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Chapter Six: Purpose and Core Values: The Framework for Creating Positive Neurochemicals in the Workplace “Have you ever heard the phrase “Culture trumps strategy?” Have you wondered what that means exactly? Basically, culture trumps strategy means an inspired team, connected with a common set of beliefs and values, and united with a sense of purpose, will defeat an uninspired team.”
Chapter Seven: Achieving Consistent Team Results “By understanding the way our brains operate, you are able to predict this behavior. However, you will have to come up with consistent training methods to overcome it. Be patient. If the task is one that you want the team member to do on a consistent basis, then you will need to delegate, trust, verify, recognize and repeat.”
Chapter Eight: Putting It All Together “Remember, you’re the one responsible for creating a tribe of people connected with similar values and beliefs. When you have successfully built that environment where positive neurochemicals are the norm and where trust and collaboration thrive, you will reap the rewards of an engaged, inspired workforce. You will witness firsthand how culture trumps strategy and you will have successfully made the transition from a great doer to a great leader.”
Like what you’ve read and want your very own copy of From Doing to Leading: Your Guide to Inspiring People on the Front Lines? John M. Stuef and Amy D. Bradshaw were kind enough to provide Collision Repair with a few copies of the book— and we want to pass them on to you! To win a copy, please sent a review of these snippets to allison@mediamatters.ca. The most thought-provoking reviews will win a paperback edition of From Doing to Leading! This contest is open until March 31.
Amy Bradshaw spent her formative years in University City, Missouri, where she graduated from University City High School. She travelled to the west coast after high school where she went to college and graduate school. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in cell and molecular biology.
John Stuef was born and raised in Detroit “Motor City,” Michigan, where his Dad was an engineer for Ford Motor Company and his grandfather owned and operated his own auto body shop. John went to auto body school and honed his skills at a local body shop where he started out as a painter’s helper and worked his way up to painter, body man, manager, and then owner of his own shops. John also spent several years as a regional manager for a large MSO and now spends his time writing, consulting and speaking to frontline leaders around the country.
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