Be Chief: Itas a Choice, Not a Title

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Conventional wisdom about Chiefs and power is all wrong. It says Chiefs are special. Chiefs are chosen. Chiefs have titles. And only those at the top have the power to be Chief. But today, reports indicate that 7 in 10 workers are not giving 100% on the job. Why Mostly, they feel powerless. Researchers estimate the cost of this lost productivity a

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It's one thing for a leader such as the Dalai Lama to remind us that human being is every bit as important to life success as is human doing, but it's another when a successful business leader nails it too: the being, not just the doing of BE CHIEF has a pervasive if not oceanic effect on success throughout any enterprise. Not since Peter Drucker declared that our most important managerial assignment is the management-of-self do we have a volume that gives us a roadmap to elevate the positive power of anyone's sheer presence. Being Chief is a choice, not a title, says Rick Miller - and it pervades everything a leader does from living your values to creating workplaces of viral engagement. This is a great teaching tool. -- David L. Cooperrider, Director, Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit and co-Creator of Appreciative Inquiry, Weatherhead School, Case Western Reserve University
An easy to follow guide that can help leaders at any level unlock the potential in their teams. -- Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com Inc., and New York Times bestselling author of Delivering Happiness
A must read for anyone looking for an impactful briefing on a lifetime of leadership lessons. -- Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #5 world thought leader in leadership
Reading Rick Miller's unconventional insights and advice on leadership and how to create a winning culture in today's hyper-connected, hyper-competitive world is like having one head slapping ah-ha moment after another. More than a business book, BE CHIEF is a valuable reference and resource guide that you will find yourself turning to time and again. -- Jim McCann, Founder and CEO of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM
For the new manager or the veteran leader, Rick provides thoughtful insights and true stories about rebooting your approach to the challenge right in front of you. -- Gail McGovern, President and CEO, American Red Cross
The leadership values and skills of a chief need not be confined to the C-suite. Rick Miller's outstanding new book, BE CHIEF, is a guide to ways in which you can bring your leadership skills up to the highest level, and inspire those around you to do the same. Don't wait for someone to hand you the title, be Chief now! -- Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human
As women, we have traditionally been more likely to help others succeed to be Chief rather than focus on ourselves. This special book offers valuable examples of women who do both!BE CHIEF offers a simple and compelling roadmap of options for each of us to unlock our potential while being our authentic selves. -- Betsy Myers, Founding Director of the Center for Women & Business at Bentley University, former Director of the White House Office for Women's Outreach, author of Take The Lead
Read this one carefully - it is book to think about, not finish. Rick has an inimitable way of getting truth across. -- Srikumar Rao, author of Happiness at Work and creator of Creativity and Personal Mastery
By redefining what it means to be a Chief, Rick Miller explains what it takes to truly be successful at workand in life. Rick makes 'power' a good word again, and teaches us how to have and use it to bring out the best in ourselves and in others. -- Susan Cain, Co-founder of Quiet Revolution, and New York Times bestselling author QUIET: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can't Stop Talking

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Rick is a servant leader, a student-teacher, and a go-to Chief. He is also an experienced and trusted confidant, an author, a sought-after speaker, and an expert at driving sustainable growth. For over 30 years, Rick served as a successful business executive in roles including President and/or CEO in a Fortune 10, a Fortune 30, a startup, and a non-profit. In each case, he was recruited from the outside to turn around poor performance in difficult times. Rick Miller is a Chief not because of his many high-ranking titles, but because of his ability to bring out the best in othersand in himselfusing the choices he developed in his Power Compass. Rick has been in demand for the past ten years as a confidential adviser to many of todays most senior executives, and is extensively connected within the global business and leadership communities. Rick continues to serve senior executives by offering broad business experience in six specific areas: customers, com