Synopses & Reviews
Can people amp up their lives to an amazing level of achievement? Can the world of customers, companies, employees, and neighborhoods be changed for the better-if individuals just assume personal responsibility? In a brilliant sequel to his bestseller, The Radical Leap, management guru and coach Steve Farber shows exactly how to turn those possibilities into reality. In The Radical Edge, Farber builds on his philosophy of Extreme Leadership and takes readers to a higher level of self-discovery. In this clever sequel, readers say goodbye to soporific business books on leadership and hello to quirky and wise characters who explain how they've changed the world, simply by taking complete charge of their lives. Favorite personalities featured in The Radical Leap reappear-surfer and sage Edg and William Pops Maritime, for example-to reveal how they built their businesses and led life on their own terms. Farber draws on his work with world-renowned clients to show readers the actions they should take to fight inertia, change their lives, and truly make a difference. The Radical Edge is a leadership parable with a big heart-and a sense of humor-for those striving to inspire colleagues and transform their workplace. The perfect gift book. Highlights Through parables, lessons, and original ideas, Steve Farber challenges readers to: • Scare yourself into being accountable. • Adhere to skin-in-the-game principles. • Obsess on the needs of others-their hopes, dreams, aspirations, and challenges. • Imagine the possibilities, then create the future today.
Synopsis
In his bestselling business parable
The Radical Leap, Steve Farber introduced readers to Extreme Leadership, showing them how to renew their passion and excitement and become committed to changing the world for the better by disregarding normal constraints.
Now, Farber takes readers to an even higher level of self-discovery in The Radical Edge. Management guru Steve is back, working with young Senior VP Cameron Summerfield, who has superstar sales skills but a severe and demoralizing leadership style. Along the way, both Steve and Cameron learn how taking responsibility for making the future markedly better than the present can improve the world. Readers will learn answers to these questions:
- How can people amp up their lives to amazing levels of achievement?
- If individuals assume personal responsibility, can customers, companies, and employees change for the better?
- Is it really possible to shake off inertia and transform your workand your life?
About the Author
Steve Farber is the former Vice President and Official Mouthpiece of the Tom Peters Company and is currently President of Extreme Leadership, Inc., an organization devoted to changing the world through the cultivation and development of Extreme Leaders in the business community. In this capacity, he has coached hundreds of clients at such companies as Sun Microsystems, Charles Schwab, Clorox, Intel, Kraft Foods, American Medical Association, Wells Fargo, and Disney. Steve lives in San Diego.