{"product_id":"move-to-the-edge-declare-it-center-isbn-9781119849889","title":"Move to the Edge, Declare it Center","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLead your organizations, solve problems, and sustain your company’s growth with effective practices for complex, uncertain, and unpredictable environments\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMove to the Edge, Declare it Center, \u003c\/i\u003eCEO, entrepreneur, and strategist Everett Harper delivers a powerful and pragmatic take on solving complex problems by, and making decisions through, uncertainty. You’ll learn to discover insights quickly by experimenting, iterating, then building infrastructure to sustain your innovations in your teams and organizations. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author demonstrates a set of practices, processes, and infrastructure that addresses complex problems alongside a set of methods to systematize, scale, and share best practices throughout an organization. In the book, the author offers a new framework for leadership that’s perfectly suited to an increasingly volatile, uncertain, and unpredictable world. You’ll also get: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEffective ways to make decisions in situations without complete information \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrategies for sustaining your team through highly uncertain times \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTechniques for managing personal anxiety—a key leadership skill for the next decade \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase studies of World Central Kitchen, COVID public health policymakers, and California wildfire responders illustrate the framework, while pragmatic playbooks about salary transparency, remote work, and diversity and inclusion will help leaders apply the framework in their own organizations.  The author shares personal stories and winning strategies that help leaders maintain high performance, avoid burnout, and enable companies to thrive. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMove to the Edge, Declare it Center\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for business leaders facing complex problems that require immediate decisions in the face of uncertain outcomes. It’s also a must-read for anyone interested in modern leadership and looking for a way to help them make solid decisions with incomplete information. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJuly 7, 2016: Stand Up, Speak Up xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Kinds of Problems: Complicated and Complex 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplicated Problems 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplex Problems 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mismatch 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: Introducing Salary Transparency 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefeating the Defaults: Making Decisions Under Uncertainty 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Brains: Wired for Shortcuts 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Bodies: Reacting to Stress 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMay 27, 2020: Still a Target, Still a Leader 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProposal: Adopt a New Mindset for Making Decisions 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 What Is Move to the Edge, Declare It Center? 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 A Framework to Make Decisions under Complexity and Uncertainty 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Move to the Edge? 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Declare It Center? 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Exterior Practices: The Methods of Move to the Edge 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForming Hypotheses 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHypothesis Testing 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIteration and Fast Feedback 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Scoping 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Is in the Room Where It Happens? Bringing in Diverse Voices 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExample: Race and Artificial Intelligence 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: How We Made Salaries Transparent 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: Jane Jacobs: What Kind of Problem Is a City? 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: World Central Kitchen 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: Public Health Networks and the Early Days of COVID 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Exterior Practices: The Process of Declare It Center 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding a Remote-First Company Before the Pandemic 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRetrospectives (Retros) 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise: Hold a Retrospective 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolving Retros 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTruss Values 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: How We Made Salaries Transparent (Declare It Center) 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: Healthcare.gov 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Did We Learn? Changing Mindsets Requires Changing Systems 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeclare It Center in Modern Government 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: Beyond the Scope: Responding to the California Wildfires 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeclare It Center to Sustain Your Work 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: World Central Kitchen 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Interior Practices: Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Meditate\/Mindful Training 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Learn from Your Body 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Find Your Purpose 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise: The Purpose Playbook 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Imagine Your Outcome 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise: Write a Letter to Yourself 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Practice, Practice, Practice 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntermission: The New Normal Is Complex. Train for It 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFebruary 2012: Show Up, Speak Up:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting the Call 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Your Imaginal Cells 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRing, Ring, Ring 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Putting Move to the Edge, Declare It Center into Practice 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Where Do We Start? 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study: 2020: West Paw Recruiting for DEI 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDEI, Recruiting, and Hiring at Truss 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Putting Practices into Action: Sustaining a Remote-First Company 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExterior Practices 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Hypotheses to Create Company Culture 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeciding to Go Remote First 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStaying Connected 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffective Communication 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Decision Records (DRs) 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplementing Auxiliary Groups 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Investing in Connection 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStaying Healthy Is a Practice 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePicking the Right Tools 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterior Practices 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise: Walking Meditation 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise: Learning from the Body 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise: Fear of Missing In 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Further Resources 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEVERETT HARPER\u003c\/b\u003e is the CEO and Co-Founder of Truss, an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company for 2021 (\u003csup\u003e#\u003c\/sup\u003e534) and 2020. Everett worked at Linden Lab, Self-Help, Bain \u0026amp; Company, and serves on the Board of CARE USA. Everett is an alum of Stanford University (MBA, M.Ed) and Duke University (BSEE) and won the NCAA National Championship in soccer.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMove to the Edge, Declare it Center: Practices and Processes for Creatively Solving Complex Problems\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran CEO, entrepreneur, and strategist Everett Harper delivers an impactful and pragmatic exploration of complex problem-solving in the face of uncertainty. You’ll discover how to unearth valuable business insights by experimenting, iterating, and building an infrastructure to sustain innovation in your teams and organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author presents a collection of processes, practices, and infrastructure that solves complex problems and discusses ways to systematize, scale and share best practices in your company. You’ll find a new framework for leadership that’s perfectly suited to a business environment that is increasingly volatile, uncertain, and unpredictable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book provides effective methods for decision-making in situations where you lack complete information, ways to sustain your team during uncertain and stressful periods, and effective techniques for managing personal anxiety—a crucial leadership skill. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMove to the Edge, Declare it Center\u003c\/i\u003e offers revealing and expansive case studies from World Central Kitchen, public health policy- makers responding to the Covid-19 crisis, and California wildfire fighters that demonstrate the implementation of the framework discussed inside. It also includes pragmatic playbooks from Truss’ decade of work on salary transparency, remote work, and diversity and inclusion that you can run in your own organization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe perfect resource for business leaders facing complex problems that require immediate responses even when the decision maker lacks complete information, \u003ci\u003eMove to the Edge, Declare it Center\u003c\/i\u003e is also a must-read for everyone interested in how contemporary business leaders deal with uncertainty and volatility.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNavigate complex, uncertain, and unpredictable business environments with pragmatic insights from one of the world’s leading entrepreneurs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Everett’s book \u003ci\u003eMove to the Edge, Declare it Center\u003c\/i\u003e captures both the spirit, practice, and aspiration of our work at CARE. We’ve evolved to be more agile, innovative, and creative to respond to the challenge of reducing global poverty amidst the complexity and uncertainty of COVID and climate change. I’m excited to share his book with our global teams, so we can continue to powerfully stand up for women and girls and families around the world.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e–MICHELLE NUNN, CEO and President, CARE USA \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“At World Central Kitchen, navigating through and adapting to complex environments is part of our core practice when providing nourishing meals to people around the world in times of crisis. I was excited to share our story in \u003ci\u003eMove to the Edge, Declare it Center\u003c\/i\u003e because Everett’s book illustrates a new practice of leadership that will be crucial and necessary in the coming decades. I think his framework has the potential to be professionally and personally transformational, so get started!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e–NATE MOOK, CEO, World Central Kitchen \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenowned CEO and strategist Everett Harper explores practical techniques for making pivotal decisions through uncertainty in \u003ci\u003eMove to the Edge, Declare it Center\u003c\/i\u003e—a pragmatic playbook for leaders solving complex problems in high-pressure environments. You’ll discover a collection of practices, processes, and infrastructure that can be applied to your own circumstances and scaled throughout your organization.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author’s framework—which is perfectly suited to an increasingly volatile, uncertain, and unpredictable business environment—offers effective ways to make decisions without complete information. It demonstrates how to sustain a team through uncertain and stressful periods while managing personal anxiety.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book includes case studies from World Central Kitchen, policymakers responding to Covid-19, and California wildfire fighters, adaptable playbooks on salary transparency, remote work, and diversity and inclusion, and personal stories from the author that describe strategies for maintaining high performance and avoiding burnout.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An indispensable guide to modern business leadership, \u003ci\u003eMove to the Edge, Declare it Center\u003c\/i\u003e is a one-of-a-kind discussion of effective, modern strategies to deal with complex problems in the face of uncertain outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989656682725,"sku":"NP9781119849889","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119849889.jpg?v=1761784984","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/move-to-the-edge-declare-it-center-isbn-9781119849889","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}