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Off-Centered Leadership: The Dogfish Head Guide to Motivation, Collaboration and Smart Growth
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Find out what happens when companies stop competing and start collaborating.
Off-Centered Leadership 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 entrepr
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Published
February 12th 2016
by Wiley
(first published December 14th 2015)
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As a huge fan of Dogfish Head, I am a bit torn on this book. When reading about Sam's first-hand experiences, collaborations, and obstacles, I found the book to be incredibly interesting. Once it steered to interviews with other people in each chapter, I then found the book to be very dry, and found myself struggling to get through it on several occasions. It takes a lot for a leader to not only admit, but then actually implement change to try to overcome management challenges, which speaks volu
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I don't know that I'll be taking advice from this guy. Especially on leadership.
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First, let me say I've been a big fan of Dogfish Head and founder Sam Calagione since Brew Masters, a short-lived television show. I love the beers and appreciate the company's approach to connecting with its audiences on social media. In the book, I liked Sam's self-awareness and willingness to look in the mirror. Here he was leading a highly successful 20-year-old company, which he built from the ground up. but he hadn't necessarily set it up to thrive as a family-owned business for the next 2
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A leadership book with the signature dogfish head off centered style. Sam's writing is as always, fun and a breeze to read. This book details the Dogfish Head leadership mantra of collaboration in the workplace instead of competition. It's an intriguing style but one I feel wouldn't work everywhere. Interviews are spread throughout with some top dogs across the brewing landscape. There is a part in the middle though that feel very un-dogfish head where Sam details some weird corporate chart theo
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