The Leadership Equation
10 Practices That Build Trust, Spark Innovation, and Create High Performing Organizations
by Eric Douglas
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Pub Date Sep 30 2014 | Archive Date Oct 17 2014
Greenleaf Book Group | Greenleaf Book Group Press
Description
What distinguishes the most successful organizations? What do the leaders and managers in these top organizations actually do?
In this fascinating book, entrepreneur and business consultant Eric Douglas draws on his work with corporations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations to paint a clear picture of what happens inside high-performing organizations. He reveals a simple but profound equation: Trust + Spark = Leadership Culture. Leaders and managers are most successful when they focus on building trust and sparking innovation.
In The Leadership Equation, Douglas expands the equation into the 10 most important practices for building trust and spark. As the author shares these practices, he reveals both the fundamental systems at work in high-performing companies and the specific day-to-day things that today’s leaders must do to sustain high levels of success. As Douglas clearly shows, when trust and spark combine, leaders improve the performance of their team, their business unit, and the entire organization—and, ultimately, reach their own full potential.
Advance Praise
“What builds great organizations? Eric Douglas has gifted us all with the answer and the roadmap in The Leadership Equation. Implement his principles and you’ll find yourself the leader of a powerful, hyper-creative, high-achieving organizational culture!”
—Marshall Goldsmith, author of the New York Times and global bestseller What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
“In The Leadership Equation, Eric helps you engender trust among your team as you spark their innovation drive. With 70 percent of employees describing themselves as disengaged or actively disengaged, this valuable book couldn't come at a better time.”
—Jason Jennings, New York Times bestselling author of The Reinventors, Think Big, Act Small; and Less Is More
“The Leadership Equation brings together culture and innovation and shows how to build successful organizations with an easy and actionable set of practices.”
—Tony Davila, coauthor of The Innovation Paradox and Making Innovation Work
“This is a great book and a great read. It describes what moves us at our core as human beings and how to inspire leadership throughout
an organization.”
—Anne Stausboll, CEO, CalPERS
“In successful companies, trust and innovation go hand in hand . . . When they coexist, an organization’s capacity for success grows exponentially. The Leadership Equation hits you with a one-two punch; Eric helps you engender trust among your team even as you spark their innovative drive. As he demonstrates, when you can do both, you create a leadership culture that helps the whole organization excel.”
—Judith E. Glaser, author of the bestseller Conversational Intelligence: How Great Leaders Build Trust and Get Extraordinary Results; CEO of Benchmark Communications; and chairman of The Creating WE Institute
“Eric Douglas couldn’t be clearer: spark plus trust is a winning formula for leaders and their organizations. These ten practices ring true and, more importantly, are actionable. By taking these simple, proactive steps, you can boost creativity and collaboration, empower employees to make the best choices for the business, and lead your team to success.”
—John Baldoni, chair of the leadership development practice at N2growth; author of MOXIE: The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership and Lead with Purpose
“The fast pace and constant change of today’s business environment pres- ent challenges to any organization, large or small. Douglas provides a roadmap for structuring an organization to flourish in this environment. The Leadership Equation is an essential read for any leader intent on build- ing a high-performing organization.”
—Marty McGartland, President and CEO of Natoma Technologies
“I heartily recommend this well-written, wise book on successful leader- ship and innovation. It will be an invaluable guide to anyone who is in a position of leadership or who aspires to lead.”
—Dr. Robert L. Hendren, professor and vice chair of psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781626340886 |
| PRICE | $18.95 (USD) |
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