{"product_id":"simple-solutions-harness-the-power-of-passion-and-simplicity-to-get-results-hardcover","title":"Simple Solutions: Harness the Power of Passion and Simplicity to Get Results - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Schmitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eArnold Perl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrederick W. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining the rational, logical instincts of the left brain with the passionate and artful skills of the right brain, this book offers a leadership approach that is both highly effective and deeply inspirational. Perfect for anyone assuming a leadership position, it presents simple solutions on such topics as effective collaboration, achieving goals, leadership styles, team-building, inspiring people to success, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFedEx's success is well known; but less well known is the company's unique and uniquely effective brand of leadership and how it has helped them get to the top of the business world. \u003ci\u003eSimple Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e offers an inside look at FedEx's special brand of cutting-edge leadership through the eyes of one of its top executives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by Tom Schmitt, a longtime FedEx executive, and internationally renowned management attorney and community leader Arnold Perl, \u003ci\u003eSimple Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e explains how their style of leadership combines tried-and-true tactics that really work with new leadership metrics that are highly effective in today's high-performance benchmark company. Underlying the FedEx style is the concept of simplicity. The fast-changing and competitive world of business can look exceedingly complex. But \u003ci\u003eSimple Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how even the most complex problem can be broken down into simple components and solved using the right tools and the right amount of leadership passion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreat leadership, as revealed here, is both highly practical and deeply inspirational because it mixes logical leadership skills with creativity and personality. Schmitt and Perl include real advice from effective leaders and real case studies that reveal the ins and outs of truly effective corporate leadership. You'll find expert guidance and real-world insight on making collaboration work, pursuing breakthrough goals, tailoring leadership styles to fit team needs, assembling great teams, and inspiring your people to ever higher levels of success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut this is much more than a guide to leadership theory; not only does \u003ci\u003eSimple Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e reveal that the art of great leadership can be learned, it also teaches you that art. You'll learn how to take complex business ideas and turn them into simple solutions and how to apply those solutions to your own organization. You'll see how the heart of quality leadership is the ability to boil things down to their essence, see issues in their simplest forms, and find the simplest answers to problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to leadership, simple is better. If you're searching for answers in the maze of big business, try these \u003ci\u003eSimple Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvance Praise for \u003ci\u003eSimple Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Arguably, from Lord Nelson to Napoleon to U. S. Grant, the great 'secret' of supremely successful leaders has been determined simplicity. \u003ci\u003eSimple Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant and much-needed addition to a woefully thin collection on business issue number one: getting things done!\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eTom Peters, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Excellence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Schmitt and Perl's book begins and ends with simplicity, but in between lies a set of truly powerful ideas. This isn't a new theory on management; it's a guide to management practice that any practicing manager would benefit greatly from.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eDave Godes, Associate Professor, Harvard Business School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Schmitt and Perl have crafted a must-have book for all managers who want to have an impact. The clear, simple advice contained in \u003ci\u003eSimple Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e is invaluable to anyone interested in improving his or her management skills. These ideas work.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eMark A. Emkes, Chairman and CEO, Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc. and Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSimple Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e is a good road map for leaders of all organizations because it provides concise and straightforward guidelines for leadership. It's not theoretical or long-winded, but gives real-world behavioral instruction to make leaders more effective.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eRichard H. Anderson, Executive Vice President, UnitedHealth Group\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The premise of Schmitt and Perl's book is the need to reduce complex problems to their simplest components, an approach I've seen produce powerful results. Managers at all levels would benefit from applying the principles outlined in this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003ePitt Hyde, Chairman, AutoZone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In a complex world, we often complicate things more than necessary and forget that the goal is to do the right things as well as possible. This book is a terrific primer on identifying the right things and getting on with them.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eJohn Durrett, Managing Director, McKinsey and Co., Inc., West Coast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A powerful and thought-provoking book filled with sound advice that would help the young or the experienced executive understand the importance of management and leadership skills. I wish that I had a book like \u003ci\u003eSimple Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e to guide me through the transition from athlete to executive.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eJerry West, President of Basketball Operations, Memphis Grizzlies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Schmitt\u003c\/b\u003e is President and CEO of FedEx Global Supply Chain Services and Senior Vice President of FedEx Solutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnold Perl\u003c\/b\u003e is a Partner at the national labor and employment law firm of Ford \u0026amp; Harrison LLP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.7 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52488545796403,"sku":"9780470048184","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/XO-F8XSIuC9780470048184.webp?v=1759881214","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/simple-solutions-harness-the-power-of-passion-and-simplicity-to-get-results-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}