Book Review

BUILDING THE AWESOME ORGANIZATION

By Katherine Catlin and Jana Matthews

Business is changing ever so rapidly and with the organizational structure and methods needed to carry out the new directives also must change as well.

As our economy continues to evolve and the overwhelming majority of new jobs are found in companies with less than 100 employees, the organization must change to reflect this fast dynamic pace in today’s business world.

In Building the Awesome Organization, you will find six essential components that drive this entrepreneurial growth and is a must read for those starting new businesses.

This book draws on the resources of the Kaufman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and more than 500 successful entrepreneurs to assess the overall health of your organization.

Then they detail the six components you need to develop in order to create an awesome organization.

The book takes a step-by-step approach to creating the organization and then helps you implement them in your organization.

You’ll find out how to:

1. Develop an innovative culture for growth
2. Hire and Retain awesome people
3. Create your plan for growth
4. Prime your team for growth
5. Establish your infrastructure for growth
6. Become the awesome leader of growth.

This book also includes SCANs ( quizzes)  to help you benchmark your company’s performance and includes “red Flags” and “Vital Signs” to help you navigate through this difficult journey.

Both authors have an excellent history in this area.  Katherine Catlin is the founding partner of the Catlin Group and has worked with CEO’s over the past 15 years to create management teams to mange the challenges of fast paced companies.

Jana Matthews is president and CEO of Boulder Quantum Ventures , a firm that helps CEOs and their top teams unlock their companies growth potential.  She was also an original member of the Kaufman Center’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Program

This is a must read for entrepreneurs building fast paced companies or those faced with the problems of unanticipated fast growth and are now encountering slowing growth and the inability to keep up with technology.

This is a hands-on book with practical and easy to understand advice .

Reviewed by Dan J. Mitchell, President Ace-Net.org

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