The Orange Revolution: How One Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization » (Unabridged CD)

Chester Elton is co-author of the best-selling books Managing with Carrots and The 24-Carrot Manager. As a motivation expert, Chester has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal and has been a guest on CNN, Bloomberg Television and on National Public Radio. A sought-after speaker and recognition consultant, Chester is VP of performance recognition with the O.C. Tanner Recognition Company. He has been a featured speaker at the HR Southwest, Incentive Magazine Forums, New York City Premium and Incentive Show, and Chicago Motivation Show. More information is available at carrotbooks.com.

The bestselling authors of The Carrot Principle show how to use recognition techniques to build highly effective teams.

Following the enormous popularity of their bestselling The Carrot Principle, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton return with a groundbreaking guide to building high-performance teams. The powerful research reported in The Orange Revolution reveals that the true driver of exceptional success for great companies is not a genius CEO. Breakthrough success is driven by a particular breed of breakthrough team that generates its own momentum—-a harmonious group of colleagues in the trenches, working passionately together to pursue a shared vision and leading their whole company to a new level. Yet the research also shows that less than twenty percent of teams are working anywhere near their optimal capacity.

Based on their extraordinary experience working with leading companies, including Zappos.com, Pepsi Bottling Group, and Madison...

1 Breakthrough Teams 1

2 The Common Cause 22

3 Competence: Back to the Basics (+ Recognition) 38

4 The Rule of 3: Cultivating a Team 74

5 Wow: Six Secret Ingredients to World-Class Results 87

6 No Surprises: Mastering Orange Communication 120

7 Cheer: Up 138

8 101 Ways to Bring Your Team Together 166

9 The Company Is a Team: Creating a Revolutionary Corporate Culture 197

10 An Orange Life: A How-To Guide for Living 213

11 The Orange Formation 231

Appendix: The Research 237

Notes 249

Acknowledgments 257

Index 261