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The Hudson Highland Center for High Performance recently completed the largest and most in-depth global study ever done of the factors that accelerate or stifle high performance. The alarming conclusion: only 10 percent of knowledge workers are part of a high-performing workgroup, one that makes money for the company and is creating a new product or service.
Contagious Success reveals Susan Lucia Annunzio's proven strategies for identifying, nurturing, and replicating business units that are already high performing. These workgroups tend to be ignored while senior management focuses on fixing its lowest performing units. But Annunzio argues for the opposite strategy: Focus on the groups that are doing the best work in the organization, learn their secrets, and help spread their expertise to the average groups.
Annunzio focuses on groups, not individuals, because even a great individual can't succeed in a weak environment. By using the high-performing groups to improve just the top 20 percent of the average performers—what Annunzio calls “moving the middle”—a company can achieve dramatic, sustainable growth in revenue and profits.
This is a book for leaders who want to unleash the hidden potential in their organizations.
Customer Reviews:
More "what" than "how".......2007-02-09
Susan Annunzio and her research associates studied about 3,000 people who belonged to high performance work groups in dozens of different companies. What they learned is shared in this book. The core concept of this book is to spread high performance through an organization by identifying its high-performing workgroups - examine their environment -- and then share their "secrets." The book's premise is that success will then be contagious and "spread" throughout the entire organization.
What is required? First, "value people." I agree. However, in any organization, some people are more valuable than are others. The challenge is to get each person's strengths in proper alignment with the results that person is expected to produce. Next, "optimize critical thinking" and again I agree. However, some people's critical thinking skills (e.g. problem solving) are stronger than others'. The challenge is to identify those with the strongest skills and then locate them where those skills are most needed. Finally, "seize opportunities" and once again I agree. However, some positions offer greater opportunities to improve performance than do others. The challenge is to select those areas in which improvement will be of greatest value to the organization and then assign to those areas the people who are best qualified (in terms of knowledge, skills, temperament, etc.) to achieve the desired improvement. Measure what matters to improve what matters.
There are no head-snapping revelations in this book, nor does Annunzio claim to offer any. Several of the book's assertions are problematic. For example, on page 190, the reader is provided with a chart displaying two columns: On the left, "Conventional Wisdom" (e.g. "Hiring and nurturing high potential individuals will drive high performance.") and "Reality" (e.g. "It's the workgroup, not the individual."). In fact, both statements are true rather than mutually exclusive. I also challenge most of the other juxtapositions of "Conventional Wisdom" and "Reality" which incorrectly suggest either/or rather than sometimes yes/sometimes no.
Many readers will find the results of the research interesting and few will disagree with the importance of creating a workplace environment within which collaborative high performance is achieved and sustained. I would have added a fifth star to my rating had Annunzio devoted less attention to "what" and more attention to "how." For those in need of such guidance, I highly recommend The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization co-authored by Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith, Patrick M. Lencioni's The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, and Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration co-authored by Warren G. Bennis and Patricia Ward Biederman.
Not worth it, common sense information; not for MBA students.......2006-04-04
This book was a dissapointment for my whole MBA class. Definitely, if you have the slightest idea about how management works, this book will not bring you any new information. It is all based on a 3,000 people study.
The author repeats the same ideas 2-5 times, so it becomes pretty boring. The examples are not something you can relate to.
This book does not have any longevity, it is not something that you can go back and refer to, in a few months/years.
Real Life Experiences?.......2005-10-25
The first couple chapters were full of information that did not make sense. After Chapter Two the author does a great job showing the big picture. I couldn't help but chuckle during company meetings after reading this book. The real life experiences described in the book are exactly what my workforce reactions are to everyday situations. This book has been key to crossing the divide between upper management and the shop floor worker.
contagious success- - - - .......2005-09-16
I purchased this book for my husband who liked it enough to buy more copies to use at his workplace.
An excellent resource for business and task managers looking to create the optimum work environment and flow.......2005-09-11
Contagious Success: Spreading High Performance Throughout Your Organization by Susan Lucia Annunzio (Chairman and CEO of the Hudson Highland Center for High Performance) is based upon the first global study conducted on the factors that accelerate high performance in a work environment. The lessons and invaluable insights learned from this research, some of which defy conventional wisdom, spell out not only how to create high performance but how to effectively destroy it. A straightforward do's and don'ts recommendation list, with key tips enumerated in bullet points, covering everything from the effects of workgroup size to the extent to which secrets should be shared to the nuts and bolts of the study itself and how it was conducted. An excellent resource for business and task managers looking to create the optimum work environment and flow.
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A refreshing approach to evangelism........2003-01-19
This book is a must for any youth ministry. It contains insight for youth on how to share their faith with others.
I highly recommend this book to youth ministers.
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"that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work"
2 Timothy 3:17
What does it mean to be a good leader? Do you believe that leadership is a biblical idea?
Founded by John C. Maxwell in 1996, EQUIP™ is dedicated to equipping Christians with the leadership skills needed for advancing the Great Commission in their communities, workplaces, and churches. This curriculum, featuring Maxwell's core leadership teachings, has been translated into 35 languages and taught in over 100 countries, and has already effectively trained over one million leaders worldwide!
This material is perfect for your church or organization if:
- You want to develop your people by investing in them personally
- You want to grow your church
- You are busy and have little time to write your own leadership training curriculum
- You want high-quality, proven, field-tested material developed by veteran leaders
- You want to equip your leaders to excel in their ministries
This leadership kit contains everything you need to train your leadership team and the entire church body or organization to be effective, biblical leaders. Designed for use in a variety of settings and time frames, the Contagious Leadership Kit contains:
- Contagious Leadership Workbook
- Contagious Leadership Audio CD Lessons
- DVD sessions featuring John C. Maxwell and EQUIP leaders
- CD-ROM with downloadable Small Group Lessons
- Publicity resources for your church-wide study
- A quick How To guide for launching your Contagious Leadership study
- New York Times best-seller The 360 Degree Leader by John C. Maxwell
- The 360 Degree Leader Workbook by John C. Maxwell
- Pivotal Praying by Tim Elmore and EQUIP CEO and President John Hull
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Creating Contagious Leadership
John Hersey
Manufacturer: Leaders Publishing Group
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What if leadership in your organization was like a pot of boiling water? It begins as a pool of cool water. When you apply heat, one or two little bubbles (leaders) begin to appear. They multiply creating a leadership "bubble effect" of "hot molecules" modeling and passing on leadership qualities to others. John Hersey tells us why an environment full of Contagious Leaders is not pie-in-the-sky thinking, not complicated, not expensive and, above all, not an option.
Customer Reviews:
Contagious Leader.......2004-03-26
If you hope to be a leader - read this soon!
If you think you are a leader - read this today!
If you know you are a leader - read it NOW, because you might be surprised.
Most insightful, comprehensive, but net (only a couple hours) perspective of the "true leadership" journey on the market. A must read for anyone who wants to cultivate the passion within themselves.
Should be an MBA requirement for graduation too.
TOP QUALITY INFORMATION IN THIS BOOK.......2004-03-09
There are many things I like about John Hersey's new book. What I like most is the clear, cogent way he has organized his ideas into actionable steps. This is a book you can read and begin implementing immediately to improve your own ability to lead your people as well as to align the leadership of your organization with the most important values for which it exists. Hersey's views on leadership and how to replicate true leadership skills throughout an organization take much of what we intuitively know and shed new light on how to develop managers into leaders. Implementing contagious leadership will, in my opinion, create a more caring organization and facilitate the achievement of superior results.
Quick inspiring read.......2004-03-09
John has created an inspiring read, with real world examples of just how important it is to (decide to) be a contagious leader. I especially liked his attention to defining charater. What is Character? How is it defined? You'll have to read the book to find out.
It's worth the time and money.
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What does it mean to be a good leader? Do you believe that leadership is a biblical idea?
Founded by John C. Maxwell in 1996, EQUIP™ is dedicated to equipping Christians with the leadership skills needed for advancing the Great Commission in their communities, workplaces, and churches. This curriculum, featuring Maxwell's core leadership teachings, has been translated into 35 languages and taught in over 100 countries, and has already effectively trained over one million leaders worldwide!
According to Genesis 1:26, God made us to lead. Join leadership expert John C. Maxwell and EQUIP™ in an exploration of biblical leadership. In Contagious Leadership Workbook, you will learn how to grow as a leader-cultivate your people skills and deepen your relationships, learn to develop and communicate vision and purpose, discover how to set priorities and strengthen your time management skills, and how to become a good mentor.
This material is perfect for you if:
- You want to develop your people by investing in them personally
- You want to grow your church
- You are busy and have little time to write your own leadership training curriculum
- You want high-quality, proven, field-tested material developed by veteran leaders
- You want to equip your leaders to excel in their ministries
Designed for personal or group study, this workbook contains everything you need to train your leadership team and the entire church body or organization to be effective, biblical leaders.
Learn the life-changing leadership principles that hundreds of thousands of people around the world have discovered. It has worked for them-it can work for you!
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He's written shamelessly for more than a decade and a half about his passion for 12- and 15-year-olds. He's described his dalliances with loves named Heather and Peat and some three dozen named Glen. His name is Michael Jackson. Relax. We're talking here about the Britain-based, award-winning drinks and spirits writer and author of, among other classic reference works, Michael Jackson's Beer Companion.
In Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch, devotees of the dram can peruse the latest revised edition of the 1989 work. In 336 pages brimming with maps, photos, and informed overview of factors such as geography and flavor components--even proximity to the sea--Jackson sketches the evolution of Scotch whisky, from the prebottling days, when shopkeepers like Johnnie Walker and the Chivas Brothers would create their own blends for sale, to the late-1960s and 1970s' surge of individual distilleries marketing their own bottlings. Lamentably labeling the former as a time when "orchestrations drowned out the soloists," Jackson provides some sweet sheet music of his own: 294 pages are devoted to an A-to-Z review (including full-color labels and tasting notes) of more than 800 singles from "every Scottish malt distillery that has ever witnessed its product in a bottle." It's the perfect book to take to your local liquor store next time you're trying to navigate the high shelf of Scotland's highlands, lowlands, and islands. You may laugh at Jackson's description of Auchentoshan Select's "oily" nose with "hints of citrus zest" or Aberlour 10-year-old's "mint-toffee" bouquet. But you'll be laughing out of the other side of your haggis when you actually smell them. All the notes are well researched and designed to appeal to Cardhu-carrying connoisseurs, as well as those who'd just like to know more about Bowmore. In his introduction, the author describes a whisky's finish as "a crescendo, followed by a series of echoes. When I leave the bottle, I like to be whistling the tune." Scotch drinkers will find plenty to wet that whistle in Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch. --Tony Mason
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Michael Jackson is renowned for his pithy wisdom and a remarkable ability to evoke aromas and flavors. This fully revised and expanded edition of MICHAEL JACKSON'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO SINGLE MALT SCOTCH is the definitive guide to single malt whisky and its producers worldwide. The completely new introduction incorporates Jackson's most recent research on the origins and evolution of the water of life, the nature of aromas and flavors, and regional differences. The book's core is the comprehensive A-to-Z of single malts, arranged by distillery. Each entry offers a new introduction and key information, and features Jackson's evocative, highly regarded tasting notes and ratings. This edition features a refreshed design, specially commissioned photographs of distilleries, and more than 1,000 tasting notes.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent for reviews and consistency, with some reservations.......2007-05-06
Michael Jackson's "Complete Guide To Single Malt Scotch" is an encyclopedic collection of scotch knowledge and reviews of the most common offerings from every one of the nearly hundred malt distilleries in Scotland.
The book starts off by offering a concise education about the origins of scotch, interpretation of scotch labels, flavors, regional variations and factors that influence the taste of scotch all distilled down to less than eighty pages with numerous color pictures.
After you read the first section you will have a some idea about the decisions that affect the taste of your scotch, for example you might be able to tell whether the dram in your glass was matured in bourbon cask or a sherry cask and make some educated guesses about the shape of the copper stills that the scotch was distilled in.
However the first section was just the warm up. The real meat of the book is the second section which is an exhaustive listing of the most common offerings from every one of Scotland's roughly hundred or so malt distilleries with reviews written in Michael Jackson's signature concise style and a ranking on a 100 point scale. If you're like me you'll find yourself reading the first section and then coming back to both sections periodically for quick reference on a particular distillery or region. The second section is more of a reference and not meant to be read linearly.
And now I come to what makes this book unique. Michael Jackson is almost pathologically consistent in his review ratings, more so than the other popular whisky reviewers e.g. Paul Pacult. Taste is highly personal and subjective so it is unlikely you will agree with any one reviewer's ratings 100% of the times however Michael Jackson is very consistent about the factors that he rates well. I found that he especially appreciates robust full bodied whiskies with complex taste with no big surprises i.e. the nose should be a fairly good indicator of what the whisky will deliver in the mouth. Predictability is a fine quality in a reviewer.
So while you may not always agree with him, reading his reviews and the ratings gives you a fairly good idea of what to expect from the whisky. This is what makes Michael Jackson such a great author. That and the encyclopedic listing of reviews makes this book a must buy for a scotch enthusiast like me.
Cons? Just a few. Like other Amazon reviewers have noted, he devotes an excessive amount of print to rare and expensive offerings that the average scotch drinker will never come across in his lifetime. Also his reviews are too concise. I would recommend getting this book for its unique merits but also looking into the writings of other scotch reviewers like F Paul Pacult, Jim Murray and Dave Broom who have a more engaging and conversational style of writing, and will help round out your scotch education.
Can't go wrong with this book!.......2007-04-02
I bought this a few years ago coinciding with my introduction to whiskey (Balvenie Double Wood purchased at the Duty Free @ Gatwick). It was because of this book that I visited Scotland to delve into the mystery of Scotch Whiskey. I went to Glenfiddich, McCallum, and Abelour solely on Michael Jacksons' recommendations. I don't have the greatest pallet in the world but Jackson has been dead on for even a novice such as myself. I would have never picked up a Highland Park, Ardbeg, or Craigenmore if had not been for him.
Great book!
Wonderful Reference.......2007-02-22
This was a gift for my husband and he has enjoyed the reviews immensely. He feels they are right on target and most informative.
Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch.......2007-01-15
Excellent, comprehensive reference for anyone who enjoys single malt scotch whiskey.
Great to Pair with a bottle of scotch.......2007-01-10
The book is easy to read and was a great pairing idea with a bottle of scotch for a lucky recipient
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The Best of Its Kind.......1999-08-27
Echoing the other reviews posted here, I'd just like to add that this book is one of the best of its kind. Unlike a lot of books about scotch whisky which tell you loads about the distilliries yet nothing about the relative worth of the drams, this book calls 'em--the good, the mediocore, and the not so good. Mr. Jackson is an outstanding writer, by turns witty and intelligent, and his passion for scotch is evident and infectious. The beautiful layout work complements the writing.
If you have even a passing interest in single malts, you need this book. Buy it now. And don't let your friends swipe your copy, even though they'll want to.
I love this book!.......1999-06-28
If you love single malt whisky, you'll love this book. As a single malt lover, I use this book as a guide to explore the world of single malt whisky. Since I am stiil young and poor, it's not possible to taist too much whisky. You have to make a purchasing list for yourself. I am very happy to find out that this books can help me make the decision. I am not saying the point is everything. If you beleve your own taist, you do not have to agree with the author's comment. However, it's a way to build your own guide step by step. Until now, I have tried about 10 brands with about 30 different ages scotch. It's really an interesting world.
Authoritative.......1999-01-19
Jackson's book is the best of the lot. He brings a love of fine whisky to bear with no pre-established perceptions. Kyle Wallace
A compact, yet suprisingly complete guide to scotch whisky.......1998-09-05
Mr. Jackson has arranged a concise and easy to use encyclopedia for scotch whisky. The inclusion of over 300 malts has made it difficult for me to find a bottle that he has not listed, tasted, and graded. However; I derive the most pleasure from his descriptions of the hamlets, towns and hollows that surround the distilleries. A brief description of the malting process, and some history of scotch whisky, make this a good starting point for a novice taster. I am dismayed to see that it is out of print as I have found it to be a fine gift that has been appreciated by friends.
If I could only buy one book about Single Malts, this would be the one........1998-04-03
Although some have said that the practice of assigning a numerical rating scale to single malts is overgeneralizing and therefore inaccurate, I find it to be a useful guide and at least a valuable insight into the mind of someone who is known to be one of the world's foremost experts on single malts. True, rating single malts from 0-100 is sometimes akin to comparing diverse items such as a sunset, a Picaso, a good cup of coffee. Nonetheless, for the novice, this book offers tremendous insight. It describes the majority of house styles of all the distilleries, and provides a good brief history and explanation of the malting, brewing, distillation and aging processes necessary to create fluid works of art. A MUST for the novice single malt taster and the discriminating imbiber . My copy is worn, torn, dog-eared and used daily.
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