Have you ever wondered why - with all of our Ph.D.s,MBAs, best practices, business Gurus, Management Consultants and advanced technology - 74% of our managers are disengaged at work?
The Accidental CEO Reveals the Missing Link Between Wanting an Extraordinary Organization
and Creating One.
Something's Missing. And it's Right in Front of You!
"A brilliant work of business literature. As insightful as it is exciting, and as instructive as it is fascinating. A true page-turner, a solid CEO instruction manual and an exquisite tale."
- Jay Conrad Levinson, Author Guerrilla Marketing series of books Over 14 million sold in 41 languages
After an intense year of damage-control duty in Europe, former Marine lieutenant, Bob Harris, is suddenly summoned back to Chicago for an emergency Board meeting. Catching the red-eye from London to New York, then on to Chicago, he relaxes in the early morning meeting. His fatigued mind drifting back over the tumultuous events of recent months, when he's jolted out of his reverie.
“Bob, the Board wants you to take over as interim CEO while we conduct a formal search.In the meantime you need to stop the bleeding and get us on solid footing with the PDQ acquisition.”
In his engaging business debut, Tom Voccola convincingly takes us into the pressured, reactionary world of the Accidental CEO, and delivers a powerful new message for all who aspire to lead.
As he's propelled into the spotlight as the company's rising young executive star, Bob decides to keep his strategy and anxieties close to the vest - until he realizes what got him to the seat won't ensure his success as a CEO. Seeing his struggle, an enlightened Board member compels Bob to see a former CEO turned consultant who reveals three secrets of leadership wisdom unnown to most of today's CEOs, yet critical to leading today's free agent, distributed organizations.
In an intense often combative exchange, the two debate fundamental issues faced by all leaders – issues involving self knowledge, choice and the stunning transformation that can come from unleashing the exponential power of Purpose and Passion in oneself and others.
