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Smarter, Faster, Better: Strategies for Effective, Enduring, and Fulfilled Leadership Karlin Sloan with Lindsey Pollak Format: Hardcover, 272pp. ISBN: 9780787982683 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: June 23, 2006 Average Customer Review: For Bulk Orders Call: 626-441-2024 Description and Reviews From The Publisher: "I know you are already smart, fast, and good. Now it's time to become smarter, faster, and better. It's 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 today's 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 author's extensive experience as a coach to leaders of top organizations, this book shows how to become smarter, faster, and better by examining these questions:
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 don't have enough time,' or 'I'm 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
About the Author Karlin Sloan is founder and CEO of Karlin Sloan & Company, which provides leadership development consulting and executive coaching to clients in the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia. Lindsey Pollak is a prolific writer and editor with a range of experience in books and magazines. Table of Contents
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