Athletic CEOs: Leadership in Turbulent Times_

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Athletic CEOs: Leadership in Turbulent Times presents an unorthodox model of effective business leadership for turbulent environments Athletic Leadership. Athletic CEOs are not humble or empathic; their leadership is grounded in a combination of toughness and adaptability. They deliver superior performance and transform their companies, employees and near-environments by systematically applying a set of meta-practices.

'This is a must-read for every leader who's facing a challenging transformation.' Morten T. Hansen

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Athletic CEOs is [] a must-read for every leader whos facing a challenging transformation in todays chaotic business world.
Morten T. Hansen, Professor, University of California Berkeley, USA; coauthor of Great by Choice; author of Great at Work

INSEAD Professor Stanislav Shekshnia and colleagues capture the essence of the leadership challenge in turbulent times. Leaders today feel like athletes learning and working 24/7 and pushing to get better every day.
Mark C. Thompson, New York Times Bestselling Leadership Author and #1 Growth Coach

Athletic CEOs does not describe a leadership model that we most champion these days. [] It puts a different array of leadership tools at our fingertips and even on an ordinary workday, there may be a tool in this kit that meets a need.
Whitney Johnson, Thinkers50 Management Thinkers; author of Disrupt Yourself

Author Bio

Stanislav Shekshnia is a senior affiliate professor of entrepreneurship and family business at INSEAD, France. His research concentrates on leadership, leadership development, and effective governance in emerging markets and organizations.

Alexey Ulanovsky is an associate professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia. He teaches business psychology and group communications.

Veronika Zagieva is the head of Ward Howell Talent Equity Institute, an internal research and development division of the Ward Howell Group, where she specializes in research on leadership and corporate governance.