The Balancing Act : Mastering the Competing Demands of Leadership (Hardcover)

by Kerry Patterson (Author), Joseph Grenny (Author), Al Switzler (Author), Ron McMillan (Author)

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Review
"...a must-read for any businessperson in pursuit of a down-to-earth, practical, and sincere method of taking new opportunities..." -- Monica M. Mehan, President and CEO AT&T American Transtech

"It contains what Deming called 'profound wisdom,' yet it's lighthearted, fun, and entertaining." -- Stephen R. Covey, Author

"The Balancing Act will help leaders better understand how to lead individual and organizational change..." -- Curtis H. Barnette, Chairman and CEO Bethlehem Steel Corporation

Product Description
The Balancing Act is a "must-read" for every leader trying to juggle the competing demands of customers, investors, owners, employees, the government, the environment, the community, the global economy, the family--and everyone else.

Blending the best in theory and practical application, The Balancing Act skillfully moves leaders through the gauntlet of ever-increasing competition and into a rich and vital future. In it you'll discover how to:

Maximize your long-term competitive advantage by being able to predict and measure your organization's future performance instead of merely laboring over measures of past performance.

Master new ways of analyzing and improving productivity across six crucial areas of influence frequently overlooked in organizations.

Mold the actions and attitudes of your customers, employees, owners and investors, and others to net positive results--even in the face of turbulence and change.

The authors deliver bold, balanced, and proven ideas for moving your organization away from death and toward vitality by combining solid academic research with more than 70 years of testing what really works in the trenches.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 471 pages
• Publisher: Thompson Executive Press (March 15, 1996)
• ISBN-10: 0967597501
• ISBN-13: 978-0967597508
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #991,582 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding. All org leaders should read, December 14, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Balancing Act: Mastering the Competing Demands of Leadership (Praxis Leadership Series) (Hardcover)

This is an excellent look at what motivates people, and what business leaders need to do to revitalize their organizations. It is one of the best I have seen at assessing and molding the cutlure of an organization. A colleague and I liked it well enough to visit the Praxis Group and meet two of the authors. We found them to be very engaging, down to earth, and exceptionally talented at the analysis of an organization's leadership and culture issues.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Frame breaking, April 11, 2000

By	Kurt Southam (Nashport Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Balancing Act: Mastering the Competing Demands of Leadership (Praxis Leadership Series) (Hardcover)

The Balancing Act takes a fresh and innovatinve approach to the many demands of leadership and organizational development. Well researched and easy to read. There are many gems that are worthy of re-reading when impact of concept is fully understood and implicaitions for change. I strongly recommend. Kurt Southam, Ph.D. Management Consultant

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Discovering the oversights of a majority of leaders, June 7, 2002

By A Customer

This was an entertaining and insightful world of Management Consulting. The book is filled with practical quotes, funny and at times pathetic anectdotes of Management type errors.