Subtle POWER: A Guide to the Human Operating System for Intentional Leaders (Leadership, Creativity, and Power) - Hardcover

Sakakeeny, Gabriel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0989925110 ISBN 13: 9780989925112

Publisher: Sakakeeny & Associates, 2014

Synopsis

When addressing the question of what constitutes an effective leader, Gabriel Sakakeeny offers "Your job as a leader is to create and deliver an inspiring future of increasing value by causing effective action in yourself and others." At a time when many businesses, from multinational corporations to start-ups, are realizing that the prevailing paradigm of human resources management must yield to something more productive and successful, Subtle POWER - A Guide to the Human Operating System for Intentional Leaders offers a fresh, reality-based collaboration structure founded on accountability, self-empowerment, and effective communication. The methodology is the result of the author's unique body of experience blending over thirty years in business as a C-level executive, entrepreneur, inventor, engineer, marketer, and consultant with forty years leading symphonic orchestras. 

Subtle POWER contains a toolbox of logically organized foundational concepts. Building on this fundamental architecture, the author expertly layers ever more detailed concepts using familiar stories and helpful analogies to provide a succinct narrative. All the while, the chapters are structured so that, as new ideas are introduced and explored, previous points are integrated as a means to introduce subsequent ideas. Chapters conclude with a summary and exercise, Think On This, wherein the reader can begin to practically apply the new concepts to new competencies. 

By exploring foundational frameworks such as The Fields of Existence and The Five Modes of Intention, along with several other key constructs, leaders and aspiring leaders receive guidance and wisdom on the way to becoming intentional, conscious, and ultimately happier and more successful leaders.

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About the Author

Gabriel Sakakeeny is a conductor, business leader, inventor, and author who specializes in moving people and organizations to a state of high performance. He has an unusual body of experience blending 30+ years in business as an entrepreneur, engineer, and consultant with 40+ years leading symphonic orchestras. Since 1990, he has trained over 15,000 people in companies including Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, Agilent Technologies, Medley Capital, Spectra Logic, Verigy Ltd., among many others.

Sakakeeny started his career in the analog technology space as an electronic engineer specializing in power supplies, test instruments, low noise analog electronics, and A to D design, eventually becoming the VP R&D/Manufacturing for Precision Fidelity. In a career-changing move, he won full scholarships to the Juilliard School, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and Rice University to study orchestral conducting and management. After taking his Master's Degree at Rice University, he won the position of Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Houston Youth Symphony and the Houston Youth Ballet from an international field of over 200 hopefuls.

In 1990, Sakakeeny co-founded Jupiter Systems (now Antares Audio Technologies), a software company specializing in advanced signal processing applications for audio. After exiting Jupiter Systems in 1995, he joined Paradigm Consulting and JMW Consultants as a leadership development consultant and faculty member. He joined Agilent Technologies in 1999, where he led an overall corporate change initiative that transformed the culture of the company and produced breakthrough business results in the wake of the telecom crash.

During this same period, Sakakeeny founded and served as president of the American Philharmonic Association. In 2011, he was awarded Special Congressional Recognition from the United States Congress for his work with American Philharmonic as a conductor, cultural ambassador, and community leader.

From the Back Cover

"Gabe taught me the timeless secrets of business success. The LCP skills and tools enabled me to create extraordinary results with my people in less time. I use the skills every day at work and at home. I highly recommend Sakakeeny & Associates." - Mike Kawasaki, GM, Next Generation of Test, Agilent Technologies

"What would become possible for your business if your team stopped pretending and manipulating each other? What if they stopped sharing their points of view, unnecessarily, in wasteful meetings and presentations? What if they stopped arguing unproductively with their colleagues? I actually know what happens from my own experience: people stop generating drama, waste, and fear; they start producing valuable business results. The Leadership, Creativity, and Power framework makes that possibility a practical reality.... In addition to causing breakthrough results at Medley, the LCP approach has helped my colleagues and me to produce dramatic improvements in our personal lives as well. This book can elevate your leadership capability in all aspects of your life, yielding a gift to your business, your team, your family, and your friends. I only wish that I had discovered it earlier. While mastery of the material requires training, I am confident that you will see how this new framework can make a powerful difference in your life. It has in mine." - Seth Taube, Managing Partner, Medley Capital

"Gabe Sakakeeny and his colleagues proved to be expert guides through corporate transformation and remarkable coaches to those who are ready to embrace a quality of leadership and accountability that is of extreme value in today's business environment. I've had the pleasure of participating more than once in workshops designed to deliver breakthrough results led by Gabe and his team. My team and I benefitted deeply from the experience and, in subsequent years, people have remarked upon the language of accountability that has become part of my day-to-day vocabulary and existence as a result." - Deborah Ahlgren, CMO, Rudolf Technologies

From the Inside Flap

How do you cause a lasting breakthrough in human performance?

If you are a leader or aspiring leader who knows that increasing the effectiveness of your people is a major opportunity for the growth and success of your enterprise, then Gabriel Sakakeeny's Subtle POWER is a must read.

Subtle POWER reveals a practical framework for understanding and upgrading the way your people think and act. Based on the highly effective Leadership, Creativity, and Power mindware, it teaches tools of self-management, communication, and leadership that can be utilized immediately and perfected with practice. Using what you learn here will enable you to unleash the hidden value in the human beings with whom you work and yourself.

You will learn how to...

• Create and deliver an inspiring future of increasing value by causing effective action in yourself and others while maintaining an integrated and balanced life.
• Decrease drama, waste, and fear and increase valuable results. Intervene into ineffective meetings to produce action and results.
• Get the results you want from others with high velocity and high quality.
• Work effectively across organizational and cultural borders.
• Effectively manage your career limiting reactions and behaviors.

These abilities and many more are available through acquiring Subtle POWER.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sakakeeny & Associates
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0989925110
• ISBN 13: 9780989925112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200