Hit The Ground Running: A Manual for New Leaders

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One of the toughest jobs in business is taking over as a new leader. It requires hitting the ground running - diagnosing the situation, pulling together a strong team, deciding on a strategy and inspiring everyone to execute it. Jason Jennings and his research team have searched for new CEOs who have pulled off the most impressive transformations of this decade - resulting in 10 new golden rules that can help leaders balance the short term and the long term as well as the competing needs of shareholders, employees, customers and the community.

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A great read and a fantastic book filled with powerful information for anyone who wants to lead!
Roger Staubach, executive chairman, Americas, Jones Lang LaSalle; Hall of Fame quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys
Even though this is a practical management book, it reads with the speed of a series of short mystery novels.... These real-life stories make it clear that any leader can be successful if he or she is willing to step up and do the essentials necessary to guide the organization to significant and sustainable results.
Dan Coughlin, President, The Coughlin Company
I read "Hit the Ground Running" from cover to cover. It is a great read and one of the most interesting and useful business books I have ever read.
Jim Goodnight, CEO, SAS Institute
"Hit the Ground Running" proves that good guys can and do finish first when they provide value-centered leadership that places the needs of customers, employees, and shareholders before the needs--o
aA great read and a fantastic book filled with powerful information for anyone who wants to lead!a
aRoger Staubach, executive chairman, Americas, Jones Lang LaSalle; Hall of Fame quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys
aEven though this is a practical management book, it reads with the speed of a series of short mystery novels.... These real-life stories make it clear that any leader can be successful if he or she is willing to step up and do the essentials necessary to guide the organization to significant and sustainable results.a
aDan Coughlin, President, The Coughlin Company
aI read "Hit the Ground Running" from cover to cover. It is a great read and one of the most interesting and useful business books I have ever read.a
aJim Goodnight, CEO, SAS Institute
a"Hit the Ground Running" proves that good guys can and do finish first when they provide value-centered leadership that places the needs of customers, employees, and shareholders before the needs--or ego--of the CEO. A great read for any aspiring leader.a
aKevin L. Robert, CEO, Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting
a"Hit the Ground Running" boils down the experience of ten successful new CEOs. The result is a list of rules any leaderanew or seasonedacan live by.a
aMike Koehler, president and CEO, Teradata Corporation
aJason has hit the mark again! The journey of each CEO reminds me of my favorite Bible verse about business, aThe rewards of humility and fear of the Lord are riches, honor, and life.a
aLarry P. Ferguson, chairman and CEO, Schreiber Foods

Author Bio

Jason Jennings has spent more than twenty years teaching businesspeople how to build great organizations. He gives more than sixty keynote speeches every year and is the author of two previous business bestsellers- Less Is More and It's Not the Big That Eat the Small, It's the Fast that Eat the Slow. He lives near San Francisco.