Doers: The Vital Few Who Get Things Done

Doers, like knights in chess, are the driving force for innovation; those disruptive game-changers envied and feared by competitors. When provided with unrestricted opportunities they will deliver amazing results. The profitability of a competitive enterprise hinges upon its ability to harness the versatility of Doers.This book presents an exciting new line of thought that addresses the challenges facing Doers and those who employ them. Readers from the boardroom to the break room are provided with the ways and means to halt decline and restore prosperity.

Dr. Tom E. Jones has spent three decades consulting with Fortune 500 companies and small businesses alike striving to create workplaces where Doers are highly prized. As a coach and mentor Jones shows leaders how to guide, encourage, and support Doers so that their natural desire to succeed is fully utilized. Doers themselves learn how to identify workplaces where their enthusiasm for excellence is recognized and rewarded. Tom has studied organizations and the people they employ long enough to have a keen sense of what it takes for both to prosper. He writes and speaks about those operational struggles that ultimately determine the success or failure of a modern organization. Jones uses real life stories to convey his insight into the mind-numbing uncertainty that exists in today’s workplace. So accurate are his observations, so helpful are his solutions; audiences wonder whether he has been quietly watching their workplace. His writings have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, American City Business Journals, Executive Excellence, Fortune, and Entrepreneur, Smart Money and Inc. magazines. Tom authors The Doers Blog which is available on his website www.worxinc.com. Thanks to his award winning books, If It’s Broken, You Can Fix It -- Help! I’m Surrounded By Idiots -- Doer's Dilemma and his recent release DOERS: The New Game Changers, Tom's insightful message is reaching an ever-expanding audience. Jones holds a Doctoral degree in Organization and Leadership from the University of San Francisco. He has taught at six universities and currently lectures on the Principles of Management for the College of Business at California State University, Monterey Bay.