Treat People Like Dogs! Six Tasks For Passionate Leaders
by Norton, Robert

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Treat People Like Dogs! takes you on a mythic and epic journey that reveals six tasks for passionate leaders.

It begins with Frank Turner in the Yukon Territory. He and 14 dogs run the Yukon Quest, a 1000-mile race up the Yukon River from Whitehorse to Fairbanks in the coldest part of winter. He is the only musher to enter the race 22 times.

It is a good dog story and a great leadership story. It shows how you can become a passionate leader by accomplishing six tasks. In the process, you will experience the transforming power of the journey, and realize that when you treat people like dogs, you live the golden rule. You will become a better leader.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Call of the wild and other stirrings. True leadership, the Yukon, and the ghost of Jack London whisper.

Chapter 1: Get a worthy quest! As the individual searches for meaning, something unexpected happens. The search itself becomes meaningful.

Chapter 2: Give life to your values! Frank refuses to cull his dogs. If they are injured, he nurses them back to health.

Chapter 3: Get the right dogs in the right jobs! The crippled fit between the right person in the wrong job and the wrong person in the right job wastes energy, time, and money.

Chapter 4: Obtain permission to lead! Creating a dog team is about relationships. The puzzle and challenge is to understand each dog individually, and then, build from the chemistry.

Chapter 5: Develop an iron will! Passionate leaders' unwavering focus eliminates distractions. Their execution does not tolerate procrastination, inefficiency, or poor working relations.

Chapter 6: Foster community support! Passionate leaders give back to a community. It triggers a chain reaction that inevitably gives back in kind. Energy begets energy.

Beginning: Six tasks for passionate leaders

Being a passionate leader is fun. You wake up looking forward to each day. The chase is on. The payoff is discovery, connection, learning, and self-knowledge.

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Weight:	0.40 kg
Price:	CDN$ 18.95 (US$ 18.44)

ISBN-10:	1876555416
ISBN-13/EAN:	9781876555412
Author:	Norton, Robert
Publication Date:	1/2006
Binding:	Paperback