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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking approach to unlocking the power of energy for professional productivity and business success The Energy Equation provides a new approach to achieving marketplace success by leveraging the internal workings of your business. The energy of your business is part of a physical system. Just like any other form of energy, it can be drained and wasted or be harnessed and optimized. This book offers a revolutionary contribution to management science that can be used to drive change, improve collaboration, enhance performance, strengthen organizational health and agility, and much more. Author Greg Baker, CEO of Advance Consultinga leading management consulting and professional development firm specializing in the transformation of people, teams, and organizationsshows you how to use enterprise energy to dramatically increase professional productivity and enhance business performance. The Energy Equation teaches you how to see the energy of your company, enabling you to unde
Table of ContentsCaption List vii
Preface ix
Chapter 1 The Dawn of a New Era in Business 1
The Current Course of Business 5
How Business Could Be 12
Understanding Business Through the Lens of Energy 19
Chapter 2 Unintentional Conflict 27
Understanding Conflict 28
Traditional Conflict Management 36
Forms of Unintentional Conflict 39
The Enterprise Elements Model 41
The Cost of Unintentional Conflict 50
Chapter 3 Shared Space 67
The Power of Shared Space 68
Models for Creating Shared Space in the Enterprise 82
Strategies for Creating Shared Space in the Enterprise 92
Chapter 4 Work and the Dimensions of Energy 101
The Dimensions of Energy in Work 102
One Thing Affects Another 110
Optimizing Work Streams 115
Chapter 5 Collaboration and Interpersonal Services 131
The Importance of Collaboration 132
The Collaboration Dynamic 135
Applying the Collaboration Dynamic 141
One-on-One Collaboration 149
Group Collaboration 162
Chapter 6 Managing People 189
Machiavelli Was Right and Wrong 190
The Energy of Leadership 197
Avoiding Negative Behaviors 206
Chapter 7 Business Transformation, Health, and Agility 219
Making Transformation and Change Initiatives Successful 220
Creating Business Agility and Organizational Health 227
Chapter 8 Start Your Journey 237
References 239
About the Author 243
Index 245
