 | Leadership Without Excuses: How To Create Accountability And High-Performance (Instead Of Just Talking About It) By Jeff Grimshaw, Gregg Baron
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IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO INCREASE EMPLOYEE ACCOUNTABILITY—NO EXCUSES!
"Very engaging! Grimshaw and Baron provide practical coaching points on how to translate leadership intentions into results."
DAVE HILFMAN, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CONTINENTAL AIRLINES
"A timely collection of valuable lessons on how to prevent excuses before they happen."
MICHAEL PIETRUNTI, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KYOCERA MITA AMERICA, INC.
"Jam-packed with authentic examples and insights, this book encourages all leaders to actively look in the mirror and pay keen attention to the eff ective execution of their most important responsibilities."
JEFF IRMER, VP OF SALES, THE AMERICAS, HONEYWELL AUTOMATION AND CONTROL SOLUTIONS
"It's never been more important for leaders to take responsibility and drive accountability. Unfortunately, in too many organizations those are just words. Grimshaw and Baron provide practical guidance on how to translate these ideas into authentic actions."
JEFFREY A. HIRSCH, REGIONAL PRESIDENT, RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, NEW YORK CITY REGION, TIME WARNER CABLE
About the Book
There are three kinds of employees: Some are Saints; they're always accountable. Some are Sinners; they're never accountable. But most are Save-ables; sometimes they make good choices, sometimes they don't. What makes the diff erence? Leadership without Excuses has the answers.
Jeff Grimshaw and Gregg Baron help you put an end to the Save-ables' poor choices and excuse-making—and convert them into Saints. The secret is to communicate clear and credible expectations, create compelling consequences, and lead conversations grounded in reality.
In order to save the Save-ables, you need to:
- BOOST THE CLARITY AND CREDIBILITY OF YOUR HIGH EXPECTATIONS
- REWARD WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF—AND STOP TOLERATING WHAT YOU DON'T
- PROMOTE PERSONAL OWNERSHIP WHILE STRETCHING YOUR PEOPLE
- TAP INTO HIDDEN SOURCES OF MOTIVATION
- USE YOUR AUTHORITY EFFECTIVELY— BUT WISELY
- TREAT MISTAKES AS INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
- PREVENT EXCUSES BEFORE THEY HAPPEN
There's no excuse for putting up with excuses. Leadership without Excuses is for anyone who actually wants to do something about it. It's the definitive guide to taking excuses out of the system and creating an environment where accountability and performance are consistently high. With this game-changing guide, you'll stop the excuses in their tracks and put your team on the path to success. Find out more at www.takeawayexcuses.com
- Amazon Sales Rank: #358780 in Books
- Published on: 2010-02-19
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.30" h x 1.04" w x 6.30" l, 1.26 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 288 pages
About the Author
Jeff Grimshaw, a partner in the firm MGStrategy, is an expert on accelerating accountability and alignment. Over two decades, he's helped hundreds of leaders deliver the results on which they've staked their reputations. Grimshaw serves as senior advisor, Leadership Solutions, at stickK.com, helping leaders apply powerful insights from behavioral economics to improve performance. With POW/MIA activist Paul Pinkerton, he cofounded Paul's Kids Vietnam Children's Charity. Visit Jeff at mgstrat.com.
Gregg Baron is president of Success Sciences, a research-based performance improvement firm that focuses on the points of customer contact (sales, service, collections, and technical service quality). As a certified management consultant, Gregg has more than two decades of experience helping senior leaders enhance their practices for leading change. Gregg is also a founding principal in The Institute for Organizational Effectiveness. Visit Gregg at success-sciences.com.
Most helpful customer reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.Book Gave Me Courage
By R. Mann
In running my own businesses for about 15 years I have always had a hard time firing key employees. I always give them the benefit of the doubt when in my heart I know there is some dishonesty. I have found that dishonesty seems to accompany poor performance.
Leadership Without Excuses gave me the courage to proceed with terminating a manager whom I once was grooming to succeed me. It was hard, as I knew his family and went to his wedding. But, in my heart I knew he was continually lying and not letting his team reach its potential.
I read the book and knew I had an incorrigible Sinner. That sealed it. I then proceeded to document my case and now that he is gone a weight has been released from my shoulders. He has been replaced with a much stronger internal promotion. The whole team is happier and I sleep better.
I recommend this book to leaders who have been too soft, compassionate or vague to make hard decisions or pronouncements.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.A must read for all leaders and mentors......
By M. Kaner
Leadership Without Excuses differentiates itself from other books on this topic because I could truly relate to every word I was reading! Jeff and Gregg have significant experience across many industries and leaders in the real world. They are both avid learners and experienced trainers who make this book better than the others I have read. They have worked with real people one-on-one to help them improve their leadership and those lessons and experiences make this book extremely valuable.
If you're looking for an informed, practical and effective way to accelerate your own leadership development, you should buy, read, and use Leadership Without Excuses. This is also a good book for you if you're responsible for the leadership development program in an organization or for the development of a mentee.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.Just when you thought you read it all.......
By L. Oller
Even the best leaders will be convicted of personal excuses vs. accountability. This is recommended reading for every management team. What a great way to get everyone on the same page! Chapter eight is a read and then read again, on a subject seldom covered; "Wield Your Biggest Stick: The Power To Take Things Away. Follow that with "Whet The Appetite For Truth" and you have some powerful coaching tools. I wish this book had been available years ago.....
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