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Informationen zum Autor The author! Robert Thompson! is a sought-after speaker! workshop leader! and executive coach. He is the founder of Applied Performance! a leadership and personal communication services company for entry-level through chief executive officers.Through his work with the Tom Peters Company! Thompson immersed himself in the study and practical application of leadership and is a founding Master Facilitator for the highly acclaimed The Leadership Challenge(r) Workshop. Klappentext Praise for The Offsite"The Leadership Challenge is one of my all-time favorite books. The Offsite goes one step further by showing how great ideas can be put into practice. We can all lead from the heart. The Offsite shows how- it's a wonderful book!"-Marshall Goldsmith! author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There"Robert Thompson has written a gem. Reading this work you are a voyeur at the best 'offsite' you've ever attended! yet he allows us to experience the true essence of leadership without ever leaving home. If you are interested in the practice of leadership rather than just theory! then you'll use every word you read here."-Terry Pearce! author! Leading Out Loud and founder/president! Leadership Communication and Forum on Cross-Cultural Inspiration"Robert Thompson brings a fresh! provocative voice to the leadership discussion. The Offsite is a fabulous debut! and I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment of Mr. Thompson's 'thought grenades.' Read The Offsite before your next offsite and prepare to emerge with a whole new level of passion and commitment."-Steve Farber! president! Extreme Leadership! Inc. and author! The Radical Leap and The Radical Edge"Robert Thompson nailed it! Entertaining and on point! this compelling story unpacks the groundbreaking Kouzes/Posner model in an inspiring tale that will make you laugh! cry! and understand that leadership is a choice! not a position. Read this book and be prepared to make a mark in the world!"-Drs. Kevin and Jackie Freiberg! coauthors! BOOM! 7 Choices for Blowing the Doors off Business-as-Usual and NUTS! Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success"The Offsite is an engaging! well-written fable that will enable anyone to experience what's involved in making the difficult transition from manager to leader."-Stephen Denning! author! The Secret Language of Leadership Zusammenfassung Drawing on the leadership theories in the management classic The Leadership Challenge ! Robert Thompson effortlessly incorporates these ideas into a fable of leadership and growth. ...
