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Book SynopsisGood people are your organization''s most critical asset. But what does it really mean to be good?
In this groundbreaking book, Anthony Tjan leads a movement to change the way we think about goodness, redefining it as a lifelong, proactive commitment that can be exercised, honed and taught.
Packed with practical advice, Good People features interviews with extraordinary innovators, executives, artists, academics, and role models from all walks of life, including Harvard Business School dean Nitin Nohria, Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor and the late master jazz musician Clark Terry.
Establishing a new language and framework you can use to evaluate, develop and lead with goodness, Anthony Tjan explains why choosing to work with good people is the only business decision that really matters.
''An important book reminding us of the need for leadership to move beyond the individual to the culture of an organization'' Dominic Barton, managing
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Good People is the rare book that is both a meditation and a road map. Its advice will help leaders at every level mentor the goodness in others and bring out one's own best self * Daniel H Pink, author of DRIVE and TO SELL IS HUMAN *
Good People lends an insightful look at how leadership and culture based on strong values translate into long-term success * Tony Hsieh, author of DELIVERING HAPPINESS and CEO of Zappos *
An important book reminding us of the need for leadership to move beyond the individual to the culture of an organization * Dominic Barton, worldwide managing director of McKinsey & Company *
Good People not only gives us practical ways to incorporate goodness into our daily lives, it also makes the case for why this is the key to a life of meaning, purpose, and fulfillment * Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive Global and founder of THE HUFFINGTON POST *
Good People forces readers to thoughtfully consider the people that make the enterprise....a must read for any lifelong student of leadership * General (ret.) STANLEY McCHRYSTAL, coauthor of TEAM OF TEAMS *
