Pivot Points

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Some say leaders are born, others say they are made. But as Pivot Points demonstrates beyond a doubt, the best leaders most certainly evolve. How you manage your career determines whether you continue to grow and achieve--or stagnate. There is a mountain of leadership advice out there, but books that show the real-world path that successful leaders take are rare and highly valuable. Pivot Points is a welcome addition to existing leadership literature because it is firmly grounded in reality. Seasoned leadership consultant Julia Tang Peters gained access to five exceptionally accomplished business leaders and asked them, point blank, "How do you do it?" Their answers are eye-opening. Dispelling many of the most prevalent myths about how to build success, Pivot Points reorients the dominant perspective on successful leadership. It's not about traits or characteristics, but choices. In her interviews with top leaders in tech and other fields, Peters noticed that, for each subject, the same five critical decisions led directly to leadership success. A study of over 500 professionals in all stages of their leadership careers confirmed what the interviews revealed: it is your attitude toward the decision-making process that determines whether you are truly an effective leader. By reading Pivot Points, you will learn how to identify your key strengths, apply them to significant problems, and sustain your leadership legacy into the future. Everyone has career highs and lows. Sometimes it seems we just don't measure up to the really outstanding leaders in the world, but the candid, relatable stories in this book show that the opposite is true. Julia Tang Peters has a remarkable ability to get beyond the surface with her subjects. Pivot Points doesn't mythologize excellent leadership. Instead, it presents five real leaders in all their complexity, resulting in tools you can use to measure your own leadership success. This book explains how leaders can build meaningful, visionary careers. You will be inspired to make the decision to embark on your own leadership journey, and Pivot Points will equip you with the knowledge you need to take the right path when it matters most. The world is full of high-achievers, but without the proper framework for turning determination into real accomplishment, you risk going nowhere. This book will help you navigate the crucial decisions on the road to leadership excellence.
A Roadmap for Transforming Ambition into Achievement In the sea of thrown-together, stereotypical leadership advice, Julia Tang Peters' Pivot Points stands out like a beacon. This book is not the result of trite 10-step recipes or unstudied observations. Instead, its source is in-depth research conducted among some of the country's most effective leaders. Intimate interviews and broad survey data reveal that the leaders who stand out are the ones who fearlessly face the decisions that characterize career turning points. Amazingly, the people who break through barriers to transform industries encounter--and effectively confront--the same five critical decisions. In Pivot Points, you'll read how five inspiring and approachable leaders made the choices that cemented their legacies. Pivot Points is a unique opportunity to learn from the leaders you should learn from--authentic, independent-minded people with a genuine desire to help others understand how to lead. Tools developed from their candid accounts will help you measure and assess your own career trajectory. With a self-diagnostic questionnaire based on the book's unique framework, you'll be able to identify warning signs of stagnation and sustain the passion to achieve. Gain practical insights from this valuable aid for professional development of high achievers in every career stage. Pivotal decisions can turn an ordinary career into an extraordinary journey to success. The journey is a highly individual one, and Pivot Points will inspire and guide you in the processes of finding your own path to exceptional results. Take a rare look into the process of shifting from the science of management to the art of leadership, and let this one-of-a-kind book propel you toward achieving your best self.

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"Pivot Points is an important book for anyone who wants to understand that leadership is a journey of becoming. The five-pivotal-decisions approach to leadership will enable you to discover what is truly important in that journey." --Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. Professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, Former Chairman and CEO of Baxter International, Author of From Values To Action: The Four Principles of Values-based Leadership "Pivot Points is the leadership book to read if you read only one this year. Most can only write about leadership as an art or science given their vantage point but Julia Tang Peters writes authoritatively from both perspectives." --Oliver Sicat, CEO of Ednovate, Inc. and former Chief Portfolio Officer for Chicago Public Schools "Pivot Points is a must read for anyone interested in mastering the art of leadership. It clearly and compellingly addresses leadership as an evolutionary process of discovery, reflection and creation--an "art" to be mastered." --Ken Werner, President of a division in a major entertainment studio "In Pivot Points I saw my own life. It clarifies my experience and strengthens my resolve to meet the next challenge and keep my focus on the exciting times ahead." --Richard A. Andrews, President and CEO of Thrasos Innovation, Inc. "The unique perspective of this book is powerfully clear: leadership is about decision-making - in fact a journey of particular, connected decisions. Pivot Points creatively blends stories and empirical study to offer compelling insights that are sure to inspire courage and personal responsibility." --John L. Ward, PhD, Clinical Professor of Family Enterprise, Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management "I tend to avoid reading leadership books, but this one has given me a new perspective about where I am and where I still want to go. I've had a good long run in my career and Pivot Points helped me recommit to designing the future." --Lucien LaGrange, Architect "If you are only going to have time for one business read, make it Pivot Points. Julia Tang Peter's book enables clear and rational decision making at key career milestones." --Robert L. Crutchfield, Partner, Harbert Venture Partners
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