Fierce Leadership
Susan Scott
RRP £9.99
Susan Scott defines fierce leadership as “a fast-acting antivenom to the business-as-usual mode of high task/low relationship, self-serving agendas.” Confused? Us too.
Let’s start slowly.
Her last tome, Fierce Conversations, described fierceness as “when we come out from behind ourselves and make it real.” Thus essentially Fierce Leadership encourages business leaders to apply that fresh, honest approach to every part of their company.
In her rousing, dynamic book, Scott challenges directors to step away from the status quo and start questioning the strategies popularly known as “best practice”. Often, she argues, they are not best practice at all.
Scott believes her extensive time spent with Fortune 500 Executives allows her to show you how to spot the worst ‘best practices’ in our organisations – and then teach you bold, and sometimes surprising, alternative approaches: from employee feedback to customer relations.
Whilst based on US businesses, there is a lot to learn from this book. Scott’s candid approach won’t be for everyone, however if the current economic climate is inspiring you to take a radical new look at your company, this is for you.