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Joe Calloway (Author), Chuck Feltz (Author), Kris Young (Author)
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February 8, 2010
Praise for Never By Chance

"Joe Calloway, Chuck Feltz, and Kris Young have joined forces to write the book that senior management at companies large and small have been waiting for. Highly readable, loaded with innovative ideas and filled with seminal insights from both a consulting and CEO perspective, Never by Chance lays out a plan for aligning people and strategy to dramatically improve market share and ROI. If you're going to read one business book this year, this is it!"
—Kevin J. Clancy, PhD, Chairman, Copernicus Marketing Consulting

"Never by Chance is a real-world, pragmatic guide to authentic alignment, vision, and strategy. If you want to create enduring value for your customers that drives shareholder value, then read this book. A great read that lays out a foundational approach to aligning people, resources, and strategy."
—Kevin Cashman, Senior Partner, Korn/Ferry Leadership & Talent Consulting; bestselling author of Leadership from the Inside Out

"Calloway, Feltz, and Young offer a fresh perspective on what it takes to drive business strategy to its successful conclusion. This is a compelling contribution to the literature on the application of strategy and the importance of those things that really matter. It's a must-read for all those who labor in the vineyards of corporate America and those who aspire to it."
—Benjamin Ola. Akande, PhD, Dean, School of Business and Technology, Webster University

"Everyone ends up somewhere, but few end up somewhere on purpose. Doing things on purpose and for a purpose are critical to business success. Never by Chance makes a compelling case for intentional leadership in bringing all of a company's resources to bear on delivering the stakeholder value your organization exists to provide."
—Steve Tourek, SVP and General Counsel, Marvin Windows and Doors


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Great business performance doesn't happen by chance. You can have all the cost-cutting initiatives, employee engagement programs, and technology upgrades that you want, but unless every resource and employee are intentionally aligned with a compelling vision, you'll leave too much on the table and lose out to competitors. So what is the key to getting breakthrough results in this age of "doing more with less"?

Never by Chance gives you a top-to-bottom guide on how great businesses accelerate their strategies in spite of today's resource-constrained environment. Forgoing the usual miracle cures, this realistic approach will help leaders catalyze their organizations by adopting the leadership mindset that "every resource that can be valuable, will be valuable."

In Never by Chance, you'll find:

  • The direct link between vision and stakeholder success

  • Why a purposeful customer experience is absolutely necessary

  • Why you may no longer be relevant to your customers

  • How to use your culture as a competitive advantage

  • Why intentional leadership matters

A strong quarter, hot product, or sudden sales bump can always be a fluke, but sustained excellence is never an accident. Written by three seasoned experts on aligning people and strategy to drive measurable results, Never by Chance gives you and your team an engaging and empowering road map to create clear competitive advantage and distinguish your company in today's ultra-competitive market.

About the Author

Joe Calloway, Chuck Feltz, and Kris Young are the founding partners of Engage Consulting Group, working with clients to accelerate the speed and effective-ness of their business strategy. For more information, please visit www.engageconsultinggroup.com.

Joe Calloway has worked with hundreds of companies to help them create and sustain success. A member of the Speaker's Hall of Fame, Joe has been a business consultant for twenty-eight years. His books include Becoming a Category of One, Indispensable, and Work Like You're Showing Off!, all from Wiley.

Chuck Feltz has served as CEO or president of companies in multiple industries ranging in size from an international startup to over $1 billion in revenue. He has been widely recognized for increasing shareholder value with his innovative strategies and visionary leadership.

Kris Young has worked with production company Martin Bastian for twelve years helping companies create strategic communications programs and events. An NSA Meeting Partner of the Year, she has worked with a range of organizations including Deluxe Financial Services, Wells Fargo, Cargill, ING, and many others.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (February 8, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470561998
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470561997
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Never By Chance, February 18, 2010
This review is from: Never by Chance: Aligning People and Strategy Through Intentional Leadership (Hardcover)
Never by Chance by Calloway, Feltz, and Young is an excellent leadership book that balances theory and practice. Its core themes; Vision, Culture, Relevance, and Customer Experience, are masterfully portrayed as the key ingredients of exemplary organizations where employees are engaged and customers are loyal. Further, the authors demonstrate that the power of these four themes is magnified when they operate in unison. The authors share their impressive "know how" and speak to their practical experiences of leading and/or consulting for large and impressive organizations. They truly know how to align people and strategy through intentional leadership. They provide the reader with key practices that are essential to creating an organization that aspires to thrive in a competitive world. Not only have they clearly and concisely written about how to create and nurture exemplary organizations, they have done it! And, they emphasize the book's key points with specific examples of success! I read a good number of leadership books each year and consider this to be one of the very best. Any leader from the corporate world, the field of education, the health and social services sector, or any other type of organization will immediately be able to implement practical action steps from what they learn by reading this book. Never by Chance is one of the definite "essential reads" in 2010 and beyond!
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5.0 out of 5 stars a Must Read For Senior Management, February 10, 2010
This review is from: Never by Chance: Aligning People and Strategy Through Intentional Leadership (Hardcover)
Joe Calloway, Chuck Feltz and Kris Young have joined forces to write the book that senior management at companies large and small have been waiting for. Highly readable, loaded with innovative ideas and filled with seminal insights from both a consulting and CEO perspective. Never By Chance lays out a plan for aligning people and strategy to dramatically improve market share and ROI. If you're going to read one businesss book this year, this is it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Practical wisdom you can use now, February 9, 2010
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This book is a must read - not a nice to read, but a must read. Calloway , Feltz and Young have written a book that tackles the fundamental challenge of using your culture to drive business strategy and stay relevant with your customers. Buy it and apply its wisdom today before your competition has a chance to get ahead of you.
-Randy Pennington
Author, Results Rule! Build a Culture that Blows the Competition Away
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