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SUPERBOSSES

Sydney Finkelstein

How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent

Sydney Finkelstein, professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and author of Why Smart Executives Fail, looks at how a select few visionaries develop the most successful talent in every industry.
After meeting chef Alice Waters at her legendary restaurant, Chez Panisse, Sydney Finkelstein got to thinking about the dozens of chefs who had come from her establishment to open their own restaurants and gain notoriety as some of the world’s most creative culinary figures. Waters, he found, had spawned a family tree of geniuses. Could this pattern exist in other industries?

After years of research, Finkelstein found that similarly powerful mentors did indeed exist across every industry, from finance to entertainment to fashion and the arts, and that they created a network of superstars in their communities, using techniques that are varied and often counterintuitive.

In SUPERBOSSES Finkelstein profiles luminaries such as Waters, Lorne Michaels, Miles Davis, Ralph Lauren, Larry Ellison, and Bonnie Fuller. Drawing on fascinating first person accounts and surprising best practices, he explores a phenomenon that has never been researched before, and explains how any leader can create a powerful network and nurture extraordinary talent.

Sydney Finkelstein is a professor of strategy and leadership at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, as well as the Director of the Center for Leadership. He is a consultant and speaker to senior executives around the globe and an executive coach, focusing on talent development, corporate governance, learning from mistakes, and strategies for growth.
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Published 2016-02-09 by Portfolio

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Published 2016-02-09 by Portfolio

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Superbosses is the rare business book that is chock full of new, useful, and often unexpected ideas. After you read Finkelstein's well-crafted gem, you will never go about leading, evaluating, and developing talent in quite the same way.

We have long recognised Sydney Finkelstein as one of the world’s leading management thinkers. With Superbosses, he demonstrates why. It is a riveting, inspiring and practical tour de force.

Maybe you’re a decent boss. But are you a superboss? That’s the question you’ll be asking yourself after reading Sydney Finkelstein’s fascinating book. By revealing the secrets of superbosses from finance to fashion and from cooking to comic books, Finkelstein offers a smart, actionable playbook for anyone trying to become a better leader.

British Commonwealth: Penguin UK ; Chinese (Complex): Briefing Press ; Chinese (Simple): Grand China ; Japanese: Nikkei Business ; Korean: Munhakdongne ; Romanian: Act Si Politon ; Russian: EXEM Licence ; Spanish: Editorial Planeta Colombiana ; Ukranian: Yakaboo ; Vietnamese: Saigon Books

Superbosses shows the incredible impact that great managers can have, both on their employees and on entire industries. As masters of career development, superbosses are both talent magnets and launchpads, remaining valued allies with their proteges long after their official relationships have ended. Syd has written a true leadership guide for the Networked Age.

I couldn’t agree more with Sydney Finkelstein that innovation is part of the leadership DNA. The best bosses—superbosses—must foster a culture of innovation, encourage smart risk taking, remove obstacles, and drive change. They demand world-class performance and empower their teams to achieve it.Superbosses gives leaders a playbook to bring out the best in their people.

Superbosses is one of the most important, groundbreaking, and actionable leadership books to hit the market in years. Finkelstein has done the hard work of proving, through deep research and analysis, and showing, through colorful stories and examples, that the way the best leaders succeed is by unleashing creativity, innovation, and motivation through their approaches to hiring and management. But here’s the best news – these lessons are teachable and directly applicable, whether you are a chief executive, a soccer coach, or an aspiring young professional.

Superbosses is that rare business book that does more than inform. It’s positively hard to put down.