Fierce Leadership
A bold alternative to the worst 'best practices' of business today
$25.60
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
28 August 2011
Summary
‘Hire smart people…’, ‘Hold people accountable…’, ‘Focus on the client…’
For years, these mantras have been blindly adopted by business leaders everywhere but, as Susan Scott shows, these so-called best practices are ineffectual, cost companies vast sums and drive away the most valuable employees and customers. Yet they are so deeply ingrained in our organisational culture that no one has questioned them, until now.
Informed by over a decade of research and work with CEOs and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780749952648 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0749952644 |
| Author: | Susan Scott |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 28 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 22mm |
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Susan Scott answers one of the most compelling questionas in business today: “why are healthy companies so sick?”. For executives leading their organizations through a global economic crisis of this magnitude, Fierce Leadership provides a critical new roadmap - Cosima (Cos) LaPorta, Senior Vice President, Western/Pacific, Starbucks ‘Scott’s unique combination of business expertise and bold imagination will re
You can start using these ideas tomorrow. Hell, you can start using them today. Susan Scott shows why the received wisdom is wrong, and how we can get it right’ Doug Stone, co-author of the international best-seller DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS - ‘Fierce Leadership has distilled valuable real life experiences and provides a clear roadmap for leaders, managers, employees, or any group of peopleSusan Scott cuts through a lot of jargon and commonly accepted ideas and offers up specific, actionable steps to achieve better results. Pick one or two and get started today’ Bill Ayer, President and CEO, Alaska Air Group - ‘Fierce Leadership will teach you everything you need to know to truly set your company, and your career apart?Keith Ferrazzi, bestselling author of WHO’S GOT YOUR BACKAbout The Author
Susan Scott
Susan Scott is a visionary leadership development guru committed to large scale and individual change. She is the founder of Fierce Inc, which offers corporate training programmes worldwide, helping some of the world’s biggest companies to transform their conversations and their business.
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