Executive Smarts: 25 Quick Reads on Managing for Results - Softcover

Casey Ph.D., William W; Peck, Wendi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0991268938 ISBN 13: 9780991268931

Publisher: Executive Leadership Group, Inc., 2014

Synopsis

In 25 concise chapters on management and leadership, Casey and Peck give you practical answers to pressing organizational issues.For example:- How do you help your team broaden and elevate their thinking so they can target and achieve the right results?- How do you help project managers succeed without getting mired in their details or misled by their over-optimism?- How do you set and track meaningful strategic goals without getting bogged down in a sea of “metrics”?- When is failure a stepping-stone to innovation, and when is it just a step off the cliff?

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Bill Casey and Ms. Wendi Peck have written, researched, and consulted across organizations of all kinds, including Sunoco, Deloitte & Touche, Chase Manhattan Bank, Seagate, Qwest, St. Paul Companies, Coors Brewing, the National Security Agency, US Coast Guard, and all branches of the US Military. They have also taught in executive education programs for organizations such as the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, the Daniels School of Business at the University of Denver, Naval Postgraduate School, and Joint Special Operations University. Peck and Casey are, respectively, CEO and president of Executive Leadership Group, based in sunny Colorado. Their organizational work is founded on the belief that the most important answers are simple, but rarely easy.

Review

"Executive Smarts offers busy leaders immediately useful ideas, one after another.  Thank you Dr. Casey and Ms. Peck for respecting the reader's time and intelligence." -- Reiner U. Klauss, CEO, Sikla Holding, Germany

 

"Bill Casey and Wendi Peck obviously have real experience with real organizations of all sorts and sizes.  They plainly and entertainingly spell out how leaders at all levels can think more clearly and act more effectively."  -- Peter Mannetti, Managing Partner, iSherpa Capital, LLC . CEO, U S West Wireless (Former)

 

"Every executive will benefit from this book of distilled gems.  All leaders will find the examples and advice refreshingly straightforward and invaluable." -- Pete Daly, Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired), CEO, U S Naval Institute

 

"Leadership, innovation, strategic planning, project management -- these words get batted around like a softball at a company picnic.  To find out what they actually mean, and more important, how to implement them in your organization, read Bill and Wendi's little gem of a book.  You will come back to the basic ideas again and again." -- Albert J. Bernstein, Ph.D., Author of Dinosaur Brains and Emotional Vampires

 

"If you are searching for practical, effective ways to implement your vision throughout the depth of your organization, then you must read this book.  In fact, put this book on your desk; you will use it every day!" -- Tom Maffey, Brigadier General US Army (Retired)

 

"Once again, we get smart, savvy, pragmatic observations and advice from Wendi Peck and Bill Casey.  If you want to better understand what's going on in your organization, and better yet, what to do about it, then this book is for you!" -- Cynthia Fukami, Ph.D., Professor of Management, Daniels College of Business

 

"Bill and Wendi's insightful and actionable approach make this book an indispensable addition to your business library.  But Executive Smarts is more likely to reside in your desk drawer than on the shelf." -- CD Hobbs, VP and Leader, Global Energy Center of Excellence at Gartner, Inc.

 

"For several years I have admired the way Bill Casey and Wendi Peck help executives think and act strategically.  Leaders who read this book will not only become more intelligent; those around them will become more effective as well." -- Frank J. Barrett, Ph.D., Faculty, Naval Postgraduate School

 

Edition details

• Publisher: Executive Leadership Group, Inc.
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0991268938
• ISBN 13: 9780991268931
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 160