Smart Growth

 

Ecosystem Summary for Smart Growth Leaders

Contribution is the sum of what grows when you are gone.

—TOM RATH

We are responsible for our own growth, but without a growth-friendly ecosystem little happens. Farmers monitor sunlight, water, and soil nutrients, and they control weeds and pests to maximize their crop yield. Similarly, when team leaders and organizations monitor their ecosystem for health, they can proactively direct team productivity.

In our research, we see that explicitly nurturing individual team members and positively and creatively approaching setbacks are uniquely important in helping people and organizations grow. Hence, this book. The data strongly suggest that teams provided with direct access to key decision makers ...