Winning Without Losing Your Way: Character-Centered Leadership [Paperback]

Rebecca Barnett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 20, 2003

The scandals of 2002 are continuing into 2003 - our headlines are filled daily with revelations of accounting fraud, corporate corruption and billion dollar equity losses that have wiped out retirement dreams at home and disrupted financial markets around the world. Clearly, business ethics has failed Corporate America.

How can you protect your company's earnings, stock and reputation? How can you carry a culture of character throughout your organization? How can we, ordinary business leaders restore confidence in corporate leadership and faith in our financial markets?

The answer is not what but who. The answer is you and me. We can create a company culture where it matters to take a measure of a leader's character.

Winning's original and authoritative research offers fresh leadership insights and answers. It shares the wisdom and experience of everyday leaders and the valuable lessons from sports. Winning is not a compilation of corporate case studies; it is a gathering of unsung business leaders. Winning can help you win in your personal and professional life:

You will learn how to:

Integrate your personal and professional values
Win the professional and personal balance tug of war
Recapture corporate loyalty and restore trust
Live your legacy through your leadership

As we have a greater sense of self, our values become seamless and integrated in all that we do. We want to belong to a workplace where people share a sense of purpose beyond making money. Winning echoes the concerns of corporate life; it is especially helpful for those going through a transition.

As we pause to take a measure of our success, we begin to ask, "What will I lose with all this winning?" Through sharing the hard-won wisdom of over 100 business leaders you will learn how setting a midlife measurement of success to protect your relationships, health and prosperity results in greater organizational profits and performance.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Rebecca Barnett is the founder of Winning Your Way, Inc., specializing in keynote presentations and seminars on character-centered leadership.

She is the author of recently released, Winning Without Losing Your Way: Character-Centered Leadership. Winning has been called "One of the very best of the year" by CEO Refresher magazine.

Rebecca has more than a dozen years of executive experience for America’s most admired retailers including The Home Depot and Dollar General.

She holds a M.A. in Organizational Communication from Western Kentucky University, where she is an adjunct professor, and a B.S. in business from The Ohio State University.

Rebecca is a national referee and black belt in the Olympic sport of Judo and a silver medalist in the 2001 World Masters Judo Championships.

Product Details

• Paperback: 202 pages
• Publisher: Winning Your Way, Inc. (February 20, 2003)
• ISBN-10: 1932203168
• ISBN-13: 978-1932203165
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,758,683 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Winning Without Losing Your Way, November 29, 2003

By 

Kimberly Hayes (Dallas Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winning Without Losing Your Way: Character-Centered Leadership (Paperback)

Named as one of the very best books of the year by CEO Refresher; "Winning without Losing your Way" by Rebecca Smith is taking the business world by storm. After the horrors of 9/11, Enron and MCI World, we saw that integrity and honesty was no longer valued. We had lost our way; trust was broken, careers destroyed and respect became a foreign word. First time author, Rebecca Barnett saw this desecration and decided to take action. The end result, is a "winning" book packed with wisdom, by the author and other business people as well. Rebecca Barnett wrote this book based on the principles found within Judo. She has a remarkable power of emotional writing, rarely found in a non- fiction book. She has the incredible gift of motivational speaking, through the written word. This book is targeted for business people; however, it has the ability to inspire anyone. Her concepts are capable of encouraging someone, in any walk of life. "Winning your Way, restores hope to those searching for the integrity that was lost. This book goes a long way in rebuilding the values, which were tossed aside by greed and power. By far, "Winning your Way" will leave the reader with a lasting impression.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timely, thought provoking & a must read!, October 16, 2003

By 

Mike Sproule - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winning Without Losing Your Way: Character-Centered Leadership (Paperback)

Ms. Barnett has said what we are all probably thinking amidst today's quagmire of business scandals. 'Winning without Losing your Way' is a timely book and should be a must read for all CEOs and senior managers. Bringing values and focus back on all our character is a very viable and interesting solution for today's business leaders. It is time for a redefinition of many aspects of business leadership and operation and starting at the core with the values and focus of our leaders can only help. We as business leaders have lost our path and its time to bring back balance, integrity, loyalty and courage in how we contribute to the development of our enterprises and our communities. Ms. Barnett has provide us all with an excellent resource that can help us down the right path. Great work!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good character breeds good leadership, September 13, 2003

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The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winning Without Losing Your Way: Character-Centered Leadership (Paperback)

The early death of her grandfather and her personal fears about death
kept Rebecca Barnett awake at night contemplating what she would leave
behind. She would awaken from a deep sleep, her face wet with tears,
wondering what she was being called to do. Finally she got an answer,
a call to write. After completing a year of research, Ms. Barnett had
enough information to start her book. But for some reason the words
would not flow. It was not until September eleventh, after the world

shifted on its axis, that she became more aware, more focused, and then
the writing began.

Rebecca Barnett has captured a guide to evaluate leadership techniques
without using meaningless buzzwords. She uses this tool to scrutinize
a person's moral core which should help strengthen their conviction when
facing everyday decisions about life. She reminds people of the their
role in building proud organizational cultures.

WINNING WITHOUT LOSING YOUR WAY, is captured in eight chapters, each
highlighting the heart and soul of Character-Centered Leadership.
The book has personal and personable stories from the many people she
interviewed. She aptly focuses on several pertinent issues: how we
define success, character, integrity and courage. Whether or not we
have balance in our lives. And what 'life-skill' encouragement would
we give our children and others looking for advice. She shares her
insight about what really is important at the end of the day. And at
a time when corporations are collapsing inward, this book reminds
readers what it is all about.

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