The XYZ Factor, Nancy Lublin
The XYZ Factor, Nancy Lublin
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The XYZ Factor
The DoSomething.org Guide to Creating a Culture of Impact

Author: Nancy Lublin, Alyssa Ruderman

Narrator: Nick Podehl, Kate Rudd

Unabridged: 7 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/21/2015


Synopsis

What is the XYZ factor?The XYZ Factor isn’t a place or a company or an age. It’s a new kind of culture where innovation, accessibility, and transparency are the norm. It’s an environment created on the principles of the Millennial generation to foster intergenerational productivity in a new kind of office culture. An XYZ organization’s employees are challenged, engaged, and excited to produce. Simply put, XYZ companies have an "it" factor that helps them rise above the competition.Any company can become an XYZ company. This audiobook is your blueprint.Each chapter is written by a DoSomething.org staff member. Their firsthand experience with DoSomething.org, an organization that helps young people make the world suck less, gives them exceptional insights into working magic in the corporate world. And with over 3 million members and more than 200 active campaigns, such as collecting clothes for teenagers in homeless shelters, helping older adults learn to use technology, and creating anti-bullying comics, DoSomething.org is a standout organization—not only for its message, but for the way it operates.When you listen to The XYZ Factor, you’re getting the recipe for the awesome sauce that has driven the success of the world’s largest organizations for young people and social change. This guidebook is your key to answering the questions your company has looming over its cubicles, such as:• How do I create an office environment that fosters collaboration and creativity?
• How do I form the right partnerships that appeal to our brand and our audience?
• How do I authentically reach the Millennial generation?If you want to take your business or organization from okay to amazing, you need The XYZ Factor.

About Nancy Lublin

Nancy Lublin is CEO of DoSomething.org; founder of Dress for Success, which helps women transition from welfare to work; and founder of Crisis Text Line, a nationwide text line for teens. Lublin is a Crown Fellow with the Aspen Institute, author of Zilch: The Power of Zero in Business, and was named one of the Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneurs of the Year 2014.

About Alyssa Ruderman

Alyssa Ruderman is a Campaigns Manager at DoSomething.org, where she conducts research, formulates strategy, and project manages the execution of cause campaigns that give young people the tools to take action. Prior to joining DoSomething.org, Alyssa studied Public Relations, Business, and Sociology at The Pennsylvania State University. She is an Americorp alumna and worked as a job counselor for New York City’s homeless population.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darren on February 10, 2015

Never judge a book by its cover is an old phrase that is equally valid today. There was something about this book that one didn’t like from the first glance, yet it is hard to quantify. It would have been quite easy to have put it to the side and moved on – yet that would have been a BIG mistake! The......more

Goodreads review by Michael on May 29, 2023

The book is written by a group people working at Dosomething.org. The XYZ in the title is alluding to all three generations in their org, but they are primarily consisted of Gen Y at the moment. You learn a bit of their summary of Gen Y characteristics: move fast, nomadic (numbers for study abroad t......more

Goodreads review by Craig T. on March 02, 2015

Not since DELIVERING HAPPINESS have I read a book that most captures my thoughts on collaboration and culture.......more

Goodreads review by Diego on February 05, 2019

I’d been putting off the reading of this book for a long time, and it was a huge mistake. I’ve known DoSomething.org for a few years now and even had the chance to visit their HQ in NYC. From the moment I walked in, I could tell it is a different kind of organization with a special culture and perso......more

Goodreads review by Michael on April 07, 2015

Timely advice for the millenial generation. Five stars.......more