Conversation-powered leadership
How can leaders make their big or growing companies feel small again?
How can they recapture the "magic"--the tight strategic alignment, the
high level of employee engagement--that drove and animated their
organization when it was a start-up? As more and more executives have
discovered in recent years, the answer to this conundrum lies in the
power of conversation.
In Talk, Inc., Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind show how trusted and
effective leaders are adapting the principles of face-to-face
conversation in order to pursue a new form of organizational
conversation. They explore the promise of conversation-powered
leadership--from the time-tested practice of talking straight (and
listening well) to the thoughtful adoption of social media technology.
And they offer guidance on how to balance the benefits of open-ended
talk with the realities of strategic execution.
Drawing on the experience of leaders at diverse companies from around
the world, Talk, Inc., offers provocative insights and user-friendly
tips on how to make organizational culture more intimate, more
interactive, more inclusive, and more intentional--in short, more
conversational.