Fierce Leadership: A bold alternative to the worst 'best practices' of business today

Scott, Susan

ISBN 10 : 0749952644 ISBN 13 : 9780749952648

Editeur : Piatkus, 2011

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

From the author of the acclaimed book Fierce Conversations comes the antidote to some of the most wrongheaded practices of business today.

· “Provide anonymous feedback.”
· “Hire smart people.”
· “Hold people accountable.”
These are all sound, business practices, right? Not so fast, says leadership visionary and bestselling author Susan Scott. In fact, these mantras — despite being long-accepted and adopted by business leaders everywhere — are completely wrongheaded. Worse, they are costing companies billions of dollars, driving away valuable employees and profitable customers, limiting performance, and stalling careers. Yet they are so deeply ingrained in organizational cultures that no one has questioned them. Until now.

In Fierce Leadership, Scott teaches us how to spot the worst “best” practices in our organizations using a technique she calls “squid eye”–the ability to see the “tells” or signs that we have fallen prey to disastrous behaviors by knowing what to look for. Only then, she says, can we apply the antidote..

Informed by over a decade of conversations with Fortune 500 executives, this book is that antidote. With fierce new approaches to everything from employee feedback to corporate diversity to customer relations, Scott offers fresh and surprising alternatives to six of the so-called “best” practices permeating today’s businesses. This refreshingly candid book is a must-read for any manager or leader at any level who is ready to take a long hard look at what trouble might be lurking in their organization - and do something about it.

Revue de presse :

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-energize leaders, employees, and managers alike' Professor Stewart D. Friedman, Wharton School, Univers)

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 people working together to make positive change' Geri D. Palast, Former Assistant Secretary of Labor and Executi)

Susan 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 BACK

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Piatkus
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0749952644
• ISBN 13: 9780749952648
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 336