Passion for Excellence : The Leadership Difference - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861975899 ISBN 13: 9781861975898

Publisher: Profile Business, 2007

Synopsis

In this internationally bestselling sequel to the classic business book In Search of Excellence, Tom Peters and Nancy Austin reveal the secrets of a management revolution. The authors show how by mixing attention to detail with values, vision and integrity, you can achieve long-term excellence. The heart and soul of the management revolution is leadership which mixes tough-mindedness with tenderness, enabling every employee to take possession of their own achievements, and which demands that each person becomes an innovative contributor to the company's success. Dedicated to imaginative leaders everywhere, this book is for all concerned about the pursuit of excellence in the business world and in public service.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

A Passion For Excellence is the single most existing, inspiring, career-transforming book ever published for people who want to get ahead. It takes you behind, the scenes in some of the most successful organizations and analyzes what makes them distinctive.

Here are real people, real companies, real numbers. Here is what you need to know about the crucial elements of success: constant innovation, staying in touch with customers, encouraging the contributions of everyone in the company, and maintaining the integrity that is basic to leadership. Here are the secrets of building excellence.

About the Author:

Nancy Austin earned her MBA in 1977 from the Graduate School of Management at the University of California at Los Angeles, and was a management conultant for two years with Southern California consulting firms, including her own. She then spent four years at Hewlett-Packard, where she ran the company's management-development seminars. Now president of Not Just Another Publishing Company, a member of the Tom Peters Group, she is also the co-author of The Assertive Woman. She lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California with her husband, Bill Cawley, and their son Jeff.

About this edition

• Publisher: Profile Business
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1861975899
• ISBN 13: 9781861975898
• Binding: Paperback