Walk the Walk: The #1 Rule for Real Leaders - Hardcover

Deutschman, Alan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1591842786 ISBN 13: 9781591842781

Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover, 2009

Synopsis

Arguing that leaders are more effective when they take positive action, a volume of inspiring case stories cites such examples as Martin Luther King, Jr.'s commitment to non-violence, Sony's delay of unproven color television technology, and Southwest Airlines's no-layoffs policy.

About this title

About the Author:

Alan Deutschman is the author of Change or Die, A Tale of Two Valleys, and The Second Coming of Steve Jobs. He has been a Silicon Valley correspondent for Fortune, a senior writer at Fast Company, a senior writer and columnist at GQ, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and New York. He has also been a consultant and lecturer on the subject of personal and organizational change.

Review:

"Leaders and aspiring leaders should thank Alan Deutschman for this powerful message. Your words alone mean nothing. Your actions-and only your actions- speak. All successful leaders understand it, while failed leaders don't."
-Geoff Colvin, author of Talent Is Overrated

"Walk the Walk is an inspiring, centering read. It grounds us all in the most important elements of leadership and challenges us to fulfill our potential in enlisting the commitment and energy of others."
-Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder, Teach for America

"I always say that 'change' is a verb. It has to happen in action. You have to do it. That's the terrific lesson of Walk the Walk. This inspiring book looks at real leaders who've made themselves part of the change-and the extraordinary results they've achieved."
-Mimi Silbert, CEO, Delancey Street Foundation

"A great read. Walk the Walk should be required reading for anyone who aspires to lead. Its message is simple: If you want to be a leader, you have to understand the impact of your actions. This book will force leaders to look in the mirror and decide that they need to walk the walk."
-Urban Meyer, head football coach, University of Florida

"With riveting stories of leaders from every sector, Walk the Walk serves as a reminder that business, at its best, is a moral enterprise. This book will give support to leaders who want to do the right thing and do well in the process."
-Carla O'Dell, president, APQC, and coauthor of If We Only Knew What We Know

About this edition

• Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1591842786
• ISBN 13: 9781591842781
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208