Hardheaded & Softhearted: Lessons from the Boardroom to the Break Room

Rick Belluzzo and Krish Dhanam offer their “Lessons from the Boardroom to the Break Room” based on their extensive experience with companies such as Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Quantum, and the Zig Ziglar Corporation. This little book captures their wisdom in capsule form, designed to guide readers along the path to a point where IQ meets EQ and quality of life results. When head and heart, skill and will, and strategic formula and emotional foundation merge, leaders can excel professionally and personally, and organizational cultures become more dynamic and productive.

Rick Belluzzo has spent his thirty-six-year career in the technology industry, most of it building innovative new product categories and leading companies through change. In his key leadership positions at Quantum Corporation, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, and Silicon Graphics, he developed his understanding of leading with the head and the heart. His international business experience reinforced for him that corporate strategy succeeds best when combined with relationship and cultural values.Krish Dhanam migrated to the U. S. from India after completing his education. Winning a sales contest earned him a ticket to a seminar by the legendary motivator Zig Ziglar. He joined the Ziglar Corporation as a telemarketer in 1991 and eventually became the vice president of global operations. As one of two executive coaches trained by Ziglar, he has delivered his message of hope, humor, and balance in over fifty countries and throughout the U. S. His client list includes the who's who of global enterprise including EDS, Texas Instruments, Christian Dior, Steelcase Industries, PepsiCo, and the United States Army.