Building the Awesome Organization

For the past 15 years, Katherine Catlin has helped CEOs and theirexecutive teams manage the challenges of fast-paced growth. She isthe founding partner of The Catlin Group, a consulting firm thatworks with entrepreneurial companies nationwide. Jana Matthews is president and CEO ofBoulder Quantum Ventures, afirm that helps CEOs and their top teams unlock their company'sgrowth potential. Matthews was the architect of many high-growthprograms at the Kauffman Center for EntrepreneurialLeadership. The Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Launched in 1992by Ewing Marion Kauffman to provide opportunity for otherentrepreneurs, the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadershipis the largest organization focused solely on entrepreneurialsuccess at all levels. Funded by the Ewing Marion KauffmanFoundation, a not-for-profit organization, the Center offerseducational programs, initiatives, and partnerships aimed athelping youth, college students and adults who want to learn moreabout entrepreneurship and growing their companies.

• Foreword. Acknowledgments. 1. Why Build an Awesome Organization? 2. Take the Quiz: How Awesome Is Your Organization? 3. Develop an Innovative Culture for Growth. 4. Attract Awesome People for Growth. 5. Retain Awesome People for Growth. 6. Create Your Plan for Growth. 7. Prime Your Top Team for Growth. 8. Establish Your Infrastructure for Growth. 9. Become the Awesome Leader of Growth. 10. In the End, It's Up to You. Appendix A: Glossary of Growth and Organization-BuildingTerms. Appendix B: Stages of Growth and the Leader's Roles. Appendix C: Creating a Core Values Statement for Growth. Appendix D: Model for Creative Problem Solving. Appendix E: Examples of Mission, Values, and VisionStatements. Appendix F: Helping Build Your Company's Profit Spiral?(TM). Index.