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Insights for the Journey: Navigating to Thrive, Enjoy, and Prosper in Senior Management

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Note for John Lucht:

Good morning, John, and I must say that this first insight hit me like a ton of bricks! For most of my career, I have been identified as a high potential person, the ideal change agent, the first one to take a development assignment, the first one to start a new division, etc. While that very often has brought me success, tho at a high cost and high risk, when I have taken a fall, it was for exactly the reason you cited, and by that point, curiously lacking in the support of the very senior fellow who had spent months coaching me to stir the pot. In fact in those unsuccessful cases, the senior guy was asking me to do the things he had been unsuccessful in doing or had simply been afraid to do.

I so appreciate your insight as I continue to pursue my current job search targets.

With best regards, Barb Chilson in Ossining.

Overall, I found the book fascinating. I could not put it down. It is small, and I finished quickly, but then I went back to read it again. So many of these lessons are easily missed in the day to day activity of our lives.

I just don't know how John takes the maelstrom of human activities and pulls out, succinctly and clearly, the most poignant lessons. In this book John has done it for life's lessons beyond just the recruiting aspect (which was the previous book he wrote, focusing in on the most important aspects of managing recruiters!).

Bravo. Bravo. Bravo. This is a must read.

"Good things come in small packages." I don't know who first said that, but it certainly applies to this book. This is wonderful little essay that should be read by anyone managing people. It's messages are clear, unambiguous, and can be put into practice immediately. A few notions may be counter intuitive - especially if you've been hired as a `change agent' to fix a broken business. But most of what's contained in the book is `comfort food' for the soul. The book makes a terrific gift or `leave behind' if you deal with senior management. It's the kind of book you'll read more than once.

Insights for the Journey is a book that you won't want to put down. I am amazed at how much wisdom Lucht packs into this succinct and very readable book. If you are serious about prospering in your career, you would be foolish to not equip yourself with the core essentials presented here. All of the boring fluff is removed and 47 compelling insights remain. During the holidays, I gave Insights to several colleagues and to all of my subordinates. I've already seen it's impact. I honestly credit the book with the tremendous improvement in productivity and relationships that has permeated my company's culture. Thank you, Lucht!!

Here are three decades of wisdom, compiled into 100 pages. I couldn't believe it when I came across this little gem when purchasing another copy of Lucht's "Rites of Passage."
At first glance, I thought this was a spin-off of "Rites of Passage." But the more I read, the clearer it became that this isn't just another 'job-changing' book ... this is a 'life changing' book! After all, who wouldn't want to 'thrive, enjoy, and prosper' in his/her profession?
Not only have I already given copies of "Insights for the Journey" to all our senior executives, but we'll be giving copies to all the participants in our upcoming Leadership Seminar as well.
I highly recommend this little book of great wisdom!

I found this enticing book to be a fun and easy read. But just to read the book is to miss its true value--much as to drink wine without savoring the flavor and bouquet is to miss the pleasure of the endeavor. No, the true value of John Lucht's book will not come in it's first read or even second, but in a lifetime of revisiting the passages of Insights to discover yet one more hidden truth or clever approach to solving a challenge in business...or in life. And that's why you'll find my copy of Insights right next to Harvey Penick's "Little Red Book" on my executive desk. Where Harvey speaks to the game of golf and John speaks to the game of business, both are talking of the game of life...from decades of playing at real life themselves. I heartily recommend Insights for the Journey as a worthwhile lifetime investment.

John Lucht's words of wisdom for Senior Management come through loud and clear in this brilliantly written book. Succinct yet comprehensive,this book perfectly illustrates the fundamental behavioral practices required for success! This book should be read by all managers and aspiring managers because if put into practice, an organization will thrive with growth and prosperity!

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In writing "Insights for the Journey", John Lucht has brought together his knowledge, ideas, and experience from his personal odyssey and consulting experience with thousands of senior executives gained over the past 30+ years into an easy to read common sense approach to tried and true senior management practices.

In a concise 104 pages, the author demonstrates an effective use of white space to focus the reader on the key points. The book does not include illustrations to drive home points because the author writes as though he is speaking directly to the reader in clear, precise, yet easy to understand language.

The simple wisdom that John Lucht has distilled from his career as an executive, executive search consultant, senior level coach, author, and a forceful communicator will challenge you to become better at what you do as you wind your way to the top. This book reinforces some advice that I have been giving to my clients in years past and has introduced new tools and techniques that I will use in the future. Read it and accelerate your path to success, however you define it.
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This is a quick and short book with tips on how to behave and lead once person has reached senior management position within a corporation. However, if one is a decent person and has a good moral compass already, this book is more of re-iteration of what a decent person should behave like. In any case, when assuming a new position where actions are expected, do not make rash decisions, take tim to feel and assess corporate culture, before any decisions are made. This at least would buy a year in a positon. Be honest, plan succession carefully, take vacation and recycle technology when appropriate while being ready to accept the new one at any moment. Do not be afraid to be #2 because that can always lead to being a #1 eventually. Be professional and stick to business only, personal relationships should be kept outside of the office. The most importantly, always have a plan B even if you never have to resort to it.

I read 'Insights for the Journey' in one evening. I intend to refer to it often. It is 102 pages of wonderful advice, that when first read, seems obvious. On reflection, the seemingly obvious is not at all obvious. I think somebody must have said that making complex issues seem simple was the mark of genius. I was already a Lucht fan from his 'Rites of Passage' and this book further confirms his wisdom.