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The next featured author in our Thinker in Residence series is Erika Andersen, author of Leading So People Will Follow (Jossey-Bass, 2012); Being Strategic: Plan for Success, Out-Think Your Competitors, Stay Ahead of Change (St. Martin's, 2010); Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People Into Extraordinary Performers (Portfolio, 2007), and the author and host of Being Strategic with Erika Andersen on Public Television.
Erika is the founding partner of Proteus International, a consulting and training firm that focuses on leader readiness.
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I sat in a meeting once where an enthusiastic new employee shared ideas and input within a discussion on how to increase sales. While he talked, another sales rep rolled her eyes, and when he finished, she loudly declared, "None of that is going to work. I'm so tired of new people coming in here and acting like they have it all figured out.
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In general, we assume that the great business leaders came from well-to-do-families, were sent to the best schools, continued their education and started practicing business at a young age. Yet in fact, many of the CEOs of familiar brands did not follow that route. For some of them, high school was their highest academic standing, some can't read a financial statement, and some of them failed miserably before they became the people we know.
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If you aren't already aware, 800-CEO-READ powers the business knowledge-building site, KnowledgeBlocks. One of the services KnowledgeBlocks offers is a quarterly book club. For $80, you'll receive 4 quarterly shipments for a total of 9 books per year (see more details and sign up here.
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We Are All Creators Now—And We Are Creating a New Indie Capitalism by Bruce Nussbaum
“Look to the edges of our economy, look to the new models and practices being developed by our young, look to energy of our entrepreneurs and look to the subtle shifts of our most progressive corporations and you can see something emerging. You can see the rise of Indie Capitalism. ”
Innovation Begins Here: How to Become the Hero in the Hero’s Journey by Brian Solis
“Each of you has his or her own path to follow, and what you do next is yours and only yours to define.
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