Fierce Leadership

October 1, 2009
Human connectivity, as opposed to strategy and tactics, is the next frontier for exponential growth and the only sustainable competitive edge, states Scott, a training consultant and author, who sets out to help individuals and organizations abandon those best practices that do not and perhaps never worked and replace them with those that produce results. Wrongheaded practices include sharing anonymous feedback rather than exchanging daily feedback face-to-face and hiring smart people rather than those with smarts and a heart. Each chapter of the book introduces a best practice and how to spot the indicators that signal a need for change and then offers an alternative practice that becomes woven into all that you do and area core principle. Moving from leadership to fierce leadership (a state of mind) takes courage and work, faith in yourself and others to step off the well-worn path of habit, and conformity to bring change in yourself and others with better results for your career and organization. Excellent book.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2009, American Library Association.)