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“In Cultural Transformations, John Mattone uses his extraordinary ability to bring out the best in people through 14 intimate interviews with some of the world's most successful CEOs. He and co-author Nick Vaidya plumb the depths of each CEO's experience, weaving together a profound and practical study on leadership, culture, and the need for corporate transformation in today's business world.”
“When it comes to challenging territory of corporate cultural change, John Mattone is a master. In his new book, Cultural Transformations, he and co-author Nick Vaidya engage in 14 thought-provoking conversations with some of the world's top business leaders about their leadership style and how they built successful, thriving, and profitable cultures within their organizations. It's a must-read for anyone interested in business culture and how to change it.”
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Mattone, John, author. | Vaidya, Nick, 1965- author.
Title: Cultural transformations: lessons of leadership & corporate reinvention from the C-suite elite / John Mattone and Nick Vaidya.
Description: Hoboken, New Jersey: JohnWiley & Sons, Inc., [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015036831 | ISBN 9781119055921 (cloth)
Subjects: LCSH: Corporate culture. | Organizational behavior. | Leadership.
Classification: LCC HD58.7 .M377 2016 | DDC 658.4/2 – dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015036831
Cover Design: Michael J. Freeland
Cover Image: Neil Kendall / iStockphoto
About the Authors
JOHN MATTONE IS WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED as one of the world's leading authorities on leadership, talent, and culture. He advises Fortune 100 °CEOs and senior leadership teams on how to create and sustain a leadership and talent culture that drives superior operating results.
John is a powerfully engaging, internationally acclaimed keynote speaker and top-ranked CEO executive coach. If you Google the 30 top leadership gurus of 2015, you'll find John Mattone at number nine, after Marshall Goldsmith and ahead of Jim Collins. He was nominated for the prestigious 2013 Thinkers50 Leadership Award, which recognizes the global thinker who has contributed most significantly to our understanding of leadership over the