Pursuing Excellence

A Values-Based, Systems Approach to Help Companies Become More Resilient

By: Brian Strobel

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Paperback | 7 December 2020 | Edition Number 1

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Our companies are changing. What used to be trivial is now important, and vice versa. Globalization, technology, sustainability, and values each help define a company's triple bottom line. Ignoring changes in these areas leads to diminishing returns--and eventual failure. Our companies are struggling with ways to become more competitive, to reduce costs, and to chase unobtanium in their never-ending pursuit to do more with less. But this focus on efficiency cannot come at the expense of innovation, agility, and moving fast. Legacy methods placed too much emphasis on a singular approach, such as focusing only on six sigma and have missed the broader change in today's business world. Innovation and agility are now often more valued than efficiency and technical precision by the fastest growing companies. Pursuing Excellence provides the foundation within a company's structure to embrace and value efficiency, innovation, and agility. This book draws from the author's 25 years of experience leading people in operational environments to provide a holistic solution to achieve excellence. The author incorporates best practices from values-based leadership, strategic thinking, systems-thinking, continuous improvement, problem-solving, and organizational change management.

Industry Reviews

"While many of the '20 Bad Habits' are likely present in companies trying to move up from average, surely habit No 13, 'Clinging to the Past' is one of the larger detractors keeping many of them from moving closer to excellence."

- Marshall Goldsmith, #1 Leadership Thinker and best-selling author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There

"Many people claim to be Lean experts. Most of them aren't. Pursuing Excellence won't teach you improved methods for Lean. But it will help you understand the bigger picture holding us back from transformational improvement."

-- Shelley Gilliland, VP Operational Excellence, Leonardo DRS

"To effectively lead people through tough times, leaders must create and apply a solid framework and strategy. Many speak of excellence, yet few can describe it, let alone lead people to achieve it. Strobel's book provides leaders with the essential knowledge to accomplish this."

-- Scott Shaffar, PHD, ME Design Program Leader, San Diego State University

"Brian Strobel has lived and breathed operational excellence as a leader in both frontline fighter squadrons and in the corporate world. He is a master practitioner, who deeply understands the human element of driving exceptional performance."

-- Matthew Leach, Partner, Boston Consulting Group

"I'm pleased to see application of the Competing Values Framework continually expanded to help leaders interpret and understand their organizations. Pursuing Excellence deftly uses the framework to provide leaders insight to how they can move their companies from average to excellent."

-- Robert Quinn, PhD, Competing Values Framework Co-Developer

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