The frontline leader: building a high-performance organization from the ground up

Real leadership that leads to high engagement, higher performance, and a culture of accountability As president and CEO of Scripps Health, one of America''s most prestigious health systems, Chris Van Gorder presided over a dramatic turnaround, catapulting Scripps from near bankruptcy to a dominant market position. While hospitals and health systems nationwide have laid people off or are closing their doors, Scripps is financially healthy, has added thousands of employees (even with a no-layoff philosophy), and has developed a reputation as a top employer. What are the secrets to this remarkabl.

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Know Your People; Fly-Bys Don't Count; Roll Up Your Sleeves and Get Dirty; Do Your Dance; Make It Real with Questions and Answers; Stay Accessible; Keeping Employees Current; Be Yourself; The Job Never Ends; Taking Action; Chapter 2 Get Outside Yourself; See Yourself as a Trainee Again; Engage Even More Deeply; Lean on Your Partners; Build a Team Early; "We," Not "I"; Love Your People; Taking Action; Chapter 3 The Credibility Factor; Make It Visible and Meaningful; Act Repeatedly; Help Is on the Way.

Taking ActionChapter 4 Tell Stories; Talk About the Front Line; Tell Your Own Stories; Use Your Storytelling Skills to Explain; Invite Employees to Tell Stories Too; Getting Inspired Together; Taking Action; Chapter 5 Create a Culture of Advocacy; Manage Down; Give Employees a Voice; Take Employee Feedback Seriously; Empower Employees to Assist in Change; Give People the Tools They Need to Succeed; Raise the Bar; Taking Action; Chapter 6 Take Care of the Me -- Commit to a Philosophy, Not a Policy; Stick with the Philosophy in Tough Times; Create Structures That Support "No Layoffs."

Care for People Beyo…