Scaling Up Excellence - Book Review

Scaling Up Excellence by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao

This has got to be one of the best books on Leadership and Change that I have read recently.  In some ways it was reminiscent of Switch, by Dan and Chip Heath in some of the innovative ways to approach change efforts.

I first listened to the book through Audible.com and was so impressed that I went out and bought a copy.  I'm working my way through the book now because it is FULL of the kind of useful information that has immediate applicability as well as providing excellent guidance for strategic thinking and planning.

This book is about addressing the "Problem of More," as in, "we want more: customers, orders, capacity, etc."  The perspective that Sutton and Rao bring to the discussion of "MORE" recognizes the complexity of the subject and tackles it through solid research and numerous examples. There is simply too much in this book to try to reduce it to a summary which you can then dismiss.  The book is well written and literally full of usable ideas.  If you are in any leadership position, and particularly if you are CEO, you need to read this book and discuss it with your decision team.  If you have ever struggled with what it takes to expand your business, company, church, and/or how to to implement effective strategies for growth, you need to read this book and discuss it with your decision team.

This is a must read.