Scaling for Success

People Priorities for High-Growth Organizations

By: T. Brad Harris, Andrew C. Bartlow

Narrated by: Erik Bloomquist

Managing a high-growth organization requires both strategy and adaptability. Unfortunately, start-up founders and executives seeking to scale up to the next level find all too frequently that growth turns into chaos. Rather than laying the groundwork for the future, organizations get stuck by covering up complex problems with unsustainable Band-Aids and duct-tape fixes, implementing anecdote-based solutions from the latest tech-industry unicorns or leadership books, and relying on too much on-the-fly learning from inexperienced managers.

This book is the definitive guide for leaders of high-growth organizations seeking to understand and execute the people-management principles that are essential to continued success. Andrew Bartlow and T. Brad Harris offer a practical toolkit that founders, functional leaders, and managers of people can use to rethink their practices to meet their organizations' needs. They help listeners identify the core people-management programs and practices that are best for an organization at its current stage and size while also supporting a foundation for continued development and the capacity to adapt to inevitable surprises. Practical and actionable, Scaling for Success is a must-have playbook for organizational leaders pursuing smart and sustainable growth.

©2021 Andrew Bartlow and T. Brad Harris (P)2021 Gildan Media

Straightforward, useful insights!

This is the best startup-focused book on HR you can can find. Book focuses on the importance of having plan (even if imperfect), ruthless prioritization (master the basics, avoid the distractors), and knowing when to adapt. Audiobook is solid, but figures and references are also quite helpful.