Prepared Mind of a Leader Eight Skills Leaders Use to Innovate, Make Decisions, And Solve Problems

Praise for The Prepared Mind of a Leader"The Prepared Mind of a Leader provided me a road map for thinking more deeply, differently, and effectively across a wide array of issues. It will be impossible to read this book without coming away with several practical concepts and tools that can be applied immediately." -Neal Kulick, vice president, Global Talent Management, McDonald's Corporation"Easy to read and understand, this book offers leaders at all levels practical tools and a newway to think about leadership that will help you survive, and even thrive, as a leader." -Jon Peters, president, The Institute for Management Studies"Anyone running a business, a team, a work group, or simply trying to better manage his or her life will benefit from The Prepared Mind of a Leader. It's a great model for accelerating leadership readiness in today's hypercompetitive markets." -Thomas A. Gebhardt, president, Panasonic Factory Solutions Company"For leaders who need to unleash the human capital locked within their organizations, this insightful and pragmatic read offers realistic solutions to these universal issues." -Jon Atchue, vice president human resources, REXAM Beverage Can North America "The Prepared Mind of a Leader is the best kind of business book-it provides a timely and practical framework for how to think, not what to think. This is a must-read for the next generation of leaders, and those who are preparing them to lead." -Clark Callahan, executive director, Tuck Executive Education, Dartmouth"Welter and Egmon have identified key skill-building exercises for strengthening your leadership effectiveness. Like athletes who train to build muscle memory, these repetitions build the Prepared Mind muscles. The authors show you how to do it using behavior-based theories that lead to practical workouts." -William J. White, retired chairman and CEO, the Bell and Howell Company, and professor, Northwestern UniversityEgmon, Jean is the author of 'Prepared Mind of a Leader Eight Skills Leaders Use to Innovate, Make Decisions, And Solve Problems', published 2005 under ISBN 9780787976804 and ISBN 0787976806.