Discover the secrets of the world's most effective bosses.
Sydney Finkelstein is a professor of strategy and leadership at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, as well as the Director of the Center for Leadership. He is a consultant and speaker to senior executives around the globe, as well as an executive coach, focusing on talent development, corporate governance, learning from mistakes, and strategies for growth. His books include Why Smart Executives Fail. He is listed in the 'Thinkers 50', the world's most prestigious ranking of leadership gurus.
Finkelstein demonstrates a unique talent for identifying important
business lessons in places where others have failed to look
*Russell Lewis, President & CEO, New York Times Company*
I couldn't agree more with Sydney Finkelstein that innovation is
part of the leadership DNA. The best bosses - superbosses - must
foster a culture of innovation, encourage smart risk taking, remove
obstacles, and drive change. They demand world-class performance
and empower their teams to achieve it. Superbosses gives leaders a
playbook to bring out the best in their people
*Jeff Immelt, chairman and CEO, GE*
Superbosses shows the incredible impact that great managers can
have, both on their employees and on entire industries. Finkelstein
has written a true leadership guide for the Networked Age
*Reid Hoffman, cofounder and chairman, LinkedIn; coauthor of The
Alliance*
Superbosses is the rare business book that is chock-full of new,
useful, and often unexpected ideas. After you read Finkelstein's
well-crafted gem, you will never go about leading, evaluating, and
developing talent in quite the same way
*Robert Sutton, author of Scaling Up Excellence and The No Asshole
Rule*
A smart leader surrounds himself with smart people. Through his
book Superbosses, Finkelstein shows the surprising ways leaders
actually find, develop, and grow a team of curious, talented
individuals
*Millard Drexler, chairman and CEO, J.Crew Group*
Maybe you're a decent boss. But are you a superboss? That's the
question you'll be asking yourself after reading Sydney
Finkelstein's fascinating book. By revealing the secrets of
superbosses from finance to fashion and from cooking to comic
books, Finkelstein offers a smart, actionable playbook for anyone
trying to become a better leader.
*Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell is Human and Drive*
Superbosses is one of the most important, groundbreaking, and
actionable leadership books to hit the market in years. Finkelstein
has done the hard work of proving,through deep research and
analysis, and showing, through colorful stories and examples, that
the way the best leaders succeed is by unleashing creativity,
inno-vation, and motivation through their approaches to hiring and
management. But here's the best news: these lessons are teachable
and directly applicable, whether you are a chief executive, a
soccer coach, or an aspiring young professional
*James M. Citrin, author of The Career Playbook; leader, CEO
Practice, Spencer Stuart*
First and foremost, this is a book about leadership - how the best
recruit, nurture, and build teams of strong leaders. Consider it a
beacon, written about superbosses who manage talent innovatively
and achieve unrivaled success in their field - and written for
those who want to excel and play at the top of their game. Sydney
Finkelstein has nailed it
*General James Amos, USMC (Ret.), 35th commandant of the Marine
Corps*
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