Leaders : Start to Finish [Paperback]

Anne Bruce (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 26, 2001

If you want to help your leaders challenge the status quo, lead by example, take decisive action, and empower employees, this essential resource has everything you need. Included are fundamental steps to design a complete leadership training and development program and successful approaches from world-class organizations such as Ritz-Carlton, Starbucks, Saturn, and more.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...an EXCELLENT resource offering a thorough plan for training professionals charged with the task of building world-class leaders." -- Siobhan Farr, Former Training and Development Manager, Fannie Mae

"...brilliantly mapped out the path to leadership success for the 21st century and evokes the leader in all of us! -- Roger Lewin and Birute Regine, Co-Authors of The Soul at Work

...addresses both the skills and responsibilities of leadership -- an unusual combination in the crowded domain of leadership. -- Bill Dubberly, Manager, National Consumer Organization, Operations Leadership Development

About the Author

Anne is the best-selling lead author of "Motivating Employees," (McGraw-Hill, 1999). She is a popular keynote speaker and inspiring workshop facilitator known for her highly entertaining and engaging presentation style.

Anne is a former television talk show host and producer for CBS. She has been a featured presenter for The White House, Harvard Law and Stanford Law Schools, and the London Institute of Management. Her motivational programs on leadership, customer service, the power of human potential, and an array of communications topics, have been featured at worldwide business conferences, professional associations, and in hundreds of corporations, including: Ben & Jerry's, Southwest Airlines, The Southern Company, Lanier Worldwide, Sprint, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Paine Webber, Baylor University Medical Center, The American Red Cross, the Conference Board of Europe, and the American Management Association.

Product Details

• Paperback: 229 pages
• Publisher: ASTD (March 26, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562862863
• ISBN-13: 978-1562862862
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,535,281 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anne Bruce dispenses humor, wisdom, wit, and practical insights from both the domestic and international speakers' platform. She's built a global reputation as an impactful human behaviorist, entertaining speaker on leadership motivation, advocate for branding talent, and bestselling author of 14 books.

Anne has had the privilege to speak, write or train for prestigious audiences and organizations, such as The White House, the Pentagon, Coca Cola, Southwest Airlines, MedAmerica Billing Services, Inc., Sprint, Sony International, JetBlue, Harvard and Standford Law Schools, Baylor Medical University, the Social Security Administration, the CIA and FBI, NASA, BestBuy, and GEICO.

Her books and programs have been translated into more than 24 languages worldwide. Anne has appeared on the CBS Evening News, the Charlie Rose Show and has contributed interviews to NBC, MSNBC, FOX, CNN, USAToday, The Times (London), and The Wall Street Journal.

For information on keynotes and training programs, fees and press interviews,
call: 214-507-8242, or visit www.AnneBruce.com. You also can email Anne at [e-mail].

Anne and her husband David live the beach life in Ventura, California. Anne is writing her first novel and screenplay.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a Leadership book that gets it right!, May 30, 2001

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chuck lynch (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leaders : Start to Finish (Paperback)

I loved this book. Anne Bruce doesn't waste any time re-inventing the wheel. She gives solid suggestions based on best practices from some of the world's leading organizations. I especially liked the action based exercises designed to implement change immediately. Anne also has a great sense of humor which comes through in this easy to read and easy to follow road map for leaders.

5.0 out of 5 stars Developing Tomorrow's Leaders, May 11, 2001

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Don Kraft (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leaders : Start to Finish (Paperback)

Leaders - Start to Finish is an exceptional hands-on, comprehensive approach that can be used to develop leaders at all levels. Anne Bruce "gets to the point" quickly and offers real world tips, techniques, tools and strategies to develop leadership competencies. The book takes an interactive approach by including case studies, exercises, checklists, discussion questions, assessments, etc. that helps the reader apply the content within each chapter. A must read and a great resource for those who want to develop their own leadership capabilities as well as those who coach or train leaders.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lifting The Fog on Leadership Development, May 5, 2001

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Jeffrey R. Sullivan (Oak Hill, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leaders : Start to Finish (Paperback)

Anne Bruce's latest book is a practical and useful guide for the impementation of a leadership development strategy. Thoughtfully formatted, "Leaders..." is a straight forward road map for training professionals and general managers who are searching for ways to fill critical leadership holes. Anne Bruce has a wonderful gift for cutting to the point and making a complex subject easier to grasp. "Must reading" for organizational development people!