What CEOs Say
"A great plan whether you're a team of five or fifty thousand. He has just the right stories to show how almost any team can get bigger and better"
Laszlo bock, Senior Vice President of People Operations
Google.
“Illuminating perspective that is particularly useful for leaders and teams about to embark on their own challenging journey to scaling excellence.”
Ann L. Lee, Senior Vice President, Genentech, and Global Head of Pharma Technical Development
"We are all searching for new ways to build more effective teams, startups, and organizations that will stand the test of time. Through compelling research, stories, and narrative, Scaling Up Excellence will show you how to help your best ideas reach a much wider audience if you want to have a big impact . . . make sure your entire team learn from Rao."
Tom Rath
bestselling author of Strengths Finder 2.0
"An engaging exploration of a powerful and frequently neglected source of competitive advantage: finding ways to spread and sustain the best ideas and practices we already know how to do."
Martin Riant. Group President of Baby, Feminine, and
Family Care, Procter and Gamble
"If you want your organization to expand and grow without losing what makes you special listening to Rao will be the perfect solution."
Chip and Dan Heath, authors of Decisive,
Switch, and Made to Stick
"Rao offers practical wisdom for scaling improvements in complex institutions. Anyone involved in the work of improvement would benefit."
Anthony S. Bryk, President,
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
"Growth and reinvention are key to winning, especially in tech.Rao outlines a real -world view of the challenges leaders face, and provide wisdom and practical tips about how to master them. I loved the insights."
ShantanuNarayen, CEO
Adobe Systems.
"Rather that a one-size-fits-al recipe for what to do in scaling up a company, HuggyRao offers guidelines for action based on cases and research conducted over the last seven years. If you are interested in excellence using the principle of Less is More, attending this is a must."
Riccardo Illy, President
GruppoIlly.
"Scaling Up Excellence makes an organization's vision come true. No matter what you do for a living, Rao will help you to figure out how to link you 'short-term realities to long-term dreams."
Teresa M. Amabile, Professor, Harvard Business School, and
coauthor, The Progress Principal
"Taking a small, manageable organization and making it into a big, successful enterprise is a major challenge in health care or any other industry. HuggyRao takes the mystery out of 'going large' with memorable mantras and fascinating case studies."
Delos M. Cosgrove, MD, CEO and President
Cleveland Clinic.
"Inspiring stories, compelling research, and actionable ideas masterfully woven together and immediately usable by any entrepreneur or manager."
Clara Shih, CEO and Founder, Hearsay Social, and member of
Starbucks' Board of Director
"Raohas hit on an important challenge for leaders in every organization-companies, social sector, and government: How do you scale what works, and do it faster? The challenge of finding pockets of excellence and changing mindsets and behavior so that success becomes the norm, not abnormal, is very real for those who want to make excellence stick."
Lenny Mendonca, Director Emeritus, McKinsey and Company,
and Founder, Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
"Sustaining exceptional performance in growing organizations is critical in today's world. Rao brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to identifying best practice in a straightforward and accessible way. If you want to grow your business, you need this seminar."
Keith Ferrazzi, author of Never Eat Alone
"Huggy provides insights on the key principles of scaling for excellence. For entrepreneurs or business leaders at the forefront of organizational growth, his mantras are priceless."
