Volume one

REAL LEADERSHIP IN REAL-TIME (How to Lead with High Skill at High Speed)

What does it really mean to be a leader? Is leadership simply a title or position or is it something far more important? How do you develop the skills and insights to become a successful leader? How do you know what those you lead need from you today? And just what is it that leaders are actually paid to do? Whether you are new to leadership or a veteran, Real Leadership in Real Time will equip you to lead more effectively right now. Having spent two decades in positions of leadership and working with leaders at the highest levels of the corporate and political worlds, Dr. Barrett has first-hand knowledge of what it means to lead "up close and personal" in the trenches of daily life. In this, the first of his four volume leadership series, he shares that knowledge with you.

Coming Attractions in the High-Speed Leadership Series

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Volume two

FOCUS (Where Fortunes are Won…or Lost)

Success often hinges on one elusive quality: the ability of organizations, teams, or individuals to remain on task and sustain relentless focus. Book two of this series will explain what focus is, why it is imperative, and why so few individuals and organizations ever master this insidiously simple concept. More importantly, it will equip you with the skills needed by all leaders who want to learn how to get themselves, and those they lead, to remain resolutely focused on a daily basis over long periods of time.

Volume three

KNIGHT YOURSELF (How Leaders Learn to Believe in Themselves)

Whether it is in the political world or the private sector, I have seen countless people with all the experience, competence, character, and skills necessary to be phenomenally effective leaders. But they lack one thing: a firm personal belief that they can "run with the big dogs" and "be a player" at much higher levels. When individuals dismiss themselves as players in the game of life it results in talent that is unutilized and careers that are marginalized. However, when individuals begin to take themselves seriously, it becomes a catapult that thrusts their leadership effectiveness and career into entirely new heights. The third book in this series will explain how leaders learn to genuinely believe in themselves, lead with real authority, and maximize their ability to influence, motivate, and lead others.

Volume four

CORPORATE CULTURE (A Hidden Revenue Producer)

Every organization, whether ten or ten thousand people, has a "corporate culture." While it has become politically correct to talk about corporate culture, few leaders understand why it should be a corporate priority. The reason is simple: a healthy corporate culture is a hidden revenue producer. It impacts productivity, profitability, atmosphere, morale, creativity, employee loyalty, and the disposition of every individual within an organization. Ultimately, healthy corporate culture transcends an organization and is externally detected by those who interface with any aspect of an organization's people, products, or services. A dynamic and healthy corporate culture is not something that evolves unintentionally. This book will explain how it is shaped, developed, and modeled by leaders and assimilated at all levels of an organization.