Powerful and practical case history do's and don'ts for executives who've made it?and for those on the way up. From work with over 200 organizations internationally this practical book highlights lessons learned across key business disciplines, and provides a "doing it Differently" section in the 63 modules.
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"In this cogent and comprehensive text, author Denis Orme begins where many business books fear to tread. -- New York editor 8/2001
Denis peppers the book with interesting examples. Far from being dry it reads like advice from a trusted friend. -- P Rogers - reviewer 9/2001
Self-tests give a workbook feel to the reading, which creates a practical hands-on approach to the theories espoused. -- L Robbins reviewer
Denis peppers the book with interesting examples. Far from being dry it reads like advice from a trusted friend. -- P Rogers - reviewer 9/2001
Self-tests give a workbook feel to the reading, which creates a practical hands-on approach to the theories espoused. -- L Robbins reviewer
About the Author
About the author
Cited in Who's Who in Emerging Leaders, and Who's Who in Industry and Commerce.
Denis Orme -- During the past twenty years, currently as President of the Leadership Success Institute, Inc., he has been heavily recruited by startup businesses through to Fortune 500 companies to analyze operations, develop and implement change management strategies, and return organizations to sustainable profitable long-term growth.
From multi-nationals to government departments, major law firms and $20m manufacturers - over 200 organizations internationally, at times with an implementation role as the interim CEO or COO .......... the foundation for this book.
This consultation has been as a court-appointed receiver or liquidator; taking companies through a turnaround; advising on business startups; and providing "hands-on" support from an Operational, Strategic or Marketing perspective. This work gave rise to The Greenfields Approach.
His criticism of some consultants is that they just write reports or make recommendations and engage too little in sustained follow-up to ever find out how valid their advice was. His philosophy has always been to provide that "hands-on" support and to make sure things work as recommended.
While you are implementing plans, the economy changes, the market moves, technological changes will keep your head spinning, and most of all, your people need strong centrally directed leadership (not autocratic management) to keep the focus and achieve the result, with effective leadership being the key to success in every situation.
Denis is recognized for his keen insight and intuitive ability to discern and leverage core organizational strengths, eliminating functions that impede revenue growth, and in building rapport and creating motivated, high-performance teams.
He has received leadership awards from the American Lung Association, Business Volunteers for the Arts and the Greater Houston Partnership
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This review is from: Lessons From Leadership Failures: The Greenfields Approach (Hardcover)
Lessons From Leadership Failures-The Greenfields Approach is a strategy based on a productive agricultural setting. Imagine for a brief moment that you are a farmer, and when you look outside all you see for many miles are Green Fields. Imagine further that the land is fertile, and that there is an abundance of water. There are no rocks to clear, no trees to fell, just rich fertile land ready for planting of any crop you choose! By applying the Greenfields Approach to business, Denis Orme believes you can envision your potential business and personal opportunities in the same way, without constraint. By doing this, many new opportunities will arise and existing ones will appear different.
The Greenfields Approach is unique and based on a straightforward principle. Too much of the planning and thinking we do is incremental and becomes self-limiting. Too much energy is spent in piece meal planning, benchmarking and strategies. This leads to false assumptions and self-imposed constraints. Denis Orme defines the Greensfields Approach by asking two questions. "If you were starting the business or business unit tomorrow, would you do business the same way?" Secondly, "If you were embarking on a career as a recent graduate, would you launch or grow your career the same way?" He then replies, "If you would not do things the same way, then why are you doing it that way now?"
Lessons From Leadership Failures-The Greenfields Approach has seven chapters and 63 modules. It is a virtual handbook outlining actual leadership failures, the lessons to be learned from these failures and how the reader can do it differently. As Denis Orme candidly writes in the introduction, "This book is about leadership mistakes in each key area of business and the lessons learned from mistakes made by other senior executives and myself." For example, Chapter 5 is entitled Flavor of the Month. In this chapter, Orme cautions against consultants or technologies that attract the latest fad or buzzword to solve problems rather than cost-effective solutions.
Lessons From Leadership Failures-The Greenfields Approach is truly different in approach and purpose. It is not simply another text on leadership, but a serious analysis of past business failures, lessons to be learned and how to do it differently.
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For the novice entrepreneur or corporate executive,
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This review is from: Lessons From Leadership Failures: The Greenfields Approach (Hardcover)
Lessons From Leadership Failures: The Greenfields Approach by management consultant and business start-up expert Denis Orme is an amazing, superbly presented, informative and practical book offering case histories, anecdotal evidence, and cogent advice for making the most of one's business regardless of the produce or service being offered to the marketplace. From the crucial importance of watching one's budget to encouraging teamwork and most importantly, learning from the mistakes of others rather than making the same mistakes all over again, Lessons From Leadership Failures is an encouraging book and excellent guide for the novice entrepreneur or corporate executive wanting to lead their enterprise to an enduring commercial success.
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The book is very relevant, practical and one you should reflect on when faced with real business or career issues.
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