Boom!: 7 Choices for Blowing the Doors Off Business-As-Usual [Hardcover]

Dr. Kevin Freiberg (Author), Jackie Freiberg (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 18, 2007

You are DESIGNED to choose and DEFINED by your choices.

In front of you are seven choices waiting to be made. Whether you are the leader or those being lead, these choices will determine the quality of your life and the significance of your contribution to the world in which you work.

In BOOM the Freiberg's have distilled 20 years of collective wisdom into 7 essential choices that cause culture, service, success, and business to BOOM

Choice #1: Be a Player

Choice #2: Be Accountable

Choice #3: Choose Service Over Self-Interest

Choice #4: Focus Forward

Choice #5: Play to Your Genius

Choice #6: Get It Done

Choice #7: Risk More - Gain More

These 7 choices are your wake-up call to freedom, and it's your invitation to create a community of like-minded people who - together - will create organizations that can blow the doors off business as usual and cure the Dead People Working™ syndrome

Drs. Kevin and Jackie Freiberg are two of the most influential voices on the professional-speaking circuit today. Their mission: to create corporate cultures where impassioned people exercise the freedom to make a difference and change the world! The Freibergs have coauthored the international bestseller NUTS! Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success and GUTS! Companies that Blow the Doors off Business-As-Usual. They have been interviewed by CBS's 60 Minutes and appeared on CNBC and the CBS Morning News for their insights on the links between gutsy leaders, passionate employees, cultures of accountability, and loyal customers.

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About the Author

Dr. Kevin Freiberg, one of the nation's top organizational performance consultants and speakers, is the coauthor, with his wife, Dr. Jackie Freiberg, of NUTS! Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success, an international bestseller. The Freibergs have a thriving global practice and have been interviewed by CBS's 60 Minutes and appeared on CNBC and the CBS Morning News.

Dr. Jackie Freiberg, with her husband, Dr. Kevin Freiberg, is a best-selling author and speaker, whose clients include American Express, Caterpillar, Frito Lay, and General Motors. The Freibergs have also published in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (September 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595551166
• ISBN-13: 978-1595551160
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 0.9 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #937,849 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Drs. Kevin and Jackie Freiberg are two of the most influential voices on the professional-speaking circuit today. Their mission: to create corporate cultures where impassioned people exercise the freedom to make a difference and change the world! The Freibergs have coauthored the international bestseller NUTS! Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success and GUTS! Companies that Blow the Doors off Business-As-Usual. They have been interviewed by CBS's 60 Minutes and appeared on CNBC and the CBS Morning News for their insights on the links between gutsy leaders, passionate employees, cultures of accountability, and loyal customers.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars I Don't Get It April 5, 2008

By Peter M

Format:Hardcover

I truly don't understand what the fuss is all about. In terms of background, I am a successful entrepreneur and business owner who has read a hundred of these types of books. I found this book vague, rather remedial and the authors simply regurgitated the same old stuff. It sounds very much like their book "Guts" which was actually a pretty good read. I feel you would be much better off re-reading one of the classics like Think & Grow Rich, an early book by Dale Carnegie or a true new classic like Visionary Life or Visionary Business by Marc Allen. Trust me .... you will thank me.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Tells it like it is... October 15, 2007

By Peter Economy

Format:Hardcover

I have long admired Kevin and Jackie Freiberg -- they are gifted business writers and speakers. If you haven't seen them in person, then you should make a point of doing so the next time they're in town. This particular book -- Boom! -- is different from many business books of this type in that Kevin and Jackie take off the gloves and really tell it like it is. Boom! is NOT politically correct, and the Freibergs don't beat around the bush. Their mission is to fight the growing epidemic of Dead People Working -- you know, those men and women in many businesses who have mentally checked out long ago, but who still come to work to be sure they get that regular paycheck. The Freiberg's antidote is a mix of inspirational stories of people who are fully engaged in the work that they do (people like ski instructor/amputee Kim Francom, and the Dancing Cop, Tony Lepore) along with a series of seven prescriptions (called "Choices") for becoming indispensable on the job. These choices include such things as "Be a player, not a bystander" and "Choose service over self-interest." Long story short, Kevin and Jackie Freiberg have written an engaging book that is certain to forever change your work life -- and perhaps even your personal life -- for the better. Highly recommended.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of their books yet! October 3, 2007

By Becky Nyman

Format:Hardcover

Having just completed the book, I found it to be the Freibergs' best book yet! I thoroughly enjoyed their practical suggestions to become more engaged to my organization and to be able to make a difference to my employer and more importantly to myself. It is without any hesitation that I can recommend this book to just about everyone.