Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders: The Three Essential Principles You Need to Become an Extraordinary Leader
Written by Rajeev Peshawaria
Narrated by Sean Runnette
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
Rajeev Peshawaria has spent more than twenty years working alongside top executives at Fortune 500 companies and training them in leadership. He knows precisely what makes the difference between those who are simply bosses and those who are superior leaders, and between those who continue to rise to the top levels and those who get stuck along the way.
In this lively and remarkably empowering book, Peshawaria offers readers the opportunity to experience the highest level of leadership training available in the world. Introducing the three core principles he has observed are the foundation of the best leadership-that great leaders clearly define their purpose and values; that nobody can motivate another person because everyone comes premotivated; and that a leader's job is not to directly produce results but to create the conditions that will harness the energy of others-he details his unique and proven program for achieving leadership excellence.
Sharing a wealth of illuminating stories, from those of Mulally's achievement at Ford and Mack's at Morgan Stanley, to how Harvey Golub and Ken Chenault successfully restored American Express to long-term sustainable growth, how Neville Isdell turned the Coca-Cola company around, and the continuing prowess of Jeff Bezos in growing Amazon.com, he first reveals how extraordinary leaders marshal and sustain the level of energy in themselves that is required and how they enlist a core group of proficient co-leaders. He then outlines how to harness the energy and talents of those at all levels of an organization, igniting their motivation by following his guidelines for addressing their core needs. Finally, he introduces his unique Brains, Bones, and Nerves framework for developing a clear strategy for competitive advantage (the Brains); crafting an optimal organizational structure (the Bones); and fostering a highly cooperative and motivated company culture (the Nerves).
Filled with specific tips about the vital questions to ask and simple but powerful steps to follow, Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders is a manager's essential tool kit for long-term superior performance.
Rajeev Peshawaria
Rajeev Peshawaria, CEO of the Iclif Leadership and Governance Center, is a business leadership and strategy consultant who works with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations globally. He served as Chief Learning Officer at Coca-Cola and Morgan Stanley and held senior positions at American Express, HSBC, and Goldman Sachs, where he helped the firm found its leadership academy, Pine Street.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Rajeev has written an intelligent analysis of what is required to be a leader. He has experience with leaders in the financial arena. His recommendation that a leader requires a clear understanding of purpose and ethics (rules to achieve purpose). This will enable the leader to persevere in the presence of difficulties. I believe that Rajeev has a tendency to glorify and overstate the accomplishments and ethics of the leaders that he analyzes. I recommend the book although many concepts could have been explained to the reader in less pages.