Cultural Transformations: Lessons of Leadership and Corporate Reinvention

PRAISE FOR
CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS

"Cultural Transformations is saturated with insights and findings on organizational leadership that you can apply immediately. Mattone and Vaidya show why some organizational cultures are able to generate long–term sustainability and how you can implement proven turnaround strategies today!"
Marshall Goldsmith, executive coach and bestselling author of Triggers

"A powerful inquiry into the nature of leadership and the increasing role that culture plays into today′s business world."
Deborah DiSanzo, General Manager, IBM Watson Health

"Every year new business books offer promising solutions to the challenges of today′s complicated global market. What makes this book special is the high–caliber inquiry Mattone brings to the table and the talented group of CEO′s he interviews about the importance of a strong corporate culture and the leadership dynamics required to see it thrive."
Bill Logue, Former CEO of FedEx Freight

"By mining the expert opinions of many successful CEOs and entrepreneurs, Mattone and Vaidya distill the essential practices for successful leadership. The practical habits described in this book will give you a foundation to become an effective leader."
Fabio Polenti, MD, Chief Medical Operations Officer of The Cleveland Clinic Florida

"Mattone and Vaidya are progressive, bold, and inspiring in their think differently approach to leadership. They provide constructive and immediate executional steps that any company can use as they navigate the ever–changing, competitive global marketplace."
Ruthie Davis, Founder, President and Designer of luxury shoe brand, Ruthie Davis

"Cultural Transformations is a book every leader should read before an organizational transition is on the horizon. It will not only help you to anticipate the future, it will help you to create it in a mature, mindful, and savvy manner."
Lois P. Frankel, PhD, author of See Jane Lead and Nice Girls Don′t Get the Corner Office

"Cultural Transformations is not a book of abstract ideas. It is a living inquiry into change and leadership through the actual experience of leaders around the world."
Alper Utku, President of European Leadership University

About the Authors

Acknowledgements

Foreword by Dr. Kerry Healey

Introduction: The Transformation Imperative

Chapter One: Understanding Your Culture & Understanding the Culture You Must Create

Chapter Two: The 6 Critical Steps to Transforming Your Culture

Chapter Three: Kathy Mazzarella, Chairman, President & CEO of Graybar

Chapter Four: Kris Canekeratne, Chairman & CEO of Virtusa

Chapter Five: Eddie Machalaani, Executive Chairman of Bigcommerce

Chapter Six: Harib Al Kitani, CEO of OMAN LNG

Chapter Seven: Hap Klopp, Founder, The North Face

Chapter Eight: Russ Klein, CEO of the American Marketing Association

Chapter Nine: Rohit Mehrotra, Founder & CEO of CPSG Partners

Chapter Ten: Irv Rothman, CEO of HP Financial

Chapter Eleven: Juan Carlos Archila, CEO of Claro Colombia

Chapter Twelve: Nabil Alalawi, CEO of Almansoori Engineering

Chapter Thirteen: Cathy Benko, Vice Chairman & Managing Principal, Deloitte Consulting, LLP

Chapter Fourteen: Deva Bharathi, CEO of Fluid Systems (Oman)

Chapter Fifteen: NV Tiger Tyagarajan, CEO of Genpact

Chapter Sixteen: Anthony Wedo, Corporate Turnaround CEO

Chapter Seventeen: Final Thoughts & Call to Action

Appendix A: John Mattone s 20 Laws of Intelligent Leadership

Appendix B: John Mattone s Cultural Transformation Readiness Assessment–40 (CTRA–40)

JOHN MATTONE is widely regarded as one of the world′s leading authorities on leadership, talent and culture. He is a respected advisor and coach to Fortune 1000 CEO′s and senior leadership teams on how to create and sustain a leadership and talent culture that drives superior operating results. John is the author of eight books including three best–sellers and he has been recognized by The Thinkers 50 and Globalgurus.org as one of the world′s top ten leadership authorities and executive coaches. Recently, John was honored by his executive coaching peers (The Association of Corporate Executive Coaches), with the prestigious 2015 International Executive Coach Thought Leader of Distinction Award, in recognition of his thought leadership and his work as a global executive coach.

NICK VAIDYA is the Editor–in–Chief of The CEO Magazine and the Managing Director of The CEO Leadership Institute. He focuses on metrics–driven experimentation in sales, marketing, and strategy to manage planned business growth.