Smarter, Faster, Better: Strategies for Effective, Enduring, and Fulfilled Leade

Description: Smarter, Faster, Better by Karlin Sloan, Lindsey Pollak In this groundbreaking book, acclaimed executive coach Karlin Sloan offers leaders a variety of self-assessments, habits, strategies, and sustainable practices that they can use to become what todays marketplace demands; smarter, faster, and better. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From the Inside Flap "I know you are already smart, fast, and good. Now its time to become smarter, faster, and better. Its time to ask questions, slow down, and start focusing not on just your own self-development but on your contribution to your team, your organization, and the greater good."--From the Introduction In this groundbreaking book, acclaimed executive coach Karlin Sloan offers leaders a variety of self-assessments, habits, strategies, and sustainable practices that they can use to become what todays marketplace demands: smarter, faster, and better. Sloan shows what it takes to make the move to the next level to become a leader who both grows the bottom line and contributes to stakeholders and the world in a positive way. Based on research, study, and the authors extensive experience as a coach to leaders of top organizations, this book shows how to become smarter, faster, and better by examining these questions: What are your key strengths and what do you need to develop or leverage?What are you focused on now and what do you need to accomplish to really get ahead?Are your values in line with your work? What is the end you are trying to achieve? Smarter, Faster, Better is solution-focused. It helps leaders gain perspective and self-knowledge, seize opportunities they may not have seen before, achieve their highest potential, and resolve the issues that threaten to hold them back from the success they desire for themselves and their organizations. Reviews "For those of us constantly striving to operate smarter, faster, and better, Karlin Sloan reminds us sagely, through wonderful stories, that we may well achieve our highest levels of performance, potential, and fulfillment by asking questions, slowing down, and being of service. Great advice for a weary world and particularly for leaders seeking sustained peak performance for themselves and the organizations they lead." --Timothy Dorman, chief operating officer, leadership coaching and development, Korn/Ferry International "Karlin Sloan nails the essentials of leading and motivating a senior management team for measurable success by both understanding and tapping into the power of human interaction." --Tom Bernardin, chairman and CEO, Leo Burnett Worldwide, Inc. "This book hits a home run when it comes to offering sound and practical ways to face the pace and pressures of increasing complexity and overload--and to show up as an effective leader when results have to be innovative. Smarter, Faster, Better helped me see how slowing down to move forward faster can transform my experience of being a leader in a growth industry." --Steve Kowalski, director, learning and development, Genentech, Inc. "How often have you said to yourself, I need help, I dont have enough time, or Im stressed? Karlin Sloan offers us an opportunity to learn practical strategies for bringing out the best in ourselves as well as in others through examining the lives of many leaders she has coached. Prepare to reflect and learn where your strengths lie." --Courtenay Huff, partner, Accenture Author Biography KARLIN SLOAN, founder and president of Karlin Sloan & Company, provides organization development consulting, leadership development programs, and executive coaching program coordination to clients in the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia. She has helped organizations develop clearer, more effective communication, enhanced teamwork, and powerful leadership in times of growth and change. An impassioned teacher and learner, Sloan is a frequent orator on the topic of coaching and leadership development. She has been featured on ABC News Networks Moneyscope, Fox Channel Fives Good Day New York, and Boston Cable Networks series The Art of Coaching. Considered a thought leader in executive coaching, Sloan is a founding member of the International Consortium for Coaching in Organizations, giving her access to a worldwide network of top coaching talent. She has published articles in OD Practitioner, ASTDs Leadership and Organization Development Newsletter, and the International Journal of Coaching in Organizations. In addition, she writes a quarterly column titled "Executive Coach" for Executive Travel Magazine. She has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, the Christian Science Monitor, and numerous other publications as an expert in workplace behavior. Fortune Small Business magazine rec- ognized her for her consulting work with organizations in New York City following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. She holds a B.A. from Mills College, an M.A. in clinical psychology from the San Francisco School of Psychology, and executive coach certification through the William James Institutes Center for Executive Coaching. She is currently an adjunct faculty member at Wharton Executive Education. Her client list includes Accenture, Allstate, Citibank, Leo Burnett, Starcom Mediavest Group, Interbrand, MTV Networks, Pennsylvania Life, Jose Cuervo International, GM Planworks, P&G Productions, Rodale, and Knight Ridder. LINDSEY POLLAK is a writer and editor with a range of experience in books and magazines. She is a coauthor of Women for Hire: The Ultimate Guide to Getting a Job (Penguin Putnam, 2002) and a contrib- utor to Womens Studies on Its Own: A Next Wave Reader in Institutional Change (Duke University Press, 2002). She has served as editor or collaborator for five additional business books. Pollak is also the newsletter editor for the Downtown Womens Club and has published career advice articles in Metro New York newspaper, New York Moves magazine, and the Girl Scouts Leader magazine. She speaks frequently about career issues at universities and professional associations across the country. Pollak is a graduate of Yale University and received a masters degree in womens studies from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Review "For those of us constantly striving to operate smarter, faster, And better, Karlin Sloan reminds us sagely, through wonderful stories, that we may well achieve our highest levels of performance, potential, and fulfillment by asking questions, slowing down, and being of service. Great advice for a weary world and particularly for leaders seeking sustained peak performance for themselves and the organizations they lead." - Timothy Dorman, chief operating officer, leadership coaching and development, Korn/Ferry International "Karlin Sloan nails the essentials of leading and motivating a senior management team for measurable success by both understanding and tapping into the power of human interaction." - Tom Bernardin, chairman and CEO, Leo Burnett Worldwide, Inc. "This book hits a home run when it comes to offering sound and practical ways to face the pace and pressures of increasing complexity and overload-and to show up as an effective leader when results have to be innovative. Smarter, Faster, Better helped me see how slowing down to move faster can transform my experience of being a leader in a growth industry." -Steve Kowalski, director, learning and development, Genentech, Inc. "How often have you said to yourself, I need help, I dont have enough time, or Im stressed? Karlin Sloan offers us an opportunity to learn practical strategies for bringing out the best in ourselves as well as in others through examining the lives of many leaders she has coached. Prepare to reflect and learn where your strengths lie." -Courtenay Huff, partner, Accenture Long Description From the Inside Flap "I know you are already smart, fast, and good. Now its time to become smarter, faster, and better. Its time to ask questions, slow down, and start focusing not on just your own self-development but on your contribution to your team, your organization, and the greater good."--From the Introduction In this groundbreaking book, acclaimed executive coach Karlin Sloan offers leaders a variety of self-assessments, habits, strategies, and sustainable practices that they can use to become what todays marketplace demands: smarter, faster, and better. Sloan shows what it takes to make the move to the next level to become a leader who both grows the bottom line and contributes to stakeholders and the world in a positive way. Based on research, study, and the authors extensive experience as a coach to leaders of top organizations, this book shows how to become smarter, faster, and better by examining these questions: What are your key strengths and what do you need to develop or leverage? What are you focused on now and what do you need to accomplish to really get ahead? Are your values in line with your work? What is the end you are trying to achieve? Smarter, Faster, Better is solution-focused. It helps leaders gain perspective and self-knowledge, seize opportunities they may not have seen before, achieve their highest potential, and resolve the issues that threaten to hold them back from the success they desire for themselves and their organizations. Reviews "For those of us constantly striving to operate smarter, faster, and better, Karlin Sloan reminds us sagely, through wonderful stories, that we may well achieve our highest levels of performance, potential, and fulfillment by asking questions, slowing down, and being of service. Great advice for a weary world and particularly for leaders seeking sustained peak performance for themselves and the organizations they lead." --Timothy Dorman, chief operating officer, leadership coaching and development, Korn/Ferry International "Karlin Sloan nails the essentials of leading and motivating a senior management team for measurable success by both understanding and tapping into the power of human interaction." --Tom Bernardin, chairman and CEO, Leo Burnett Worldwide, Inc. "This book hits a home run when it comes to offering sound and practical ways to face the pace and pressures of increasing complexity and overload--and to show up as an effective leader when results have to be innovative. Smarter, Faster, Better helped me see how slowing down to move forward faster can transform my experience of being a leader in a growth industry." --Steve Kowalski, director, learning and development, Genentech, Inc. "How often have you said to yourself, I need help, I dont have enough time, or Im stressed? Karlin Sloan offers us an opportunity to learn practical strategies for bringing out the best in ourselves as well as in others through examining the lives of many leaders she has coached. Prepare to reflect and learn where your strengths lie." --Courtenay Huff, partner, Accenture Review Quote "For those of us constantly striving to operate smarter, faster, And better, Karlin Sloan reminds us sagely, through wonderful stories, that we may well achieve our highest levels of performance, potential, and fulfillment by asking questions, slowing down, and being of service. Great advice for a weary world and particularly for leaders seeking sustained peak performance for themselves and the organizations they lead." - Timothy Dorman, chief operating officer, leadership coaching and development, Korn/Ferry International "Karlin Sloan nails the essentials of leading and motivating a senior management team for measurable success by both understanding and tapping into the power of human interaction." - Tom Bernardin, chairman and CEO, Leo Burnett Worldwide, Inc. "This book hits a home run when it comes to offering sound and practical ways to face the pace and pressures of increasing complexity and overload-and to show up as an effective leader when results have to be innovative. Smarter, Faster, Better helped me see how slowing down to move faster can transform my experience of being a leader in a growth industry." -Steve Kowalski, director, learning and development, Genentech, Inc. "How often have you said to yourself, I need help, I dont have enough time, or Im stressed? Karlin Sloan offers us an opportunity to learn practical strategies for bringing out the best in ourselves as well as in others through examining the lives of many leaders she has coached. Prepare to reflect and learn where your strengths lie." -Courtenay Huff, partner, Accenture Details ISBN0692516565 Author Lindsey Pollak Pages 274 Language English ISBN-10 0692516565 ISBN-13 9780692516560 Media Book Format Paperback Short Title SMARTER FASTER BETTER REVISED Birth 1969 Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-08-19 Imprint Propeller Group, Inc. Subtitle Strategies for Effective, Enduring, and Fulfilled Leadership Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2015-08-19 Illustrations 2 Illustrations Publisher Propeller Group, Inc. Edition Description Revised with New Cover ed. DEWEY 658.4092 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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