All Hands on Deck: 8 Essential Lessons for Building a Culture of Ownership - Hardcover

"Joe Tye wants to change the world. In this far-ranging fable, he might just be able to persuade you to join him."
―Seth Godin, New York Times bestselling author of Linchpin

"My own work with senior leaders around the world resonates with Joe's advice: creating a culture of ownership is the best way to achieving personal, organizational, and societal outcomes that improve lives!"
―David Altman, Executive Vice President, Research, Innovation and Product Development, Center for Creative Leadership

"After I read the first few pages, I was hooked. If you want to build a great culture and a winning team, read this book and let Joe Tye show you how to get all hands on deck!"
―Jon Gordon, author of The Energy Bus and Soup

"People don't do anything worthwhile until they are inspired, which is perhaps why Martin Luther King didn't stand on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and say, 'I have a strategic plan.' Inspire them, engage them, invite them to take ownership, and your employees will move mountains. Once again, Joe Tye hits a home run!"
―Matthew Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of The Dream Manager and The Rhythm of Life

"Joe Tye has hoisted the sails high with this captivating book. The necessity for, and returns of, building a culture of ownership are a relatively common business mantra; Joe makes a culture of ownership a reality, rather than just a slogan."
―Kevin A. Sheridan, CEO, HR Solutions, Inc.

"Joe Tye draws on the best business literature and his own substantial experience to show how work in groups can be generative of new possibilities in work and life. Start your new journey with this book and keep it at your side."
―Michael L. Ray, Stanford Graduate School of Business; author, Creativity in Business and The Highest Goal; and coeditor, The New Paradigm in Business

"In All Hands on Deck, Joe Tye takes us on an Alice in Wonderland journey to observe some of history's most successful leaders in action. With this dramatic technique, Tye reveals again the too-often-forgotten principles of leadership, how they are made real in the workplace, and the results they produce."
―James A. Autry, author, The Servant Leader

As you follow Walt and Corey on their journey in this intriguing story, you will learn how:

• Henry Ford inspired a company, and changed the world, with a compelling vision
• Tom Watson created the cultural blueprint that transformed IBM into a powerhouse
• General Robert Wood Johnson fostered cultural toughness at J&J to turn every adversity into advantage
• Ray Kroc built a worldwide fast food empire held together with the glue of trust
• Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard shaped "the HP Way" with the power of stories
• Mary Kay Ash inspired one of the most enthusiastic sales forces the world has ever seen
• And a lot more

You cannot hold people accountable for the things that really matter. To compete in today's tough economy, you must have a culture of ownership. In this book, you'll learn how legendary business leaders did it. All Hands on Deck is an inspiring story that takes you--and your business--on the journey of cultural transformation. You will learn practical strategies that will help you build an authentic culture, where employees show up to work for more than just a paycheck, see themselves as partners in the enterprise, and translate their spirit of ownership into sustained high performance. In today's stormy economic seas, you need All Hands on Deck!