ALAN WILLETT is president of Oxseeker, a leadership development and organizational culture change consultancy whose clients include Oracle, Microsoft, NASA, Intuit, and others.

"It's a logical organizational design and learning approach, supported by a few realistic case studies and some very practical advice...Positive, and enough for new and seasoned managers to use as a guide to the divas around us." --Booklist

"His system will give leaders at all levels the skills and confidence to give a group the freedom they need to be creative and productive without letting them wreak havoc with the team's agenda." --Retailing Insight

"[Willett] urges you to appreciate the diversity of every leaf...mavericks, cynics and divas aren't out to sink you; they just see another path to improving the organization." -Globe and Mail

..".makes a compelling argument to set the bar higher and accept the call to exceptional leadership....provides useful practical guidance and is an important addition to the reference collection of project managers seeking to achieve their full leadership potential." --PM World Journal

..".how to become an exceptional leader who can manage any¬one in any situation...an easy-to-read book on a complex subject." --BizEd

"Presents a framework, approach, and recommendations for transforming the troublesome to the tremendous." - PM World Journal

..".wonderful resource for all leaders, because it discusses strategies for improving leadership at all levels with a thorough discussion of leadership challenges and strategies for improvement."-- Technical Communications

Publisher: Amacom

Pub date: 2016-11-29

Length: 240 pages