Talk, Inc.: How Trusted Leaders Use Conversation to Power their Organizations

By Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind

Book Overview

Conversation-powered leadership How can leaders make their big or growing companies feel small again? How can they recapture the "magic"--the tight strategic alignment, the high level of employee engagement--that drove and animated their organization when it was a start-up? As more and more executives have discovered in recent years, the answer to this conundrum lies in the power of conversation. In Talk, Inc. , Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind show how trusted and effective leaders are adapting the principles of face-to-face conversation in order to pursue a new form of organizational conversation. They explore the promise of conversation-powered leadership--from the time-tested practice of talking straight (and listening well) to the thoughtful adoption of social media technology. And they offer guidance on how to balance the benefits of open-ended talk with the realities of strategic execution. Drawing on the experience of leaders at diverse companies from around the world, Talk, Inc ., offers provocative insights and user-friendly tips on how to make organizational culture more intimate, more interactive, more inclusive, and more intentional--in short, more conversational.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142217333X
• ISBN13: 9781422173336
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"