are likely to confront in driving and implementing change--and provides a 9-step plan to help leaders successfully organize and drive breakthrough change. Dave presents his nine step process for stacking the deck in favor of success developed over his more than thirty years of experience in leading many of the boldest changes in the financial services industry.Leading breakthrough change is certainly not for the faint of heart. But armed with the right insights, a time proven process, and perspective gained from leaders who have "been there and done that" success can be encouraged although never guaranteed. This book and its contents will help you stack the deck in favor of your ultimate success"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:  Foreword (possible TK) Introduction One (part title TK?) 1 Step One: Establishing the Need to Change and a Sense of Urgency 2 Step Two: Assembling and Unifying Your Leadership Team 3 Step Three: Developing and Communicating a Clear and Compelling Vision of the Future 4 Step Four: Planning for Known and Unknown Barriers; title: in Advance 5 Step Five: Creating a Workable Plan 6 Step Six: Partitioning the Project and Building Momentum with Early Wins 7 Step Seven: Defining Metrics, Developing Analytics, and Communicating Results 8 Step Eight: Assessing, Recruiting, and Empowering the Broader Team 9 Step Nine: Testing with Pilots to Increase Success Two (part title TK?) 10 Using the Nine Steps to Bring the Initiative to the Real World 11 Communicating and Connecting to Inspire 12 Innovation: Ideas and Perspectives Epilogue Appendix Acknowledgements About the Authors Index .