Description
Book SynopsisAn insightful and practical toolkit for managing organizational growth Growing Pains is the definitive guide to the life cycle of an organization, and the optimization strategies that make the organization stronger.
Table of ContentsPreface vii
Acknowledgments xiii
Part I A Framework for Developing Successful Organizations 1
Chapter 1 Transitions Required to Build Sustainably Successful Organizations® 5
Chapter 2 Building Sustainably Successful Organizations®: The Pyramid of Organizational Development 25
Chapter 3 Identifying and Surviving the First Four Stages of Organizational Growth 47
Chapter 4 Managing the Advanced Stages of Growth 71
Chapter 5 Recognizing Growing Pains and Assessing the Need for Change 93
Part II Mastering the Tools for Building Sustainably Successful Organizations® 113
Chapter 6 Strategic Planning 117
Chapter 7 Organizational Structure 159
Chapter 8 Organizational Control and Performance Management Systems 185
Chapter 9 Management and Leadership Development 215
Chapter 10 Corporate Culture Management 243
Part III Special Aspects of Organizational Transitions in Growing and Changing Enterprises 275
Chapter 11 Building Sustainably Successful Nonprofits 277
Chapter 12 The Challenge of Leadership Throughout the Organizational Life Cycle 305
Chapter 13 Building Sustainably Successful Organizations®: The Frameworks, Tools, and Methods in Action 331
About the Authors 363
Index 365
