Flying Over the Pigpen
Leadership Lessons From Growing Up on a Farm
by Doug Tieman
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Pub Date Sep 08 2015 | Archive Date Jan 24 2016
HCI Books | HCI
Description
Growing up on a pork farm, it seemed unlikely that Doug Tieman would reach his goal of becoming a CEO by the time he was 40, but he did. By applying the lessons that he shares in this book and by working hard, he succeeded.
After 25 years of working in the addictions field, Tieman entered his own personal recovery. That experience gave him an even greater understanding of the stories he had heard from others in recovery who shared what they went through and the efforts they made to pursue a life of abstinence. He also realized that lessons that apply to life, career achievement and recovery aren't all that different from one another.
Tieman believes that one of the issues many people face is an inability to conceptualize and take methodical steps towards actualizing career goals. He also believes that if more people in recovery could do that, it would bring them to a new level of success that ultimately might benefit the entire addictions field. And that's exactly what this book succeeds in doing for its readers.
A Note From the Publisher
The CEO of one of the largest nonprofit residential addiction treatment center in the nation explains how to be a true leader and how to succeed.
Advance Praise
"Too many of today's management books are used to espouse the 'latest and greatest' buzz words of management. The one sentiment that is rarely expressed and perhaps completely forgotten is a simple 'Thank you!' With Flying Over the Pig Pen, we are invited along on a very personal journey that reflects the author's great appreciation for all of the people and life lessons that have allowed him to be successful. He skips the buzzwords and speaks directly from his heart. It is wonderfully refreshing!"
–Tom Moran
Chairman and CEO, Mutual of America
"From farm boy, to turning around an organization on the brink of financial troubles, to successfully leading a world-class organization, Tieman offers a high level perspective on establishing a meaningful career. His detailed focus on accountability, high standards, positive and decisive leadership and a passionate approach, offers concrete lessons that help focus the mind on how to achieve successful and regularly improving outcomes. This highly readable book brings us deep inside a values-driven thinking process and thoughtful analysis that comfortably enlightens us on how to achieve long-term sustainable success for ourselves and the people in our organizations, while benefiting the greater good."
–Ed Satell
Founder and CEO, Progressive Business Publications
"Great leaders know that they cannot do it alone. A critical component of leadership is not only doing your best, but also bringing out the best in others through open, honest communication and collaboration.
"Doug Tieman's inspiring life story and decades of successful service in the non-profit sector provide all of us with valuable lessons and tools to make ourselves, and those around us, the best that we can be. By bringing out the best in their teams, leaders bring out the best in themselves. The exponential impact of this collaboration emboldens leaders to 'promise the moon and deliver'!"
—Daniel Hilferty
President and CEO
Independence Blue Cross
"Doug Tieman's record of leadership at the helm of the Richard Caron Foundation is impressive; how wonderful that he has compiled this amusing and useful 'down home' primer."
–D.A. Donahue
Partner, financial services firm
Marketing Plan
Tieman will reach a broad audience through his business seminars and conferences, including corporate execs and lower-level employees desiring to hone their leadership and management skills
His reputation as a business leader who brought Caron from the brink of collapse to its current status as a world-class facility gives him a host of opportunities to promote his book
Caron’s extensive database will be targeted for book promotion and they will launch an extensive social media campaign to a variety of audiences
Multiple ads in Counselor (professional) and Renew (consumer) magazines
Promotion to self-improvement and business markets will be extensive
Media
A top tier PR firm is working with the author to promote the book across all media.
Press releases and galleys to a large number of publications, organizations, educational institutions, TV and radio shows
Book launch will include invitations to media and prominent people in the recovery community as well as those in the business world (Tieman has extensive connections to key business leaders in both non-profit and for-profit organizations).
Reviews in both professional and consumer publications and online across all markets
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780757318603 |
| PRICE | $14.95 (USD) |
