Unlock behavior, unleash profits : developing leadership behaviour that drives profitability in your organization /
Leslie Wilk Braksick.
- 2nd ed.
- New York ; London : McGraw-Hill, c2007.
- xxi, 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Previous ed.: 2000. Includes indexes.
1. Great execution depends on behavior. Why is this leadership book unique? -- The science of behavior, and the link to results -- So, why the title: "Unlock behavior, unleash profits"? -- How does "locking" happen? -- "Discretionary performance": tapping the power within us all -- Case example: how focusing on behavior made the difference -- Takeaways from this book -- Case examples throughout this book -- A word of encouragement -- 2. Pinpointing the right behaviors. Getting started with pinpointing -- Using "norms" to describe a pinpointed behavior -- Getting the pinpoint right -- Keep behavioral pinpointing strategically focused -- The bigger picture: align all pinpoints to maximize results -- Measuring behavior -- Takeaways on pinpointing -- 3. Managing behavior: know your ABCs. Understanding behavior starts with the ABC analysis -- The SellMation case -- Why is business culture so antecedent-heavy? -- How antecedents work -- The "rule" of consequences -- The best leaders are good managers of consequences -- Consequence analysis -- Takeaways on the ABC's -- 4. It's a matter of consequences. Increasing behavior or decreasing behavior? -- Leaders are defined by the consequences they choose -- Four ways to deliver consequences -- Aligning consequences -- Which consequences do you give people? -- Takeaways on consequences -- 5. Feedback and coaching: putting your "secret weapons" to work. Performance appraisals give feedback, but not enough -- How feedback and coaching link to the Impact model -- Three kinds of feedback -- How do you give positive feedback? -- Positive feedback delivery skills -- Constructive feedback is necessary for improvement -- Constructive feedback delivery skills -- Sharing feedback: the fine art of coaching -- Executive coaching -- Takeaways on feedback and coaching -- 6. Shaping up the right stuff. The science of shaping -- The art of shaping -- A leader's role in shaping -- Takeaways on shaping -- An important milestone in your journey -- 7. Making change happen consistently: the Make-it model. Make-it model for organizational change -- Overview: the four "make-it" stages -- It's about outcomes -- Your organizational culture -- Behavioral success factors behind the "make-its" -- Stage 1: make it clear -- Stage 2: make it real -- Stage 3: make it happen -- Stage 4: make it last -- Unlock behavior, unleash (not-for-) profits -- Takeaways on the make-it model -- 8. Creating the impact culture: make it last. Changing yourself, changing culture: two sides of the same coin -- Comparing two cultures -- Your legacy: will it be a much better organization (compared to what you inherited)? -- Make it last: building the impact culture -- Where does "transfer and sustainability" fit? -- DCOM model: key implementation tool -- "Getting it" is the easy part -- 9. Leading through the challenges of today and tomorrow. Achieving sustained/predictable top-line growth -- Improving customer loyalty, retention, growth -- Boosting innovation across your organization -- Effectively and rapidly integrating cultures and organizations following mergers/acquisitions -- Excelling at executing your strategies -- Boosting employee engagement/retention -- Smoothing leadership transitions and accelerating the new leader and team to hit full stride -- Ensuring that strategic talent management truly results in well-developed leaders.