{"product_id":"off-centered-leadership-isbn-9781119141693","title":"Off-Centered Leadership","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFind out what happens when companies stop competing and start collaborating.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOff-Centered Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e considers an innovative approach to business by exploring what happens when companies stop competing and start collaborating — both externally in the marketplace and internally in building a culture of communication, trust and alignment. Brimming with lessons on entrepreneurship and culture from the founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, one of the fastest growing independent brewery in the country,members of his leadership team and external mentors from the worlds of business and art,  this game-changing text turns competition on its head by showcasing how competing organizations can work together—and with other local businesses—to reach a common goal. The text dives into how Dogfish Head has blazed a new trail through the development of a revolutionary business model that has called upon musicians, community organizations, and even other breweries to keep product development fresh and create engaging customer experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book documents and addresses the growing pains a company experiences as it evolves from the awkward early start up years into a mid-sized sustainable company with hundreds of co-workers. Calagione is candid in sharing his personal leadership challenges and success and calls on other seasoned vets inside and outside the company who inform and influence the journey of growth and creative expression Dogfish Head is on. This book is rich with practical information entrepreneurs and business people can apply to their own professional journeys.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompetition has long been the name of the game in the business world, but what if there was a different way to approach business? The collaboration over competition approach to business has been proven to foster positivity, productivity, and, ultimately, success. By partnering with your competition instead of trying to outsell them, you could actually create a memorable customer experience that will have people coming back for more!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternally as well the dogfish approach has evolved and is not traditional org chart driven top down leadership. Calagione shared the challenges of evolving from a founder-driven entrepreneurial company where he was the sole creative and strategic director into a more collaborative collective where he is now one of many creative and strategic voices in the company.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscover the methods and approaches dogfish head has used to grow a rich diverse leadership team and evolve from a company basing decisions on the gut and whims of a founder to one with a more robust wholistic strategic approach in a way that allows them to stay creative and maintain their irreverent off-centered culture.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscover how ditching your competitive nature and embracing collaboration can allow you to better serve your customers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplore innovative solutions to the challenges that today's businesses face\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsider how your company can grow through the collaboration over competition business model\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeverage the experiences of other companies to truly understand how collaboration can contribute to your businesss success\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOff-Centered Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking book that explores the power of collaboration within the business world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnjoy the Journey ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCelebrating the Epiphany xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoining the Fans xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProceed Slowly, Go Thoughtfully xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Third Way Forward xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 From Entrepreneur to Leader 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreative Freedom 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Coworkers are Your First Responsibility 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Retreat, February 2014 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview: Nick Benz, CEO, Dogfish Head 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Laid up in Zero Gravity 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Goliaths and David 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal Collaboration 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview: Charlie Papazian, President, Brewers Association of America 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 The Radically Changing Beer Business 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief History of the American Beer Industry 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Gathering Storm 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaintaining the Brand in Turbulent Times 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Leadership 101: Love the Mistakes 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview: Pearse Lyons, President and Founder, Alltech, Inc. 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Preparing for Success 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing in the Experts 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview: Stewart D. Friedman, Founding Director of the Wharton Leadership Program 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Internal Collaboration: Marrying Off-Centeredness to a World-Class Organization 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview: Cindy Dunson, Director of Human Resources at Dogfish Head 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperimental Brewing 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview: Mariah Calagione, Vice President, Dogfish Head 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 External Collaboration 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExternal and Internal Collaboration 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiving Back 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Community 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview: Nick Brayton, President, Woolrich 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Collaborative Creativity: Passion and Patience 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview: Neal Stewart, VP of Marketing, Dogfish Head; Tim Hawn, Brewmaster, Dogfish Head 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Birreria Story 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview: Will Oldham, Renaissance Man 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Off-Centered Capital: Partnering for the Future 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview: David Landau, Cofounder, LNK Partners 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Decade Three as an Off-Centered Leader 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview: Terri Kelly, CEO, W. L. Gore \u0026amp; Associates 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Calagione\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and president of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Delaware, one of the nation’s fastest growing independent breweries, Dogfish Head Brewings \u0026amp; Eats in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and the Dogfish Inn in Lewes, Delaware. He has been named Businessman of the Year by the Small Business Administration, named one of \u003ci\u003eFast Company’\u003c\/i\u003es 100 Most Creative People in Business, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e calls Sam “a Pioneer of bizarre brews.”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOff-centered Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e reveals an innovative approach to leadership and shows what can happen when companies stop competing and start collaborating both in the marketplace and within their organizations. Drawing on unconventional entrepreneurship and leadership lessons, this remarkable resource is filled with game-changing advice and illustrative examples from someone who has been there. By developing an organization built on communication, trust, and alignment, Sam Calagione—a brash, punk-rock loving, English major—transformed his pint-sized, tiny 12-gallon brewpub into Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, one of the nation’s fastest growing independent breweries. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in his highly entertaining style, Calagione shows how direct competitors and small, indie businesses can work together to reach a common goal. Calagione rejected the traditional marketing approach and developed an inventive business model that called on musicians, community organizations, and even other breweries to keep Dogfish Head’s product development fresh and create engaging customer experiences.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOff-centered Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the struggles Sam Calagione and his team dealt with when his company matured from an awkward, early start-up to a sustainable company with hundreds of coworkers. As is typical of most entrepreneurs, in the beginning Calagione oversaw almost every detail of his business. As his company expanded he was able to give up his micromanagement approach and call on others to inspire his company’s growth. In candid terms, Calagione explains how he handled the changing leadership—from being the sole creative, strategic director to being one of many people to influence the nature of the company.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, Dogfish Head is a thriving company with a diverse leadership team and a robust, holistic approach—all while maintaining the company’s innovation and signature off-centered culture. Drawing on the book’s myriad examples and hard-won lessons, any business can learn the fundamentals of inter-company collaboration. It begins with making sure everyone is speaking the same language and working from the same foundation. At many companies, that foundation eventually gets translated into statements and documents that are the playbook for the company. \u003ci\u003eOff-centered Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e is about sharing, updating, prioritizing, and realizing the philosophies embodied in a company’s DNA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTap into Dogfish Head’s “collaboration over competition” approach to foster positivity, productivity, and ongoing success. Sam Calagione’s new book, \u003ci\u003eOff-centered Leadership gives\u003c\/i\u003e any leader the practical information that will go a long way to increase innovation, company growth, and customer engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989709275365,"sku":"NP9781119141693","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119141693.jpg?v=1761785197","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/off-centered-leadership-isbn-9781119141693","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}