Today's businesses environment is highly demanding and increasingly competitive, requiring organizations to be flexible, responsive, and continually innovative. In order for this to happen, there must be a high degree of trust throughout the organization. Leaders need to trust that their workers will carry out directives, and employees need a high level of trust in the vision and direction that leaders create for the organization. Without this trust an organization will struggle to reach its goals and attain the success desired. This is the focus of The Trust Imperative, which explains how to develop trust throughout an organization, while improving performance and increasing productivity. The book offers simple conceptual models, assessments, and trust tools which will help individuals diagnose, measure, and improve the level of trust within the organization. The authors then provide succinct tips and techniques to support the continuous development of trust within any organization.

The Trust Imperative: Performance Improvement Through Productive Relationships

Business & Money

Hacker, Stephen

Willard, Marsha L.

Couturier, Laurent

Management & Leadership

Asq Pr

Organizations are being called upon to evolve to "Organizations of Meaning", where purpose informs all facets of the organization, people and teams operate with a strong sense of intent and common will, and breakthrough results are achieved. Organizations of Meaning are highly talented in their ability to bring purpose to daily work. Leaders and managers grow the culture such that people are clear about their own life direction and its fit with the organization. Relationships are mature and people operate with a casual mind-set, taking responsibility and accountability for the success of the organization. Results are achieved not through manipulative or coercive management techniques but as a natural, authentic expression of the commitment, clarity and conviction of the total organization. 
A new kind of leadership is required to create and lead an Organization of Meaning. Delivering on the promises of breakthrough change initiatives requires more than management techniques. The calling is for leadership that honors and appreciates the uniqueness of each individual in the organization, aligning distinctive spirits toward a collective thrust, while at the same time bringing commitment, tenacity and focus to key result areas. With effective transformational leadership bringing forth the new order, amazing results are possible. Not simply theory, but demonstrated in a growing number of organizations around the world. 
Transformational Leadership: Creating Organizations of Meaning was written specifically to guide leaders, managers and change agents through an organizational transformation delivering breakthrough results. Authors Stephen Hacker and Tammy Roberts draw on their immense experiences with organizational transformation to write a book that will help guide leaders through these important but trying times.

Transformational Leadership: Creating Organizations of Meaning

Roberts, Tammy

African wild dogs get their target 80 percent of the time, whereas the lion and cheetah are successful less than 50 percent of the time. This book translates the success of those wild dogs into actions and behaviors that can make you a more productive leader. The authors developed their analogy during trips to game preserves in Botswana and South Africa over a 7-year period while working on a large-scale change effort with the public sector of the country of Botswana. This book takes the traits, characteristics, and behaviors of the animals that are most successful in survival and translates them to human groups. If you are a leader of a team, inside or outside of the workplace, this book will provide leadership insights and offer tangible methods of improving your team s effectiveness.

Leading Peak Performance: Lessons from the Wild Dogs of Africa, How to Create Pack Leadership: How to Create Pack Leadership and Produce Transformative Results

Washington, Marvin

Louisville was home to fine cuisine long before the famous restaurant rows on Bardstown Road, Frankfort Avenue and East Market Street. Mazzoni's served the area's first rolled oyster. At the C-54 Grill, guests dined inside a remodeled aircraft, and Kaelin's prepared its classic cheeseburger. Hasenour's sauerbraten and Hoe Kow's war sui gai are two dishes that still make local mouths water when mentioned. Authors Stephen Hacker and Michelle Turner revisit the vivid personalities, celebrated spaces and unique recipes that made Louisville's historic eateries unforgettable.

Lost Restaurants of Louisville (American Palate)

Arts & Photography

Turner, Michelle

Photography & Video

The History Press

Classic Restaurants of Louisville (American Palate)

The stories of Louisville's best-remembered restaurants are chock-full of legendary locations, huge personalities and well-loved recipes. Find out how a silly joke about "Hillbilly Tea" became an international sensation. Discover the origins of Casa Grisanti and why there would be no Queenie Bee without it. Enter the "World of Swirl" surrounding the rise and fall of Lynn's Paradise Café. Enjoy menus, memories and more of favorites found across the Derby City through the decades. Author Stephen Hacker serves up this history and more, complete with photography by Dan Dry and John Nation.

Industries

Lost Restaurants of Louisville

History Press Library Editions

The stories of Louisville's best-remembered restaurants are chock-full of legendary locations, huge personalities and well-loved recipes. Find out how a silly joke about Hillbilly Tea became an international sensation. Discover the origins of Casa Grisanti and why there would be no Queenie Bee without it. Enter the World of Swirl surrounding the rise and fall of Lynn's Paradise Caf . Enjoy menus, memories and more of favorites found across the Derby City through the decades. Author Stephen Hacker serves up this history and more, complete with photography by Dan Dry and John Nation.

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Regional & International

History PR

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