Scaling Up Excellence：Getting to More Without Settling for Less

InScalingUpExcellence,bestsellingauthorRobertSuttonandStanfordcolleagueHuggyRaotackleachallengethatdetermineseveryorganization’ssuccess:scalingupfarther,faster,andmoreeffectivelyasaprogramoranorganizationcreatesalargerfootprint.SuttonandRaohavedevotedmuchofthelastdecadetouncoveringwhatittakestobuildanduncoverpocketsofexemplaryperformance,tohelpspreadthem,andtokeeprechargingorganizationswitheverbetterworkpractices.Drawingoninsideaccountsandcasestudiesandacademicresearchfromawealthofindustries–includingstart-ups,pharmaceuticals,airlines,retail,financialservices,high-tech,education,non-profits,government,andhealthcare--SuttonandRaoidentifythekeyscalingchallengesthatconfronteveryorganization.Theytacklethedifficulttrade-offsthatorganizationsmustmakebetween“Buddhism”versus“Catholicism”--whethertoencourageindividualizedapproachestailoredtolocalneedsortoreplicatethesamepracticesandcustomsasanorganizationorprogramexpands.Theyrevealhowthebestleadersandteamsdevelop,spread,andinstilltherightmindsetsintheirpeople--ratherthanruiningorwateringdowntheverythingsthathavefueledsuccessfulgrowthinthepast.Theyunpacktheprinciplesthathelptocascadeexcellencethroughoutanorganization,aswellasshowhowtoeliminatedestructivebeliefsandbehaviorsthatwillholdthemback.ScalingUpExcellenceisthefirstmajorbusinessbookdevotedtothisuniversalandvexingchallenge.Itisdestinedtobecomethestandardbearerinthefield.《升级优秀》是创建一个卓越的组织的钥匙：小公司如何能够在扩张的时候不失重心；少数人提出的新想法和新计划如何能够被大部分人所接受和施展；在困难的情况和时期下，明智的新思想如何克服冷漠消极的大环境。一个不知道如何升级内部核心部分的组织是无法取得长久的成功的。畅销书作者RobertSutton和他在斯坦福大学的同事HuggyRao花了十年的时间来探索想要创造和取得优异的业绩需要些什么，在《升级优秀》一书中他们和我们分享了他们研究的成果。从硅谷公司到军队，通过研究这些案例，他们深刻地洞察了各种企业文化，不论是好的方面还是坏的方面，并且为如何创造卓越的成就提供了路线图。在这个过程中，他们揭示了为什么在团队规模方面“7”是一个神奇的数字；他们分析了医院、学校和其他地方的进步改善中成功和不成功的条件。对于那些想要进步发展的公司和管理人而言，《升级优秀》分享了一些有效的原则和作者发现的陷阱，展示了人们能够做些什么来增加成功的几率。这本讲述如何成功升级企业的书将会成为管理人、领导和创业者的“圣经”。