Are you a direct sales leader feeling exhausted, trying to be all things to all people on your team? Have you run out of ideas for how to motivate your team to action? A lot of old-school leadership advice simply doesn’t hold up in today’s world. If you're ready for a leadership revolution, add your email below to receive future updates!
Finally! An Outline I Like!
Hi Reader! One of the challenges writing this book is I have so much material from teaching and coaching leaders over the years, but I couldn't get all the pieces in an order that felt right. With some help from my editor (thanks Janie!) over the summer, and with some mind mapping this week, I think I finally have it! Here's a peek. Of course now that I see it laid out like that, I think "Duh, that seems obvious." I guess that means it's right! My goal is for this to be a short, easy to read book that you can refer back to over and over in your daily life as a leader. Is anyone else old enough to remember The One Minute Manager? That's the style of book I'm going for. Thoughts? Is there anything in particular you're looking forward to learning? Does that outline bring up any questions for you? More soon! P.S. If you missed past updates, you can go back and find them here. P.P.S. I'm sure the outline will continue to evolve, so don't save this email and compare it to the final version, k? |
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Are you a direct sales leader feeling exhausted, trying to be all things to all people on your team? Have you run out of ideas for how to motivate your team to action? A lot of old-school leadership advice simply doesn’t hold up in today’s world. If you're ready for a leadership revolution, add your email below to receive future updates!
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