“Bradt's message in this excellent and inspiring book is a 'golden ring' itself amidst the rubble often permeating our lives. It not only speaks true but makes you strive for more.”—Stephen R. Covey, author, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
“Beautifully written and full of wisdom, The Ring in the Rubble is a gem.”—Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager and Leading at a Higher Level
Change always creates hidden opportunities. A leader's job is unearthing them. In The Ring in the Rubble, change authority Gary Bradt reveals the secrets to moving beyond the rubble of disruption, fear, and uncertainty that change often creates, to finding the golden ring of opportunity that always lies beneath.
Each chapter of this breakthrough book delivers a powerful principle for leading change, supported by engaging real-life experiences of the author and other well-known business executives that illustrate how to put principles into action. Bradt asks penetrating questions that help you “dig deeper” and pinpoint the best ways for applying these principles to your specific change effort.
You will discover how Richard Schulze weathered a devastating event that threatened to destroy everything he'd worked so hard to build-and became the founder of Best Buy in the process. You'll see how a 65-year-old man, nearly broke after having suffered a string of disastrous setbacks, dug through the rubble to emerge as Colonel Harland Sanders, who remains the face of Kentucky Fried Chicken to this day. Change itself doesn't dictate the eventual outcome of your situation; how you think about and handle change is what makes all the difference. You'll never find the ring if you don't start digging!
【作者简介】
Gary Bradt is one of today's most popular speakers on the leadership circuit, addressing corporate audiences around the world. His clients include IBM, General Motors, American Express, General Electric, eBay, FedEx, and NASA.His Web site is garybradt.com.
【目录】
Acknowledgments ix My Story 1 Introduction 5 You'll Never Find the Ring if You Don't Start Digging 13 Let Go 23 Latch On to What Matters Most 37 Don't Manage Time, Invest It in People 49 Don't Forget to Invest in Your Precious Gems at Home 63 Repeat After Me: You Are Not the Center of the Universe 77 Finding the Ring Requires Teamwork: Engaging Others to Dig for the Ring 89 What to Do When the Rubble Is Deep, Your Patience Is Short, and the Odds Are Long 103 There's a Fortune in Failure 115 The Secret Fears That Keep You Up Digging Well Past Midnight 127 Moving from Pain to Gain When Things Change 141 No Excuses: Love What You Do or Find Another Place to Dig 155 But I'm Afraid: Pick Up the Shovel and Dig Anyhow 171 Rings Don't Come Free; Make Sure the Price You Pay Is Worth It 183 Epilogue 191
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