Executive Courage: Sometimes You Have to Walk Point

I use the metaphor of walking point to emphasize that organizational longevity and greatness are not achieved by feint-at-heart executives who seek cover through consensus-building compromise solutions focus groups and duplicitous actions. Walking point is taking charge of the organization. It involves trusting ones instincts possessing a propensity to will or determine an outcome through words and action and having a diminished sense of fear and risk and an insatiable appetite to be the best. There are varying views and philosophies regarding managing schools colleges and business turnarounds. Leadership is a dynamic process and leader skill sets can vary dramatically. However it takes a bold decisive confident ice-in-the-veins leader to turnaround a rapidly failing organizationa leader who does not lead with his/her feelings or fear the demise of their popularity. This book describes what more than 50 years of leading and managing change has taught me. This is the way I did it and I have the successes and scars to prove it. Get out your highlighters!