{"product_id":"unusually-excellent-hardcover","title":"Unusually Excellent - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Hamm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaster the fundamentals of leadership-at every stage in your career\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOften, when leaders experience trouble, they look to blame an outside source or expect a small tweak to right their ship. But many times they've actually lost their grip on the very basic foundation of leadership. The business environment may change, but no management trend can displace the core laws, proven over centuries, of excellent leadership. \u003ci\u003eUnusually Excellent\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for leaders that brings these fundamentals together in a new and comprehensive way. This book will help leaders at any level keep their focus on the bedrock principles that will make them extraordinary..\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThoroughly practical, day-to-day primer for achieving and maintaining their highest level of leadership, for today and for a lifetime\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe author's \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e articles are among the most highly read in the magazine's history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten for all leaders who need to develop and renew their leadership skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing a sports analogy, the author breaks the work of leaders into three parts: pregame: a matter of character; game day: a matter of competence; and postgame: a matter of consequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo lead well, as this book makes deeply and powerfully clear, is first and foremost to know yourself, and second to put yourself in service to whatever you value most deeply. If you adopt that posture, whatever follows can be incorporated into making yourself into a better leader. And it is the purpose of this book to help you do so.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eFrom the Foreword by Geoffrey Moore, managing director, TCG Advisors; author, Crossing the Chasm\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften, when leaders experience trouble, they look to blame an outside source or expect a small tweak to right their ship. But many times they have actually lost their grip on the basic foundation of their own leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnusually Excellent\u003c\/i\u003e offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the fundamentals of leadership at every stage in their careers. The business environment may change, but no management trend can displace the core laws, proven over centuries, of excellent leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership expert Hamm explains why leadership can't be mastered as a single concept or tool that can be pulled out of a hat when needed. Excellent leadership is composed of actions, ideas, emotions, cultural forces, history, and expectations that work together in an interconnected system. This system forms the core of the winning combination of superb Character, skill-based Competence, and professional Reputation. Hamm demonstrates that any leader can excel by consistently putting into action the Necessary Nine skills: being authentic, trustworthy, and compelling; leading people, strategy, and execution; communicating, making decisions, and making an impact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilled with vivid true stories, \u003ci\u003eUnusually Excellent\u003c\/i\u003e offers powerful, unforgettable leadership lessons, reinforced empirical evidence, and logical analysis. It will be your personal coach that will prepare you for the lifelong and ongoing journey towards exceptional leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"To lead well, as this book makes deeply and powerfully clear, is first and foremost to know yourself, and second to put yourself in service to whatever you value most deeply. If you adopt that posture, whatever follows can be incorporated into making yourself into a better leader. And it is the purpose of this book to help you do so.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e--From the Foreword by Geoffrey Moore, managing director, TCG Advisors; author, \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Chasm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOFTEN, WHEN LEADERS EXPERIENCE trouble, they look to blame an outside source or expect a small tweak to right their ship.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut many times they have actually lost their grip on the basic foundation of their own leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnusually Excellent\u003c\/i\u003e offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the fundamentals of leadership at every stage in their careers. The business environment may change, but no management trend can displace the core laws, proven over centuries, of excellent leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership expert Hamm explains why leadership can't be mastered as a single concept or tool that can be pulled out of a hat when needed. Excellent leadership is composed of actions, ideas, emotions, cultural forces, history, and expectations that work together in an interconnected system. This system forms the core of the winning combination of superb Character, skill-based Competence, and professional Reputation. Hamm demonstrates that any leader can excel by consistently putting into action the Necessary Nine skills: being authentic, trustworthy, and compelling; leading people, strategy, and execution; communicating, making decisions, and making an impact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilled with vivid true stories, \u003ci\u003eUnusually Excellent\u003c\/i\u003e offers powerful, unforgettable leadership lessons, reinforced empirical evidence, and logical analysis. It will be your personal coach that will prepare you for the lifelong and ongoing journey towards exceptional leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN HAMM\u003c\/b\u003e IS ONE OF THE TOP LEADERSHIP experts in Silicon Valley. He was named one of the country's top 100 venture capitalists in 2009 by AlwaysON and has led investments in many successful high-growth companies as a partner at several Bay Area VC firms. Hamm has also been a CEO, a board member at over thirty companies, and a CEO advisor and executive coach to senior leaders at companies such as Documentum, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, TaylorMade-adidas Golf and McAfee. John teaches leadership at the Leavy School of Business at Santa Clara University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 9.17 x 6.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756082528544,"sku":"9780470928431","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2314da7d19d4fba4117d6dad0676443f.webp?v=1780073662","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/unusually-excellent-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}