The Leader Architect

The Right People in the Right Places Doing the Right Stuff at the Right Time

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"Jim Grew's book is a blueprint of how to understand, delegate and motivate the people in your organization. By understanding this blueprint, you can become your own leader architect."
Laura Markee, founder & President, Markee Valuations
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Book Details

Pages

256 Pages
Size

5.25 x 8.5
Format

Trade Paperback
Pub. Date

12/01/2018
ISBN

978-1-63265-133-4
Publisher

Red Wheel Weiser

Authors

Jim Grew has run nine businesses and currently operates the Grew Company. As an executive advisor, he works with a select group of senior leaders to accelerate their impact. A strategist, coach, and leadership expert, Grew's unique mix of business experience and advanced psychology training is the catalyst that ignites dramatic shifts in business performance. Jim is a sought-after speaker and expert in the nuts and bolts of successful leadership. His work is based on his experience and his education at Stanford University and Stanford Graduate School of Business. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Business books fall into two categories: theory and impractical protocols. Both provide either ideas without applications or applications without proven theoretical frames. They are like concept cars that no one expects to drive to work.

The Leader Architect provides the bridge to proven solutions based on sound theory. These solutions are being used successfully by expert leaders at some of the best companies in the world, without the elaborate external systems and training teams required by many popular approaches.

The Leader Architect is a practical guide for leaders who want to build and grow a consistently powerful organization that delivers long-term success. You will take away fresh insights on topics such as the following:

  • Myths we love that ruin our businesses
  • Power of pairs (why 1+1 is greater than 5+5)
  • Architecture of successful business organizations
  • Leverage of relationships
  • Resilience: A step beyond agility

In the daily flood of “shoulds” and “wants” that fill the lives of most executives, The Leader Architect is a fresh and simple guide to tactics and tools that have worked for others–and will work for you.

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"Jim Grew's book is a blueprint of how to understand, delegate and motivate the people in your organization. By understanding this blueprint, you can become your own leader architect."
Laura Markee, founder & President, Markee Valuations
"If you lead people, keep this book on your desk. It will help you up your game quickly, with practical ideas that are easy to use."
Robert MacLellan, cofounder Pacific Restaurants
"The Leader Architect abounds with insightful advice for any leader of a medium-sized business. Utilizing an engaging mix of case studies, examples, anecdotes and how-to's, Jim Grew presents management strategies and tactics sure to propel any business to the next level."
Jason M. Brauser, Partner, STOEL RIVES LLP
"The Leader Architect is a terrific book for those looking for how to succeed with their business. Filled with useful applications of business theory, the book gives you numerous ways to continuously improve what you do. The book helps you think through your business vision to bust the myths that hold you back. It helps you understand the power of pairs in teambuilding. It assists in learning about the importance of empathy and building relationships. It will make you understand that the future is now! There is a great chapter on "It's Not What Happens to You, It's What You Do about It." What you should do about it is read this book!"
Norm Duffett, President Orca Capital Securities, LLC
"I've been involved investing in over 100 startup companies and have participated on the boards of about 50. Without exception every one of these companies would have benefited greatly from the insights presented in very readable and understandable form in this exceptional book. Jim, where were you when I really needed you?"
Elwood Howse, Co-Founder Cable & Howse Ventures
"Not another book about management, but a hands-on guide for business leaders dedicated to improving company performance."
Dr. Bill Conerly, Economist and author of The Flexible Stance
"Full of clear examples that are immediately useable, Jim Grew's book, The Leader Architect, will be enormously helpful to leaders in almost any organization. I highly recommend it!"
Marshall Goldsmith, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Triggers and What Got You Here Won't Get You There