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DNA Leadership Through Goal-Driven Management [Hardcover]

James R. Ball (Author)
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August 1997
"For 21st-century success, you can't afford to remain comforable," says Ball. "Nor can you survive in a reactive mode. To get ahead you have to set goals. You have to have a systematic plan for achieving them. Creating and managing a culture where you methodically grow the way you want to takes careful, persistent efforts. And, with so much change, leaders need to help people get back to time-proven methods. That's where DNA Leadership fits in. What could be more elegant and dynamic than our own cell structure or more fundamental than our own DNA?"

DNA Leadership correlates to the biological principles of cell theory and DNA. It provides a control panel leaders can use to motivate individuals to achieve common purposes and objectives. The cells in our bodies are the ultimate expression of teamwork, buy-in, and proactive pursuit of a common mission. Although each cell is highly specialized and self-directed, it must communicate with other cells and do its job flawlessly or the whole system is at risk.

It is the same in business. Only the "cells" we have to work with are not cells of humans, they are humans. The central strategy in DNA Leadership is to integrate everyone into a self-managed, self-directed, self-motivated, and self-improving system-where individuals contribute not because they have to, but because they want to.

"Most people are intelligent, but only some are successful," writes Ball. "And the best-kept secret is that successful organizations and people find and follow methods for everything they do."

The methods in this book get back to disciplined nuts-and-bolts basics in setting goals and in implementing action plans to methodically create the future. Apply a few ideas and you will get immediate results. Study and apply the concepts completely and you will substantially increase your lifetime accomplishments and the growth and profits of your business.

If you are seeking a better approach for building your company and for pursuing business and personal goals with greater results, here it is.


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Applying principles regarding cellular biology and DNA to organizations (the employees are the cells, etc.), Ball, head of his own Goals Institute, presents a sound, methodological approach to molding an organization into a self-managed, self-improving system. Ball applies his original MOSAIC and Goal-Driven Management tools to identify opportunities for growth and improvement and to select specific goals and action plans to achieve these goals. This highly structured, algorithmic approach to leadership nicely supplements Stephen Covey's praiseworthy works. Recommended for larger public libraries.?Dale F. Farris, Groves, Tex.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"DNA Leadership through Goal-Driven Management is an excellent book written in a simple and well organized format. Everyone, whether they are CEOs or just beginning their career, could improve their performance by just implementing these basic concepts of setting and working towards their goals." -- W. Robert Grafton, Chairman, Board of Partners, Andersen Worldwide

"Jim Ball has elevated traditional management to a process that's doable and measurable. DNA Leadership through Goal-Driven Management is essential for anyone who wants to stretch resources further and at the same time create happy, loyal employees. It's a thoughtful how-to manual for getting a company's ideas to work." -- Martha Rogers, Ph.D., Co-author of Enterprise One to One and The One to One Future

"Jim Ball is an authority on goal power. I personally witnessed his dedication to establishing laser-clear goals in the early days of the Discovery Channel and I'm delighted to see Jim's wisdom so deftly shared in DNA Leadership through Goal-Driven Management. Readers will appreciate his illuminating insights into the secrets of succeeding within a goal-structured environment which should be the ultimate goal for all modern managers." -- John S. Hendricks, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Discovery Communciations, Inc.

"Jim Ball's DNA Leadership through Goal-Driven Management is the sine qua non of building an organizational growth culture. At Mary Kay, our biology-inspired culture is ground ed in our values and integrates our vision with goals and action plans. This book provides a clear mosaic and goal-driven pattern for growing your own organic, 21st century organization." -- Richard C. Bartlett, Vice Chairman, Mary Kay Corporation

"This is a book for executives who are dead serious about increasing growth and profits. In addition to the two major methods Jim Ball provides for selecting and achieving goals, DNA Leadership through Goal-Driven Management is loaded with practical tips and advice you can put to good use immediately." -- William W. McCarten, President and Chief Executive Officer, Host Marriott Services Corporation

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 420 pages
  • Publisher: Goals Inst (August 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1887570004
  • ISBN-13: 978-1887570008
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,050,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent foundation., November 1, 2008
This review is from: DNA Leadership Through Goal-Driven Management (Hardcover)
I read countless books on business topics. I believe the best business books pull ideas together from many sources, add new insight, and provide practical tools.

Jim Ball, has brought together concepts and ideas I have found in 20+ books and added useful application.

I recommend a lot of books to friends. I often ask - do you want to read about the theories or do you want the tool? This book has both.

If you are at the start of your career - this book is the foundation of an excellent start. If in the middle - this book will pull all those great ideas together and you will finally use them. If at the end - it is an excellent tool for a mentor to recommend.

I use the information. I talk about this book. I recommend this book.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Read!, December 27, 1997
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I'm currently on my 2nd reading of this book. Very easy to understand and apply to any facet of your life, whether it's professionally or personally.

James Ball has a style which makes the material he is offering compelling and obviously worthwhile. Recommend this book to anyone who is trying to improve business performance or improve the quality of their personal life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating!, August 14, 2002
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It may seem obvious to manage in such a way that leads to the accomplishment of the organization's goals, but sometimes that's more difficult than it would seem. Ball's book provides excellent and useful ideas and strategies to developing that style of management, one that directly leads to attaining the organization's goals, and, ipso facto, allowing the organization to set new goals. Another book that also supplies useful ways to attain the organization's goals is Guerilla PR: Wired by Michael Levine.
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