A thought-provoking combination of management know-how and inspirational guidance on creating a more humane and productive work environment from a popular speaker and business consultant. Secretan, an expert on work and work environments, says we've hit the wall with current management theory, which relentlessly focuses on the pursuit of growth. Trapped in a cycle of "doing more of the same, only faster, " more than 80% of the workforce admits they dislike their work-and employees know first-hand that the screws of corporate psychosis, disfunctionality, stress, and exhaustion can only be tightened so far. Now in paperback, this enlightening book will help business people at every level combat corporate stress so that the primary goal of business-to be profitable and capture market share-can be accomplished without sacrificing everything else in its path. Secretan deliberately asks more questions than he answers, as he guides us towards re-discovering our souls. He offers practical advice and solutions to help readers "reclaim their higher ground, " and create a more satisfying and complete personal and professional life. The purpose? To make work part of our spiritual practice. An that's good for the heart, the mind, and the bottom line.
Dr. Lance Secretan lives his dream--"To change the world by creating inspiring organizations". He has dedicated his life to transforming companies, changing the lives of the people who work in them, and revolutionizing the way leaders can lead.
As an advisor to leaders, a speaker, retreat leader, teacher and coach, Lance inspires executive teams with new ways of thinking, which one Fortune 100 leader described as, "enabling us to move from the profane to the sacred". He is pioneering the integration of corporate life and spiritual integrity.
Lance is widely acknowledged as one of the most insightful and provocative leadership teachers of our time. He is the former CEO of a Fortune 100 company, university professor, award-winning columnist and author in 15 books about leadership and inspiration. Lance focuses on the connection between high performance and the heart, the mind and the soul and why the key ingredient is inspiration when we seek effective leadership. His teachings and writings on conscious leadership, are courageous, radical and ingenious and have been hailed as among the most original, authentic and effective contributions to leadership thinking currently available. Individuals, entire organizations, cities and states have experienced remarkable transformations through his unique mentoring, wisdom and approach. Thirty of Fortune's Most Admired Companies, and 13 of Fortune's Best Companies to Work for in America, are his clients. Leadership Excellence ranked him among the top 100 Most Influential Thinkers on Leadership in the World and Speakers in America ranks him among the Top Five Leadership speakers. Our experience is Lance's Retreats and Workshops are simply incomparable in terms of practice and immediate usefulness.
Lance is a dynamic, thought-provoking and extraordinarily tech-savvy presenter who ignites individual clients, companies and audiences with his passion. His work results in reinvigorated work environments all over the world and his presentations result in standing ovations.
Lance is the author of numerous highly-regarded books that inspire people and organizations to look at their work in new and invigorating ways. In Dr. Secretan's latest book, The Spark, the Flame, and the Torch: Inspire Self. Inspire Others. Inspire the World, he teaches us how to become a more inspired person, how to be a more inspiring leader and how to be the change the world needs for a brighter future. He integrates experience and theory to show us how to fulfill our destiny and create inspiring organizations.
