1st Edition
Grow Your Business UP! Unlocking the Full Potential of Gifted and Precocious Organizations
Introduction. Iteration Zero: Clarifying the Journey Ahead. Chapter 1 - Thereafter They Shape Us: The Precious Gift of Having a Precocious Team. Chapter 2 - What the Hell Am I Supposed to Do Now? Clarifying the Concomitant Opportunities of Hyper-Growth, Cultural Fissures, and the post-COVID Tsunami. Chapter 3 - Are You Sure About This? Mentally Preparing to Lead the Journey. Iteration One: Attempting the Adamant Triad of Strategy, Organizational Design, and Innovation. Chapter 4 - The Heart of a General: What a Human-Centered Hyper-Growth Strategy Looks Like. Chapter 5 - Form Follows Culture: The Architecture of a People-First Organization. Chapter 6 - Edison’s Boxing Cats: Leveraging Precocity to Weaponize Innovation and Annihilate the Competition. Iteration Two: Accelerating the Adamant Triad with a High-Performing Team. Chapter 7 - Manifesting Mana: Cultivating a Healthy, Vibrant Workplace Where People Thrive. Chapter 8 - I Have a Dream Team: How to Lead a Gifted Team. Iteration Three: Arriving at the Final Design. Chapter 9 - The Forest Comes into Focus: Clarifying the Strategy and Preparing for Transformation. Chapter 10 - Metamorphosis: Transformational Change in Animals and Organizations. Day Zero: Going Live and Making the Transition. Chapter 11 - The Final Approach: Going Live with the New Organization. Chapter 12 - Our Building Has a New Shape: Institutionalizing Lessons Learned from an Exciting Journey. Chapter 13 Final Thoughts: Reveilles and Balderdash: Zooming In on the Luck, Skill, and Grit of The First 100 Days. Epilogue
Biography
John Weathington is a seasoned management consultant with 30+ years’ experience in Fortune 100 firms and is President and CEO of Excellent Management Systems.
“A fun must-read for leaders looking to scale their hyper-growth company through continual transformational change. Grounded in a human-centered strategy, this book offers a blueprint for building a culture that creates owners, not renters—people who take initiative, drive innovation, and lead with purpose. If you're ready to grow fast without losing your soul, this is your guide.”
Scott Buswell, SVP, Professional Services
"Finally! A strategy book that gives the reader concrete, specific ideas for improving strategy. Leaders interested in better understanding how their emotions and decisions drive strategy should read and heed."
Linda Henman, PhD, the Decision Catalyst and author of Healthy Decisions: Critical Thinking Skills for Healthcare Executives
"As a management consultant with 30+ years experience myself, I believe John has really nailed this topic. The book was an enjoyable read that helped me validate things I have seen in my own consulting and challenged me to re-think old problems in new ways. All in all, John's book offered a wealth of practical tools and techniques that I will leverage in my future consulting work and it will likely help you too."
Steve Meier, Former Managing Director, Allstate Management Consulting Services (AMCS)
