Book description
The single factor that determines success or failure in big business today is conversation. Great leaders use public and private conversations to cultivate a common worldview, set standards, and uncover concerns that can undermine the goals of the organization. So what conversations are you, as a leader, having with your organization? Experienced business transformation consultant Rose Fass shows how leaders can avoid a meltdown and instead drive transformation by the way they communicate in a language that all stakeholders can understand. The Chocolate Conversation takes a light-hearted approach to show how too often we think we’re having the same conversation — about “dark chocolate,” for instance — only to be referring to three different things: milk, white, and bittersweet varieties. Fass helps us establish common ground that leads to an effective discourse for addressing relevance, growth, productivity, and scale — the four most important issues she sees in business today.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Praise for The Chocolate Conversation and Rose Fass
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Death by Chocolate: Unwrapping Chocolate Conversations
- 2 Mergers & Acquisitions: A Petri Dish for Chocolate Conversations
- 3 Addicted to Relevance
- 4 It Starts with You
- 5 Why Do Good People Have Bad Conversations?
- 6 Go There
- 7 Message Discipline
- 8 Extending Your Reach
- 9 Change Is Bittersweet
- Conclusion
- Sketchnotes
- Endnotes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Chocolate Conversation: Lead Bittersweet Change; Transform Your Business
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2013
- Publisher(s): Bibliomotion
- ISBN: 9781937134495
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