We're very proud of our book, "Why Dogs Wag Their Tails: Lessons Leaders Can Learn About Work, Joy, and Life."
It tells stories of real people solving leadership issues at work and in life. It provides insight on changing life for the better by offering practical business examples, complementary stories of dogs, and specific tools for addressing important issues.
Check out the few sample passages on the right or take a look at the book's page on Amazon.com.
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The goal: to give you easy access to some of those titles that have become so important to us.
You'll find three "aisles" there:
Each offers a lot to consider, and provides a quick and easy link to Amazon.com for for information and purchase.
(To get to each of the aisles, just click the appropriate bullet point.)
...Things weren't great between Patrick and Jill right from the start. Patrick had been close to Jill's predecessor, a well-respected company leader. Patrick held Jill to a standard that, in all likelihood, was probably too high for anyone.
And Patrick, although he wouldn't admit it, had always been a bit resistant to change. He came from a hard-working, blue-collar family. His father had been a bricklayer and a member of the union for more than thirty years before he retired. His mother had raised four boys on her own while her husband was out working. Patrick can remember that from the time he was a little boy, everyone in the family had a job to do each day like clockwork.
Whether it was taking out the garbage, cutting the lawn, cleaning the bathroom, or changing all the bed sheets, you either did it or gave up your portion of mashed potatoes or your treasured scoop of chocolate pudding...
"...We have an enclosed mudroom on the other side of that glass door. Letting the dog into the mudroom seemed innocent enough to both of us. He was safe, but neither one of us embraced him right away. We made two phone calls—one to the number on his tag and the other to Animal Control. As we planned, Animal Control picked up Milo so he would be sheltered until his owner reclaimed him.
"There were some early signs that fate was taking control. The first sign was that the dog didn't bark. We liked that. He sat sweetly alone in the mudroom while we sorted things out. Accelerating the erosion of our resolve, he seemed to like being with us. With his tail wagging, Milo left with Animal Control to continue his adventure..."
...Author Leo Buscaglia once wrote, "What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life." Once you put your mind to it, you may be surprised at the number of choices available to you.
Make an important commitment to your working life by following some practical ideas: First, determine the top five most important characteristics you are looking for in a boss. Once you know the characteristics you would like in a boss, make a plan that details how you'd go about finding the person for whom you would most want to work...