Tune In to Wow Leadership

10 Lessons Learned from America's Favorite Shows

by Sheri Staak

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Pub Date Jan 06 2015 | Archive Date Feb 18 2015

Greenleaf Book Group | Greenleaf Book Group Press

Business, Leadership, Finance

Description

A viewing guide to help leaders focus on their own development and set their internal DVR to WOW!

The fictional world of TV depicts a plethora of characters who embody what Sheri Staak calls “WOW leadership qualities.” (Incompetents are not in short supply either.) Drawing from classics and recent favorites alike, she showcases heroes or leaders from NCIS to Hawaii Five-O - Blue Bloods as well as villains-from The Sopranos to NYPD Blue to Breaking Bad-to illustrate her insights in entertaining and vividly memorable ways.

Far from taking a conventional approach, Staak posits that whether you’re a veteran executive or an aspiring manager, you can learn a great deal about becoming an extraordinary leader by tuning in to popular TV programs. She's selected specific "scenes in episodes" or "instances" that pinpoint what to do and what not to do in the workplace to invest in others, constantly improve your own skills, build trust, and earn respect. She supplements those “Tune In” features with practical lists of key actions to take to strengthen the character traits every top-notch leader must possess. And for times when you’re faced with an issue such as broken trust or poor communication that must be repaired, Staak draws on her estimable experience to suggest implementable, effective solutions. Those bulleted lists, plus the exercises she calls “WOW in Action,” will help you quickly evaluate where you stand in comparison to the WOW ideal.

Be you a Millennial or a Baby Boomer, you’ll learn how to become the type of effective communicator, confident visionary, inspirational motivator, agent of change, and bold decision maker your direct reports will proclaim to be a “great boss.”

Advance Praise

“Today’s most fertile landscape for creativity and nuance might just be American television, and Sheri Staak puts those imaginative visions to good use. Examples and counter-examples of effective leadership, steadfast integrity, and strength in the face of adversity abound on tele- vision, and Staak’s clear, powerful connections are useful to anyone in a leadership position today. Accessible, intelligent, even fun, Tune In to WOW Leadership is not to be missed!”—Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers 50 Top Ten Global Business Thinker, top-ranked executive coach, and author of New York Times best-seller What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

“Those of you who are television enthusiasts will be enthralled by Sheri Staak’s analysis of what it takes to have integrity as a leader. Staak profiles many stories of leadership—from Piper Chapman’s indiscre- tions in Orange Is the New Black to Kevin Spacey’s evil-doing Frank Underwood in the political drama House of Cards—to give the reader a WOW experience of what to do (and what not to do) in order to be a trustworthy leader. Enjoy this captivating read, full of valuable remind- ers on how to lead effectively.”—Kathy Cramer, Ph.D., author of Lead Positive: What Highly Effective Leaders See, Say, and Do, founder and managing partner, The Cramer Institute

“You will never view television in quite the same way again after reading this special book. Staak pulls fascinating insights and life lessons from our favorite television shows and their well-known characters. Tune In to WOW Leadership is a unique and fun way to learn about how to become the ‘WOW’ leader of your own career and life.”—Betsy Myers, founding director of the Center for Women and Business, author of Take the Lead, and senior adviser to two US presidents