Talk, Inc.

This book provides tips for how leaders can communicate more effectively by making their agency's culture more intimate, interactive, inclusive and intentional. -- The Washington Post <br> Talk, Inc. is easy to read, and captures an important change in today's workplace, offering a prescription for making it work. -- The Globe & Mail <br>ADVANCE PRAISE for Talk, Inc. <br> Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind have captured one of the most significant changes in business leadership that I have witnessed during my twenty-four years as a CEO of a public company. If you want to understand what I believe will be the most critical ingredient to successful twenty-first-century leadership, read this book. Then join the conversation. -- Jim Rogers, Chairman, President, and CEO, Duke Energy <br> As a leader, I have struggled to find ways to fuel employee engagement. I have also observed how leaders at Microsoft, Accenture, and PepsiCo have striven to engage employees. It's hard work! Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind make a very strong case that organizational conversation--in contrast to the traditional 'corporate communication' model--is critical to helping leaders meet that challenge. More important, through in-depth discussion of real business situations, they provide insight on how to make organizational conversation happen. The model presented in Talk, Inc., furthermore, is as relevant to harnessing the power of customers as it is to managing your workforce. -- Dina Dublon, Director of Accenture, Microsoft, and PepsiCo; former Chief Financial Officer, JPMorgan Chase <br> Talk, Inc., presents a template for creating organizational excellence. The authors have fashioned an outstanding explanation of a fundamental leadership competence: facilitating effective communication. This book, I believe, is a must-read for every organizational leader. -- S. Roy Choudhury, Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. <br> Ta