Fierce Leadership: A Bold Alternative to the Worst "Best" Practices of Business Today
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (530 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 038552904X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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She lives in Seattle, Washington.From the Hardcover edition.. Scott is the author of Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Life — One Conversation at a Time. SUSAN SCOTT is the founder of Fierce, Inc., a global training company whose clients include Yahoo, Starbucks, Cisco, BP, General Dynamics, New York Life, Nestle, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Lego, C.A.R.E., Best Buy, Coca-Cola, Ernst & Young
Worse, they are costing companies billions of dollars, driving away valuable employees and profitable customers, limiting performance, and stalling careers. 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.. 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. Until now. From the author of the acclaimed book Fierce Conversations comes the
"The fastest The fastest 300 pages you'll ever readbut that's not the point. Rare are the times where you come across a book sequel that's better or at least just as good as the first book. Unfortunately, Fierce Leadership does not fall into the "Rare" category.It acts as more like an addendum or a Fierce Conversations 1.5 or FC remixed than anything fresh. And that's personally a let-down for me after shelling out another $20 to get this book. One more "irk" I have is when she criticizes companies for their useless jargon and acronyms, but in return, she's basically doing. 00 pages you'll ever readbut that's not the point." according to D. Lee. Rare are the times where you come across a book sequel that's better or at least just as good as the first book. Unfortunately, Fierce Leadership does not fall into the "Rare" category.It acts as more like an addendum or a Fierce Conversations 1.5 or FC remixed than anything fresh. And that's personally a let-down for me after shelling out another $20 to get this book. One more "irk" I have is when she criticizes companies for their useless jargon and acronyms, but in return, she's basically doing. "rather than looking closely to who they are and what is best to do in order to move forward" according to dlightner. I chose this book because of the title and interesting chapter titles. Susan Scott introduces the reader to the "Squid Eye." Many institutions and businesses substitute capturing the schematics for success to apply, rather than looking closely to who they are and what is best to do in order to move forward. Best practices are often stolen ideas that work in other venues. Rather than dealing with the obvious, leaders plagiarize instead of working through a process of self-examination. Susan Scott g. Five Stars Bold and brazen - THIS is exactly what corporate America needs! YAY Susan Scott!!
You cross that line once you begin to understand and act on the central premise of everything fierce, which is If you want to become a great leader you must gain the capacity to connect with your colleagues and customers at a deep level, or lower your aim. That’s what I mean by the word "fierce"--and "fierce leadership," of course, is all of those things. So, whether your goal is to improve workplace relations or gain market share, your most valuable currency is not IQ, it’s not the ability to build a really cool power point deck, or analyze a