Protect Your Achilles Heel
Crafting Armor for the New Age at Work By Wess Roberts, Ph.D.
Published by Andrews and McMeel
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Protect Your Achilles Heel
Crafting Armor for the New Age at Work By Wess Roberts, Ph.D.
Published by Andrews and McMeel
| 20% Off! |
Publisher's Description:
Protect Your Achilles Heel mirrors the immensely successful model created by Roberts in his two previous bestsellers Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun and Victory Secrets of Attila the Hun. In that series Roberts applied Attila's cunning leadership secrets to the modern business world. Now he uses the story of Achilles to illustrate how seemingly small character flaws are leading to the downfall of managers the world over - just like Achilles's miniscule vulnerability, his heel, led to his demise. The mythic Achilles offers a fascinating example of how great promise can fall victim to moral failings. Roberts draws convincing parallels between Achilles and the destructive behavior of contemporary managers who have forgotten the fundamental principles of effective business.
This powerful and insightful book serves as the protective armor managers need to transcend the nine character flaws that erode productivity, create a hostile work environment, and - in the extreme - lead to the self-destruction of one's career.
This book is filled with modern day parables, observations, and real-life examples that validate these nine flaws as timeless forces that managers in every generation must learn to conquer if they are to protect their own Achilles Heels.
Comments about Wess Roberts's best selling books:
"Must reading for every CEO, and every first line manager." M. Kent Burgon, First Vice President, Shearson Lehman Brothers
"A managerial cult classic." Forbes
"I've read dozens of books about surviving in business. Leadership Secrets has more wisdom than all the others combined." James B. Patterson, CEO of J. Walter Thompson, Inc.
"A great book ... the principles are timeless." H. Ross Perot
"innovative, insightful, inspiring." Pat Riley, Head Coach, Miami Heat
Wess Roberts is the bestselling author of Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun, Victory Secrets of Attila the Hun, Make It So - Leadership Lessons from Star Trek:The Next Generation , and Straight A's Never Made Anybody Rich. During his business career he held senior management positions at American Express, Fireman's Fund, Northrup Services Company, and Courseware, Inc. The executive producer of six award winning motivation and training films, he has authored more that forty five professional papers on human behavior. He lives in Utah with his wife, Cheryl, and their children, Justin, Jaime, and Jeremy.
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