The Long Win in Business
I have seen how narrow, shallow and short-term definitions of success can limit organizational performance, hold back teams and minimize outcomes. The Long Win offers a way to define success that sets us up to explore what we’re capable of together over the long-term, using the 3Cs framework of Clarity, Constant Learning and Connection which I have used with companies of all sizes across all sectors.
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This page contains references, stories and downloadable worksheets to help deepen your Long Win Thinking and develop practical ideas for how to put it into practice in your business. They accompany the Stories of Long Winners in the new Chapter of the second edition of The Long Win.
Long Win Stories
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Alejandro Cadena, CEO of Caravela Coffee, a purpose-driven company which aims to improve both the quality of coffee and the sustainability and equality of the coffee industry is one of the ‘Long Win’ leaders that I write about in the second edition of The Long Win.
Climate change, migration, price volatility, inflation, uncertain markets all create challenges for Caravela. The company’s leaders understand that in order to manage this dynamic environment, the company’s culture needs to change. To that end, they have embarked on a transition to greater self-management, following many of the principles in Frederick Laloux’s work Reinventing Organizations.
More details in the new Chapter in the second edition of The Long Win and here One Caravela – Caravela Coffee
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James Timpson, CEO of Timpson Group, is a ‘Long Win’ leader who advocates for an “upside-down management” style and culture where employees are given a high degree of autonomy and authority to serve customers as they see fit. This approach is part of a broader cultural ethos that emphasises staff satisfaction and societal contribution as key measures of business success.
Timpson is also known for his work in prison reform and his commitment to hiring ex-offenders, integrating them into the company’s culture seamlessly. His leadership philosophy centres on the happiness of his colleagues, believing that a content workforce naturally leads to better business outcomes.
More information in this recent interview with James Timpson after he recently published his book ‘The Happy Index’: Timpson’s boss on upside-down management and business secrets (youtube.com)
References & Long Win Thinking materials:
How Collaboration Can Be More Effective Than Competition (ceotodaymagazine.com)
Frederick Laloux, Reinventing Organizations, Book review here: (PDF) Book Review: Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage in Human Consciousness by Frederic Laloux (researchgate.net) (this can be downloaded as a PDF)
Patty McCord,Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
Brad Stuhlberg, Master of Change
Daniel Coyle, The Culture Code, Book review at: (PDF) The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups (Book Review) (researchgate.net) and summary at: The Culture Code Book Summary by Daniel Coyle (shortform.com) and The Culture Playbook
Jonathan Males, The Work Revolution
Downloads: Long Win Worksheets
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