Off-Centered Leadership: The Dogfish Head Guide to Motivation, Collaboration and Smart Growth (Hardcover)

Introduction ix

Enjoy the Journey ix

Celebrating the Epiphany xi

Joining the Fans xii

Proceed Slowly, Go Thoughtfully xiii

A Third Way Forward xvii

Chapter 1 FROM ENTREPRENEUR TO LEADER 1

Creative Freedom 3

Your Coworkers Are Your First Responsibility 6

The Retreat, February 2014 7

Interview: Nick Benz, CEO, Dogfi sh Head 14

Chapter 2 LAID UP IN ZERO GRAVITY 25

The Goliaths and David 30

Internal Collaboration 32

Interview: Charlie Papazian, President,

Brewers Association of America 35

Chapter 3 THE RADICALLY CHANGING BEER BUSINESS 45

A Brief History of the American Beer Industry 46

A Gathering Storm 52

Maintaining the Brand in Turbulent Times 56

Chapter 4 LEADERSHIP 101: Love the Mistakes 61

Interview: Pearse Lyons, President and Founder,

Alltech, Inc. 69

Chapter 5 PREPARING FOR SUCCESS 79

Bringing in the Experts 81

Interview: Stewart D. Friedman, Founding Director

of the Wharton Leadership Program 92

Chapter 6 INTERNAL COLLABORATION: Marrying Off-Centeredness to a World-Class Organization 101

Interview: Cindy Dunson, Director of Human

Resources at Dogfi sh Head 109

Experimental Brewing 118

Interview: Mariah Calagione, Vice President, Dogfi sh Head 120

Chapter 7 EXTERNAL COLLABORATION 131

External and Internal Collaboration 147

Giving Back 151

Our Community 153

Interview: Nick Brayton, President, Woolrich 154

Chapter 8 COLLABORATIVE CREATIVITY: Passion and Patience 165

Interview: Neal Stewart, VP of Marketing, Dogfi sh

Head; Tim Hawn, Brewmaster, Dogfi sh Head 167

The Birreria Story 177

Interview: Will Oldham, Renaissance Man 183

Chapter 9 OFF-CENTERED CAPITAL: Partnering for the Future 193

Interview: David Landau, Cofounder, LNK Partners 203

Chapter 10 DECADE THREE AS AN OFF-CENTERED LEADER 215

Interview: Terri Kelly, CEO, W. L. Gore & Associates 225

Afterword 243

Acknowledgments 248

Index 249