{"id":925,"date":"2014-07-16T08:42:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T14:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickduffel.com\/?p=925"},"modified":"2014-07-16T08:42:09","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T14:42:09","slug":"book-review-scaling-up-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nickduffel.com\/?p=925","title":{"rendered":"BOOK REVIEW: Scaling Up Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p>S<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nickduffel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/scaling-up-b-800x480.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-926\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nickduffel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/scaling-up-b-800x480.jpg?resize=300%2C180\" alt=\"Scaling-Up-B-800x480\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nickduffel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/scaling-up-b-800x480.jpg?resize=800%2C480&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nickduffel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/scaling-up-b-800x480.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nickduffel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/scaling-up-b-800x480.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><em>caling Up Excellence<\/em> by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao is a book about how to grow as an organization, and actually get better instead of worse.\u00a0 It is a book of amazing stories and practical takeaways.\u00a0 It is very well-researched and written in an engaging and even playful tone.\n<p>This is one of those defining, transcendent business books that belongs on the shelf next to <em>Good to Great<\/em>, <em>Made to Stick<\/em>, and other modern classics.\u00a0 Sutton and Rao paint a picture of leadership and building something excellent in broad sweeping strokes.\u00a0 Like any good art, you immediately see your place in it; you emotionally resonate with it.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I liked the book if you can\u2019t tell.\u00a0 No matter the size of your business or organization, and regardless of what you are trying to build, you need to read this book.\u00a0 And after you read it, you need to keep it handy.\u00a0 There were many lessons and concepts I could apply to my current context right away, and there are countless others that I know I will return to in the future.\u00a0 <em>Scaling Up Excellence<\/em> is a handbook on effective, healthy organizational growth.<\/p>\n<p>I found the chapters entitled \u201cThe People Who Propel Scaling\u201d and \u201cBad is Stronger than Good\u201d to be especially helpful.\u00a0 \u201cThe People Who Propel Scaling\u201d is all about personnel, teams, and vision.\u00a0 \u201cBad is Stronger than Good\u201d is all about dealing with destructive elements in an organization.\u00a0 There is so much great material to mine here.\u00a0 However, I think my favorite part of this book is all the amazing stories from a wide variety of organizations and leaders; examples of these principles at work.<\/p>\n<p>I highly recommend this book for any leader faced with the slow, grinding challenge of growing an organization bigger while hanging on to what made it great in the first place.\u00a0 And since every leader will face this challenge eventually, this book is a must-read for every leader.<\/p>\n<p>Please Note: This book was gifted as a part of the Blogging for Books Reviewers Program in exchange for my unbiased review of this work. This has in no way influenced my opinion or review of this work.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scaling Up Excellence by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao is a book about how to grow as an organization, and actually get better instead of worse.\u00a0 It is a book of amazing stories and practical takeaways.\u00a0 It is very well-researched and written in an engaging and even playful tone. 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