Accountability: The Key to Driving a High-Performance Culture - Hardcover

Bustin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071831371 ISBN 13: 9780071831376

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2014

Synopsis

WINNER: A SOUNDVIEW EXECUTIVE BEST BUSINESS BOOK
What separates high-performing companies from all the rest? 


It's the mindset leaders bring to accountability--one of the biggest challenges business leaders face and also one of the most misunderstood and misapplied concepts.


In this groundbreaking book, acclaimed business consultant and international speaker Greg Bustin shares his interviews with leaders of the most admired companies in the world and CEOs of mid-size companies who outperform their competition on a consistent basis. All backed by data he's collected over the past nine years from more than 8,000 successful executives around the world. 


He'll reveal the surprising truth about accountability and provide a set of leadership tools that will transform the way you manage, maintain, and motivate yourself, your team, and, ultimately, your workforce.

About this title

About the Author

GREG BUSTIN founded Bustin & Co. after leading the successful turnaround of the Dallas office of Edelman Worldwide. He's worked with the leadership teams at Burger King, Fujitsu, PepsiCo, Nucor, Quaker, 7Up, Sony and Verizon as well as with teams at mid-sized companies looking for a spark to reignite their business and with start-ups looking to manage profitable growth. He's delivered more than 500 talks on five continents and coaches CEOs, presidents and partners. His perspective on leadership has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Inc., Forbes, and other major publications.

From the Back Cover

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY:

"Great leaders understand that talented people thrive in a culture where accountability is a support system for success. What makes this book different is that Greg Bustin connects the intellectual component of accountability to the heart and soul of an organization. If you're looking for new ways to drive accountability and improve individual and organizational performance, read this book." -- Daniel Pink, New York Times bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human

"Powerful. Greg Bustin demonstrates with example after example that a culture where accountability is embraced and not feared gives savvy leaders a secret weapon." -- Bill Cobb, President and Chief Executive Officer, H&R Block

"Greg Bustin introduces a new approach to accountability that can be a game-changer for leaders. As a CEO and a Vistage Chair, he is an authority on accountability, and his book is packed with new ideas, powerful exercises, and proven practices to improve performance." -- Leon Shapiro, Chief Executive Officer, Vistage International

"Greg Bustin's insights and examples from leaders of the world's most admired companies on the topic of accountability are a treasure trove of best practices to help you and your team consistently deliver on your brand promise." -- Ashley Sheetz, Chief Marketing Officer, GameStop

"Accountability is one of the most important mindsets in leadership. Greg Bustin understands it and shows how to translate his understanding into action." --Mike Rawlings, Mayor, City of Dallas; former President of Pizza Hut

"Greg Bustin's thoughtful insights and real-world examples will equip leaders to achieve new levels of success. I'm a better leader for having read this book." -- Mark W. Sc hortman, Chairman, Coca-Cola Bottlers Sales & Services, LLC

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071831371
• ISBN 13: 9780071831376
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320