Oleg Konovalov - Corporate Superpower

CORPORATE SUPERPOWER published by:

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Praises

The great Peter Drucker said, Culture eats strategy for breakfast and Oleg Konovalov shows why this is so true! Corporate Superpower can help your organization create the culture needed to move to the next level of success. Great coaching on culture from a great thinker!

Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers 50, #1 Leadership Thinker, #1 Executive Coach in the World

In more than 20 years of working with companies around the world, I understand that culture is one of the most important, if not THE most important, determining factor in an organizations success. That is why I think it is essential that you read Corporate Superpower. This is book is among the most comprehensive, insightful and educational books I have ever read on how to build a world-class culture. I consider this a must read on this extremely critical topic.

John Spence, Top 100 Business Thought Leader & Small Business Influencer in the USA

Oleg Konovalov is a deep thinker. He explores the role and function of modern corporate culture, sharing plenty of practical, philosophical, and thought-provoking ideas that can take your business to the next level.

Shep Hyken, Customer Service Expert, NYT bestselling author of The Amazement Revolution

Today many large and mega corporations spend a great deal of money and time trying to increase the originality of their employees, hoping thereby to get a competitive edge in the marketplace. The Book Corporate Superpower by Oleg Konovalov is a powerful tool and a critical ingredient to rethink modern corporate culture. No matter the industry or expertise, the visionary nature of Corporate Superpower will engage your team and strengthen your corporate environment.

Corporate Superpower exhibits an extraordinary transformative leadership model that empowers CEO, managers, and employees, and helps understand the full spectrum of prioritizing the mental and emotional well-being of employees to increase profit, improve lives, transform culture, and sustain corporate growth. A modern business and society need such creative thinking and extraordinary approaches that allow making a leap forward and reaching new heights in development.

I have read Corporate Superpower twice and I am already experiencing the transforming powers of what leadership is all about, and how these principles can be integrated into the non-profit, businesses, small or large corporations, and governments best practice.

Hon. H.E. Sir. Dr. Raphael Louis, Founder, President/CEO FAAVM AFPMV, Leader of the National Coalition Party of Canada

A deeply compelling journey into the soul of successful organizations, from the Dark Kingdoms of dysfunctional company culture to the visionary heights of corporate superpowers. Rich with real life experiences, this book is an invaluable companion and guide for leaders, their organizations and teams in times of increasing complexity and change.

David Clive Price, PhD, Expert on Global Leadership and Author of Bamboo Strong

Indeed a very powerful book. The discussion of the essence of corporate culture, spiritual dimensions, and shared values is very illustrative and practical.

Sir Dr. Linjie Chou Zanadu, Secretary at the World Cultural Diversity Organization

Corporate Superpower shares the secret that all world-class organizations have in common, they have amazing cultures. Your customers will never be any happier than your employees are. Oleg Konovalov tells you how to create an incredible corporate culture in this book.

John R. DiJulius III, Author of The Customer Service Revolution

A graphically narrated book that connects the dots of the theory behind the practices that take place in the corporate world. A pragmatic and holistic review of all those elements that affect the employee experience. This book gives the impression to the reader that is being mentored by a wise person that has the diverse experience and super power to navigate the reader through the contemporary workplace cultures. A valuable, practical guide for the uncharted geographies of the current and future work environment.

Anna Mamalaki, Global HR, Employee Experience Expert

Dr. Oleg Konovalov offers a new word in culture management and unlocking potentials for the XXI century businesses. In his outstanding book, Oleg sets new standards of understanding corporate culture as the main source of inner energy and critical metaphysical resources which define sustainable development and long-term success. The offered discussion exceeds patterned thinking, yet practical and appealing. One of the best books on corporate culture.

H.E. Ms. Sania A. Ansari, Chair Person, Ansari Group Ltd.

CORPORATE SUPERPOWER

Acknowledgements

This book would never have been completed without the encouragement and support of my loving and beautiful wife, Zagidat. She put up with me during the many late nights I spent researching and writing, and kept me going whenever things got difficult.

Insightful comments, critical notes, and overall support provided by Dr. Carmel de Nahlik have been invaluable and deserve special praise.

I am grateful to my inspiring teacher Professor Laszlo Polos for his invaluable lessons and the encouragement to look beyond traditional boundaries.

Special thanks to Eric Postma for his support, valuable editorial suggestions, and practical comments.

My appreciation to Sheri McInnis, as a bestselling author, for the support and experience she shared with me.

I would also like to thank all those who responded to my questions and enthusiastically shared their experiences, supported this project, and motivated me to continue this tough journey. They helped round out the concept that forms the heart of this book. Had they not graciously given their time and thought to their responses, this would have been a very different book.

To my son, Savva

Introduction

Facets of Organizational Culture

Early morning, the alarm clock rings to a new day. The coffee is brewed, ready to inject energy into our bodies and minds. Are we feeling confident and motivated to face new challenges in the office or struggling to get out of the door, dreading the day ahead?

It depends primarily upon a mysterious and invisible component of every organization, present but different in each one culture. Culture reveals the true nature of an organization, whether it is a positive one which encourages people to perform at their best, or a negative one, destructive towards their efforts and desires.

A Humans Presence in the Universe

The psychological qualities of love, trust, spirit, and courage are what make humans different from other living creatures. Residing in the mind and soul, these defining human attributes allow us to dream, create, progress, and survive in almost any environment. We not only observe and react to our environment but also interact with and manipulate it. We consciously change our environment to help us face lifes challenges. We inherit some attributes, while developing others as we mature through various tests and trials. From these trials arise great philosophers, creators, and explorers.