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- A Partial Model for Those Interested in Business Leadership
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Fisher's Laws: The Thinker's Guide to Management Action
William P. Fisher
Manufacturer: Lebhar-Friedman Books
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William P. Fisher demonstrates in 45 dynamic, quick-hitting chapters how to develop the leadership qualities that will take you and your organization to the top.
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A Partial Model for Those Interested in Business Leadership.......2000-08-11
To quote the author, "The ultimate purpose of this book is to make you a better leader, a better manager, a better thinker, a better activator, and a better 'boss.'"
The book contains 45 chapters that outline 60 qualities of a perfect leader and 65 laws of leadership. Some of the laws contain substanial subdetail, so you get even more lists than this suggests.
For a young person interested in leadership, this book is a helpful abstract on ideal qualities, habits, and actions of leaders. I saw no serious problem with the lists.
I rated the book down one star because the examples sometimes didn't quite work the way they should with the lists. As a result, the list can leave you with an incomplete sense of the concept. For example, Law 9 is "consistency can often be as valuable as accuracy." The example given is of a hypothetical employee who has been with the company a long time, and is always wrong. Eventually, Elbaulav (the person's name) becomes the CEO's assistant. The CEO asks his advice, and then does the opposite. I don't think that's going to help anyone understand why this rule is a good one. Consistency is valuable because it creates and reinforces a sense of certainty that inspires trust and useful action.
Here are two other examples of the laws in the book:
Law 40 "You need to read people and situations as accurately and quickly as you read books."
Law 54 "SERVICE equals PROFITS - People Returning Often For Insured Total Satisfaction."
Obviously, there's a lot to learn from other books to be able to implement these laws. But that's okay, it gives you a goal.
If you have seen good leaders, you will not need this book. The points made will remind you of what you know, but are not developed enough to cause you to want to or know how to change what you are doing wrong.
Overcome your misconceptions about what leaders are supposed to do!
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