The #1 cause of business failure is bad strategy and only 23% of executives are strong at strategic thinking. While strategies become obsolete, strategic thinking continues to be rated the most valued skill in leaders today by publications including the Wall Street Journal and Chief Executive Magazine. New York Times bestselling author on strategy Rich Horwath provides leaders with a simple three-step framework to become elite strategic leaders and transform strategy and innovation into competitive advantage.
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In The Fred Factor, bestselling author Mark Sanborn relates the four principles of injecting passion into our work and life through the story of Fred, his Denver postman, and others like him. No matter where we are in our career, no matter our position in the organization, no matter our current involvement, we can all transform our lives from the ordinary into the extraordinary by bringing fresh energy and creativity to our life and work.
Today, the most successful businesses and entrepreneurs thrive through connectivity, socialization, and sharing. It is an age of WE-Commerce, an economy centered on the power of “we” instead of “me,” focused on the needs of the many over the few. Booming companies such as Uber and Airbnb leverage technology to create platforms that rely largely on social media and community feedback to facilitate people’s ability to collaborate with one another. Instead of traditional business strategies, companies must now inspire belief and trust in their communities; collaborate with their customers; create business models that are socially and environmentally responsible; find opportunities for creative collaboration with large, global markets; and become a new generation of innovators—“artists of business.”
Develop your reputation, get found, and attract a following
You probably have a web site, blog, a LinkedIn profile and possible more. But is all of this giving you exposure? Are you being called by media? And how are you doing in your search engine rankings? This 143 page book, written for thought leaders and subject matter experts, reviews a number of strategic models, and then provides step-by-step instructions on building your influence and protecting your reputation – without wasting your time.
In You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader, Mark Sanborn, the author of the national bestseller The Fred Factor, shows how each of us can be a leader in our daily lives and make a positive difference, whatever our title or position. Through the stories of a number of unsung heroes, Sanborn reveals the keys each one of us can use to improve our organizations and enhance our careers.
Genuine leadership – leadership with a “little l”, as he puts it, is not conferred by a title, or limited to the executive suite. Rather, it is shown through our everyday actions and the way we influence the lives of those around us
With Fred 2.0, Mark not only revisits the original Fred to gain new insights, but also equips all of us with new strategies to achieve more. You’ll not only be inspired by Fred 2.0, you’ll also have the tools and strategies to aim higher and achieve the extraordinary.
Partner Your Project is a step-by-step guide on how to develop working relationships that result in successful projects that are on-time, on-budget, safe, and of quality. Even two decades after it was first published, Partner Your Project is being used in classrooms and boardrooms to help leaders and project managers develop a partnering culture on their construction projects. While written for the construction industry, there are many leadership tenets that are at the core of Partnering, like empowering others, commitment and trust. Technology has changed the way people work, but partnering has proven that successful teams work well “together.”