Tune In to Wow Leadership: 10 Lessons Learned from America's Favorite Shows
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (791 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1626340994 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Excellent Read. Lessons of Leadership Taken From TV to Real Life Application It is nice to read a management book that keeps your attention, and the writing inspires you to put the action steps into action. The author guides us through her unique approach of exploring core leadership qualities through a different lens - television shows. Her use of some of our most recognizable TV shows as a backdrop, to help the reader see leadership at its best and at its worst, is brilliant! The episode recaps are intriguing. She shares practical and actionable steps, taking common leadership challenge. What TV characters can teach you about leadership John Gibbs Real-world examples of exceptional leaders are few and far between, since so many would-be WOWs stop short of their full potential. But in the fictional world of television, where anything is possible, there are a plethora of examples from which to draw inspiration, according to Sheri Staak in this book. If we look beneath the surface of the drama, comedy, sentimentality, and occasional horror of what we see on TV, we find layers of truth. We can relate to it, understand it, and learn from it.The book goes on to . Autamme_dot_com said Different!. Certainly this is a different concept: attempting to teach leadership strategies and good practice through the use of fictional television characters.It is not such a crazy idea as it sounds, even if many of the references might not travel so far from the USA. The author has probably suffered a lot of television viewing for the sake of her art and this book. Many of the programmes – both old and new – will be known to viewers worldwide, and for the times where you don’t recognise the programme o
About the Author Sheri Staak has a BS in marketing from the University of Central Florida and has participated in programs at Thunderbird School of Global Management at the University of Michigan, the Ross School of Business, and the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. . She further shares her wealth of knowledge through her blog, The STAAK Report. She is married and has two children. She has held various vice president positions at The Upjohn Company, Pharmacia, and Pfizer. Sheri has mentored and groomed numerous young professionals. Her business and leadership acumen has also been used to consult with small b
She supplements those ''Tune In'' features with practical lists of key actions to take to strengthen the character traits every top-notch leader must possess. Far from taking a conventional approach, Staak posits that whether you're a veteran executive or an aspiring manager, you can learn a great deal about becoming an extraordinary leader by tuning in to popular TV programs. Those bulleted lists, plus the exercises she calls ''WOW in Action,'' will help you quickly evaluate where you stand in comparison to the WOW ideal. Be you a Millennial or a Baby Boomer, you'
By harnessing her passion for leadership and teamwork, she has become a trusted advisor and coach. . A strategic and innovative business leader, Sheri held key leadership roles at both large privately held and publicly traded global companies. She further shares her wealth of knowledge through her blog, The STAAK Report. She has worked with and managed more than 1,000 sales representatives in highly aggressive and competitive marketplaces in the US. Her aff