Courageous Cultures, Karin Hurt
Courageous Cultures, Karin Hurt
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Courageous Cultures
How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates

Author: Karin Hurt, David Dye, Amy Edmonson

Narrator: Karin Hurt, David Dye

Unabridged: 5 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/28/2020

Synopsis

From executives complaining that their teams don’t contribute ideas to employees giving up because their input isn’t valued--company culture is the culprit. Courageous Cultures provides a road map to build a high-performance, high-engagement culture around sharing ideas, solving problems, and rewarding contributions from all levels.Many leaders are convinced they have an open environment that encourages employees to speak up and are shocked when they learn that employees are holding back. Employees have ideas and want to be heard. Leadership wants to hear them.Too often, however, employees and leaders both feel that no one cares about making things better. The disconnect typically only widens over time, with both sides becoming more firmly entrenched in their viewpoints. Becoming a courageous culture means building teams of microinnovators, problem solvers, and customer advocates working together.In our world of rapid change, a courageous culture is your competitive advantage. It ensures that your company is “sticky” for both customers and employees.In Courageous Cultures, you’ll learn practical tools that help you:Learn the difference between microinnovators, problem solvers, and customer advocates and how they work together.See how the latest research conducted by the authors confirms why organizations struggle when it comes to creating strong cultures where employees are encouraged to contribute their best thinking.Learn proven models and tools that leaders can apply throughout all levels of the organization, to reengage and motivate employees.Understand best practices from companies around the world and learn how to apply these strategies and techniques in your own organization.This book provides you with the practical tools to uncover, leverage, and scale the best ideas from every level of your organization.

About Karin Hurt

Karin Hurt is the CEO and Founder of Let's Grow Leaders, a global, human-centered leadership development company known for practical tools and training that sticks. She was recently named on Inc's list of 100 Great Leadership Speakers. Other books include Courageous Cultures and Winning Well.

About David Dye

David Dye is President of Let's Grow Leaders, a global, human-centered leadership development company known for practical tools and training that sticks. Other books include Courageous Cultures and Winning Well.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on May 09, 2020

Courageous Cultures outlined the need for the the freedom to speak up, and speak out, as well as concrete strategies various levels of management can take to create such a culture. Hurt and Dye describe the dangers and lost opportunity of FOSU - fear of speaking up, creating a compelling case for wh......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on July 28, 2020

Courageous Cultures is a practical guide for energizing your company from within. Karin and David have leveled up, transforming their managerial focus from Winning Well to an executive focus here. This makes sense: the managers who could understand and deploy Winning Well strategies were likely to w......more

Goodreads review by Mary Beth on July 29, 2020

Having already read "The Seven Things Your Team Needs to Hear You Say" and "Winning Well" I was VERY excited when Goodreads and Amazon told me the authors were releasing another book. "Courageous Cultures" did not disappoint. I've been the frustrated leader who doesn't understand why people didn't s......more

Goodreads review by Dr. Byron Ernest on March 20, 2022

A courageous culture becomes a community where individuals are engaged and finding, developing, and using their full potential. I love that “courage crushers” were called out by Hurt and Dye very early. Sadly, I have worked in organizations with these types. These are toxic environments, as you poin......more

Goodreads review by Paul on August 14, 2020

I read a lot of leadership and management books as a constant student of communication. A shy person by nature, I had to learn how to lead, and over time (and with a lot of practice) my communication and management skills are improving. I am now a person who leads teams, and communicates with multip......more

Quotes

Don't miss out on the opportunity to create an open and fearless culture. Courageous Cultures is a timely and practical approach for business leaders and managers to create a positive culture where innovation and commitment will soar! You will be amazed at the possibilities when your employees feel truly empowered to share their ideas and solve problems. -- Jeanne Martel, CEO and Co-Founder ClinicalMind

Don't we all want to promote a culture where our employees are able to speak up, speak truth, solve problems and hold each other accountable? In Courageous Cultures, Karin and David use story telling and examples to share the formula organizations need to 'Own the UGLY' and create a culture where employees do not have a fear of speaking up and can take organizations to new heights. --Kye Mitchell, Chief Operations Officer, Kforce

Expertly written, organized and presented, 'Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates' is an ideal DIY course of instruction that will lay out a successful approach for management to get the most value out of what their employees have to offer to maximize corporate success in a highly competitive and highly stressful business environment. While especially recommended for corporate, community, and college/university library Business Management collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that 'Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates' is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $12.99) and as a complete and unabridged audio book (Brilliance Audio, 9781713527213, $24.91, CD). - Midwest Book Review

In a world of accelerating disruption, Karin and David provide powerful tools to tap into the innovative and problem-solving capacity of every employee. No grandiose, glamorous, otherworld theory here; Courageous Cultures is a compendium of straightforward, proven, practical ideas and solutions. Read the book, and up your game. ------Whitney Johnson, award-winning author, Disrupt Yourself and Build an A Team

Karin Hurt and David Dye masterfully unearth an invaluable competitive advantage for any company--a culture that promotes employee voice, honesty, and transparency. This book goes beyond theory to provide actionable advice that delivers results. --Eric George, MD, Founder and amp; CEO, ERG Enterprises, Author of 'We: Ditch the Me Mindset and Change the World.'

Trust is the currency of business. In Courageous Cultures, Karin and David give you invaluable tools and the road map to leverage trust and transform your results to build a 21st century organization.' -David Horsager, CEO Trust Edge Leadership Institute and bestselling author

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