Good People: The Only Leadership Decision That Really Matters

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Venture capitalist and bestselling author Anthony Tjan reveals why good people are the key to good business. Most CEOs say the same thing- finding good people is difficult and a matter of luck rather than skill, as being great on paper doesn't always translate to being great in practice. In Good People, venture capitalist Anthony Tjan explains thefive difficulties that make 'goodness' so uncommon in business, and features numerous profiles of 'good people' who are extraordinary leaders and motivators in their fields, including Dominic Barton, Managing Director of McKinsey & Co and Gary Knell, CEO of National Geographic. Tjan offers practical advice of how to achieve and sustain a competitive advantage in your own business- a set of values for developing oneself and others in both business and beyond.

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Good People is the rare book that is both a meditation and a road map. Its advice will help leaders at every level mentor the goodness in others and bring out one's own best self * Daniel H Pink, author of DRIVE and TO SELL IS HUMAN *
Good People lends an insightful look at how leadership and culture based on strong values translate into long-term success * Tony Hsieh, author of DELIVERING HAPPINESS and CEO of Zappos *
An important book reminding us of the need for leadership to move beyond the individual to the culture of an organization * Dominic Barton, worldwide managing director of McKinsey & Company *
Good People not only gives us practical ways to incorporate goodness into our daily lives, it also makes the case for why this is the key to a life of meaning, purpose, and fulfillment * Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive Global and founder of THE HUFFINGTON POST *
Good People forces readers to thoughtfully consider the people that make the enterprise....a must read for any lifelong student of leadership * General (ret.) STANLEY McCHRYSTAL, coauthor of TEAM OF TEAMS *

Author Bio

Anthony Tjan is CEO and Managing Partner of Cue Ball. Tjan is one of the World Economic Forum's Global Leaders for Tomorrow and sits on the boards of ScrollMotion, ShapeUp, Livefrye, and Miniluxe. His debut book Heart, Smarts, Guts and Luck was a New York Times bestseller and he is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review.