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Zebras and Cheetahs
Look Different and Stay Agile to Survive the Business Jungle
Micheal J. Burt (Author), Colby B. Jubenville (Author)
9781118631805, Wiley
Hardback, published 31 May 2013
240 pages
22.2 x 14.7 x 2 cm, 0.358 kg
Leaders, business owners, entrepreneurs, managers, and CEOs are all obsessed with one thing: Growth. But, growth can be incredibly complicated, disconnected, and confusing for everyone involved. Enter the Zebra and Cheetah Philosophy, Model, and Leader. Zebras and Cheetahs is a philosophy that redefines leadership and results in a new perspective and mind-set. Zebras and Cheetahs is a model that takes the complicated growth of organizations and makes it simple, engaging, and fun. It allows leadership to define roles so that everyone understands where they fit, offers the highest value of everyone's time toward a dominant aspiration and focus, increases accountability, tracks and measures success, and drastically enhances the energy of your tribe in exciting ways. A competitive marketplace demands that you distinguish yourself from your competitors, be quicker to market, and change course whenever you find your organization on the wrong side of the profit-and-loss sheet. This book teaches you how to look different and stay agile to survive the business jungle. Zebras and Cheetahs can help any size organization learn to act with speed and precision, with proven leadership guidance on how to: Zebras and Cheetahs provides a glimpse into the concrete jungle, with lessons on how to close the gap through speed and integration of work initiatives to get ahead. Escape the chaos around you to truly reign as king of the concrete jungle.
Foreword Joe Calloway ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xxvii 1 The Concrete Jungle 1 2 The Landscape of the Concrete Jungle 21 3 You and Your Tribe 57 4 The 21st Century Compass: Creating a Dominant Focus 97 5 The Zebras and Cheetahs Model: Making Growth Simple, Engaging, and Fun 127 6 Battle-Testing Your Tribe 169 About the Authors 203
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
