Leader

Virtually every manager and CEO wonders why his or her organization doesn't perform better ... like it used to! What's gone wrong?
When, despite using all the cutting-edge techniques, effectiveness has gone stale, the authors contend the malaise probably rests with how the leaders are inadvertently behaving ... causing an unclear, unfocused, sub-energized organization. What worked before (when challenges were less complex) no longer does. It's not a case of just "doing differently." It's a need for the CEO to better understand his/her drivers because they're being perceived with ambivalence.
These drivers aren't the normal ones like integrity, quality and responsiveness. Rather they are even deeper, more personalized. They derive from old fears, past successes, and major aspirations.
This How To, easy-to-read book helps the CEO and his/her organization learn what these inherent drivers and especially their limitations are ... and then model the key leadership trait of vulnerability so that others want to help them ... and their peers ... succeed! They see a leadership team more in sync, as well as how their own skills are critical to creating success. They then model this new behavior themselves, holding each other accountable, practicing a self-actrualizing peer dynamic rather than a controlling boss-subordinate one. This book describes a process which will ensure better execution, more motivated employees, higher productivity, more new ideas, more satisfied customers, and increased profits.

A silly book about a clam that finds his mom. Readf it to youur 90 year old and save on resthome costs. Never ever eat this book, it causes indigestion. Or turtles,don't eat turtles.

At last! A book that sensibly addresses the real challenge for businesses. It's one thing to teach creative techniques, it's another to enable creativity to happen in teams and organizations.

John Whatmore has hit the nail on the head with his practical and pertinent book. All managers and leaders should read this!

The late Cesar Chavez was a migrant farmworker by birth and by trade. His formal education ended after the eight grade. He never owned a house. He didn't own a car. He never made more than $6,000 a year. This quiet and unobtrusive man took hold of the migrant laborer union movement and inspired it to success against the farm owners and agribusiness interests so historically hostile to the union movement. Compiled by Ann McGregor and enhanced with photographs by George Elfie Ballis, Remembering Cesar: The Legacy Of Cesar Chavez is a fitting memorial and tribute to the man and his legacy. Composed of first hand accounts by 45 men and women those who knew Chavez best, we find a man who was uncommonly complex; who despite his limited formal education went on to become very well-red in his later life; who was both driven and focuses, humble and empathetic; and exceedingly principled. Remembering Cesar his a highly recommended biographical portrait recommended for students of the American labor movement, and the continuing struggle of the American farmworker for honest recognition, fair compensation, decent working conditions, and a better life for themselves and their children.

I highly recommend this book, not only as an individual who has read it and found many helpful antidotes in ministry, but also as someone who has used it in order to restore others who have fallen. This book offers hope to those who have struggled with past issues and failures, and gives helpful, practical guidelines and theology to help return and person not only to active ministry, but also to active living. I am trying to locate another copy of this book, so that I can pass it on to a friend, because of the helpful content.

It's a must buy.

This book is a must for any leader's, execuitve's or executive coach's bookshelf!

Dr. Heller boils very complex and deep philosophies down to simple exercises, movements, practices that can generate profound power, peace and effective action in today's fast paced crazy world. People who are leading or trying to maintain focus in today's corporate world will particularly benefit.

I have applied the principles myself and solid business results because of my increased sense of confidence and conviction. I can directly link the lessons learned from Dr. Heller to a 75% increase in my business this year alone. Amazing what inner alignment can do and this is exactly what comes from applying the Dr. Heller's wisdom.

As an executive coach I have also incorporated what I learned from Dr Heller's work with similar results. If you are working with leaders as a coach or consultant - this is a must. If you are an executive you will find tremendous benefit from applying the principles directly.

Read this book, apply the lessons - you will see results!!!

Don Steele demonstrates his superiority to any philosopher in these two volumes. Steele gives us a more practical way of looking at ourselves and what we should be doing. Any serious student should know something about his work.

This book is wonderfully written and beautifully illustrated. It is the complete story of the Elijah 1 Kings told for kids but not dummied down for kids. It is really a great book. I look forward to getting other books from the Follow the Leader Series.

Am forever indebted to my mentor Bea Brickey for getting me involved with the United Farm Worker union locally, and for instilling in me the importance of getting involved and living by Christ's motto that what you do to the least of them you do to Christ.

The book begins with a reminder form Cesar Chavez himself, who said in 1992 two years before his death that "The rich have money, the poor have time". The reader is reminded that patience was his tool of success.

The book is just shy of 400 pages and is a humbling as well as an energizing read. The title Sal Si Puedes is from the San Jose barrio where Chavez' farm workers union work was birthed. The book was begun with a three year stint the author had in the late 70's with Chavez with much appreciated postscript that brings the reader up to date with the events that incurred since the 60's and 70's.

Bea would spend hours passing on the wisdom that Chavez and the other UFW activists had taught her. How she and her husband were often taunted by San Joaquin farmers and called commies and pinkos and how Chavez and the other UFW workers who simply wanted decent working conditions and a living wage were taunted like this as well. How migrant workers were/are exposed to high pesticide levels and that in one breath the farmers denounce the "slave" labour workers for wanting decent housing and wages, while bemoaning the fact that they can't find American who will do the damn stoop labour for slave wages.

This is a book I am passing on to a lot of people, since I believe it is so important that we as citizens, stand up for what is right and that sometimes people have to have their comfort levels challenged.

Dr. Walt Larimore feels like an old friend. I was surprised to find this book/workbook available on amazon. He gives practical ways to incorporate faith into medicine. A must for Christian physicians and practitioners.