Grow Your Business UP!

Packed with memorable stories, the latest neuroscience, and original frameworks and models, this blueprint for a successful "gifted" organization is a must read for any leader who is surrounded and supported by an exceptional group of people-and must keep them climbing in a market that demands hyper-growth.

John Weathington is a seasoned management consultant with 30+ years' experience in Fortune 100 firms and is President and CEO of Excellent Management Systems.

Introduction. Iteration Zero: Clarifying the Journey Ahead. Chapter 1 - Thereafter They Shape Us: The Precious Gift of Having a Precocious Team. Chapter 2 - What the Hell Am I Supposed to Do Now? Clarifying the Concomitant Opportunities of Hyper-Growth, Cultural Fissures, and the post-COVID Tsunami. Chapter 3 - Are You Sure About This? Mentally Preparing to Lead the Journey. Iteration One: Attempting the Adamant Triad of Strategy, Organizational Design, and Innovation. Chapter 4 - The Heart of a General: What a Human-Centered Hyper-Growth Strategy Looks Like. Chapter 5 - Form Follows Culture: The Architecture of a People-First Organization. Chapter 6 - Edison's Boxing Cats: Leveraging Precocity to Weaponize Innovation and Annihilate the Competition. Iteration Two: Accelerating the Adamant Triad with a High-Performing Team. Chapter 7 - Manifesting Mana: Cultivating a Healthy, Vibrant Workplace Where People Thrive. Chapter 8 - I Have a Dream Team: How to Lead a Gifted Team. Iteration Three: Arriving at the Final Design. Chapter 9 - The Forest Comes into Focus: Clarifying the Strategy and Preparing for Transformation. Chapter 10 - Metamorphosis: Transformational Change in Animals and Organizations. Day Zero: Going Live and Making the Transition. Chapter 11 - The Final Approach: Going Live with the New Organization. Chapter 12 - Our Building Has a New Shape: Institutionalizing Lessons Learned from an Exciting Journey. Chapter 13 Final Thoughts: Reveilles and Balderdash: Zooming In on the Luck, Skill, and Grit of The First 100 Days. Epilogue