Reinventing Management (Paperback)

Seventy percent of digital transformations fail. Not because of bad technology, but because of bad leadership.

In this fast-paced business parable, you'll step inside the boardrooms, break rooms, and battle lines of Meridian Integrated Logistics, a company the brink of collapse. With activist investors circling and a failed AI rollout bleeding millions, Meridian must confront a brutal truth: outdated management practices can topple even industry giants.

Told through vivid characters and high-stakes decisions, Reinventing Management reveals how one organization redefined leadership-and in the process, discovered the missing variable for success in the age of AI.

You'll learn how to:

• Spot the leadership failures that sabotage technology investments.
• Measure trust, empathy, humility, integrity, and purpose through the Leadership Adaptability Index (LAI).
• Build a culture that accelerates innovation and safeguards investor value.
• Redefine governance with metrics that boards and institutional investors can no longer afford to ignore.

Dr. Cindy Goodwin-Sak's career, from Fortune 100 companies to cybersecurity startups, has been fueled by her curiosity. Early on, she demonstrated this through attaining expert technology certifications. As she moved into leadership, her curiosity shifted toward people, their potential, and how to maximize collaboration. This thirst for knowledge prompted a bold move: she pursued her doctorate, specifically focusing on the art and science of inquiry to become "effectively curious."Valiant Leadership leverages courage, deep curiosity, and trust to build high-performance team cultures that increase creativity, innovation, job performance, and customer satisfaction. Cindy's approach combines research-based knowledge and practical guidance to create more innovative cultures. Leaders who lead with courage, curiosity, and trust build teams with immense potential, from sparking creativity to boosting profitability, and are dedicated to helping organizations empower their people.Cindy holds a bachelor's in management and human relations, a master's in business administration, and a Doctorate in Business Administration, emphasizing Organizational Behavior. Cindy has a home in St. Louis where she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, playing the piano, and participating in sports.