{"product_id":"navigate-the-swirl-9781119868798","title":"Navigate the Swirl","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe 7 Conversations is a unique model for organizations to grow and innovate in a team-based way with a powerful transformation accelerator.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenny Pennington, Managing Partner, Edward Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn actionable blueprint for transformational business journeys from Growth River founder Richard Hawkes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLeading transformation in teams, businesses, and organizations is complex, and leaders are expected to know how to do it.\u003ci\u003eNavigating the Swirl\u003c\/i\u003eprovides the clear thinking required to navigate this challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNavigate the Swirl: 7 Conversations for Business Transformation\u003c\/i\u003e renowned growth and strategy leader Richard Hawkes delivers a simple and powerful framework that any team can apply to overcome the most common leadership challenges to growing and scaling companies, known as The Swirl. In this straightforward book, he draws on decades of experience guiding teams to implement strategic change at companies like Edward Jones, GENEWIZ,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…an absorbing business book that brilliantly addresses how to cope with the turbulence of change, culminating in “seven critical conversations” that lead to organizational transformation.” Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note To The Reader: How to Use This Book xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Swirl xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Framing the Conversation 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Understanding Organizations: Social Systems, Not Machines 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Understanding Businesses: The Business Triangle 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Understanding Growth: Dynamics of Organizational Development 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 The Evolution of an Enterprise 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Four Stages of Enterprise Evolution 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 A Business Is Born: Stage 1, Independent Contributors 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 A Leader Steps Up: Stage 2, Directive Leadership 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 A 5:30 Wake-Up Call: The Transition to Stage 3, Distributed Leadership 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 A Complete System of Roles: Stage 3, Distributed Leadership 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Leveraging Creative Tension: Stage 3, Distributed Leadership, continued 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 High-Performing Teams: Stage 3, Distributed Leadership, continued 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Toward a Flat, Agile Organization: Stage 4: Leaders Leading Leaders 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 The Seven Conversations 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Organizations Evolve at the Speed of Conversation 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Conversation 1: Activating Purpose 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Conversation 2: Driving Focus 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Conversation 3: Shifting Mindset 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Conversation 4: Specifying Capabilities and Roles 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Conversation 5: Streamlining Interdependencies 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Conversation 6: Aligning Strategies 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Conversation 7: Implementing Initiatives 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 An Invitation to Transformation 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 239\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407178637655,"sku":"9781119868798","price":18.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119868798.jpg?v=1730498450","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/navigate-the-swirl-9781119868798","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}