The Purpose Linked Organization: How Passionate Leaders Inspire Winning Teams and Great Results

By Alaina Love and Marc Cugnon

Book Overview

Meet the indispensablepeople who can bringyour organizationto that crucial next level.
How many can you recognize?
And wheredo you fit in?

The Builder: Creating a strong sense ofurgency to deliver results, they're thedriving force of a growing business

The Connector: Born communicators, adept at negotiation andrelationship-building

The Conceiver: These "intellectualacrobats" think outside the box, imagine new possibilities, andcontribute to innovation

The Altruist: On the lookout to raiseyour organization's profile whilebenefiting the world at large

Leadership development experts AlainaLove and Marc Cugnon have identified tensuch "Passion Profile Archetypes," and in ThePurpose Linked Organization, you'll learn thestrengths, vulnerabilities, and proper care andfeeding of them all.

Authors Love and Cugnon offer easily implementableways to channel the power of each individual'spassions in a positive, purposeful direction.You'll understand how to link skills, values, and passions to performance--and how doingso will bring the results your organizationcan't afford to be without.

Just as important, you'll be able to confidentlyassess your own purpose and passions so thatyour own organizational role will be as engaging, fulfilling, and productive as possible.Most employees spend more than 84,000hours of their lives at work. When that time ispersonally meaningful, great things can happen, which will enrich your organization, thecustomers it serves, and even society as a whole.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071624708
• ISBN13: 9780071624701
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"