One of Booklists Top 10 Business Books of 2002 and a BusinessWeek, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today business bestseller

Management professor Oren Harari adopts Colin Powells rise into the upper ranks of American power as a model for decision makers in the private sector. Harari hails Powells character as the essence of a host of supple executive virtues, from defining and defending rational objectives to playing the provocateur against outdated modes of boardroom thinking.--The Washington Post

Powell appears to be a natural born leader with an intuitive sense of strategy for advancement in war and politics. For those of us who are not so lucky to have such diplomacy inherently, Hararis book can teach us how to lead effectively following Powells example.--USA Today

This is a battle-tested leadership book and although the author has shown how to apply these principles in the corporate venue, you dont have to be a CEO to benefit from the words and wisdom of Colin Powell.--Booklist

Foreword by Tom Peters

Internationally known management consultants Nicholas Imparato and Oren Harari connect the big picture of our changing civilizations with the specific practical actions that managers have to take to produce results today. All organizations are faced with the same challenge: the need to jump the curve to make significant, discontinuous leaps in their thinking, whether about product, technology, or management style. The alternative to follow current practices all the way to their inevitable decline is unacceptable. The authors show us that it is also unnecessary.

Drawing on numerous personal interviews with innovative leaders around the world, as well as research and first-hand observation, Imparato and Harari identify the four strategic imperatives--innovation, intelligence, coherence, and responsibility--that will enable companies to successfully jump the curve and thrive in the emerging epoch. And they show how cutting-edge companies and leaders are translating these imperatives into action.

Not since the dawn of the Modern Age some five hundred years ago has civilization undergone the kind of profound, rapid-fire changes we're experiencing today. Even organizations that are adapting, growing and innovating have the gnawing sense that obsolescence is right around the corner. Jumping the Curve offers perspective and guidance for doing business at this unique moment in time. It connects the big picture of our changing world with the practical actions managers must take now to position their organizations for success in a new epoch we can't yet fully see or understand.

The key to success in any setting lies in knowing how to be an effective leader. The Powell Principles outlines the decision-making habits, success strategies, and leadership philosophies of Secretary of State Colin Powell, and provides fascinating examples of how Powell has used them to overcome numerous obstacles in his climb to the top. Filled with insights that are refreshingly honest, this concise, powerful book reveals how you can dramatically improve your leadership skills and achieve unmatched levels of professional success, while inspiring others to extraordinary performance.

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BE FAST. BE SMART.
...AND RULE
Which one is you? The hungry executive who works long hours, stays rigidly focused on one goal, and relies upon conventional technology-or the business person who trusts and follows his or her instincts, has already rejected the traditional nine-to-five routine, and is always miles ahead of the competition? The fact is, in today's business world, you are either a Wile E. Coyote...or a Road Runner. The choice is up to you.
BEEP! BEEP!

This entertaining and powerfully insightful book shows you how to make the right choices, how to outrun, outthink, and out-innovate your competition in true Road Runner style. Learn to:

• Make your own rules, set your own agenda, and speed up your company in the race for success

• Create a culture of curiosity and resourcefulness for your staff, and turn the people around you into innovators

• Use the free market system to liberate yourself and your organization

• Take advantage of Internet technology that helps individual entrepreneurs compete directly with major corporations

• Tap into the passion of your fellow Road Runners-who wouldn't know a time clock if they saw one.

With "Seven New Rules of the Road" and case histories of innovative start-ups and turn arounds, BEEP! BEEP! shows you how to hit the road running today-and enjoy yourself along the way.

The Powell Principles details the decision-making habits, success strategies, and leadership philosophies of Secretary of State Colin Powell. Filled with insights that are as refreshingly honest as they are grittily real, this concise, no-nonsense book reveals the keys to Powells unprecedented success, keys that include:

• Walk the talk
  
• Be a dis-organizer
  
• Let change lead growth
  
• Be prepared to piss people off
  
• Check your ego at the door
  
• Push the envelope
  
• Let situation dictate strategy
  
• Challenge the pros
  
• Trust those in the trenches
  
• Prepare to be lonely
  

Colin Powell rose from the hardscrabble streets of the Bronx to become the man Newsweek calls ...the most respected figure in American public life. Let The Powell Principles introduce you to the principles that drove him to the top and provide you with a blueprint for inspiring anyone--including yourself--to achieve extraordinary levels of professional success.