Everyday Superhero: How You Can Inspire Everyone And Create Real Change At Work

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An illustrated business allegory that reveals the simple secret behind organisational change Are you struggling to create profound, lasting change in your organisation? Everyday Superhero is a simple story with a powerful solution. Meet a stressed young manager, Mae B, whose teams are being led by an authoritarian CEO. We join her on her mission to overhaul the outdated leadership systems obsessed by power, profit and process and fight for central leadership that prioritises people, purpose and principles. It's the start of a journey into a new vision of leadership, one that has been designed to take on the challenges that organisations face today. And if we follow Mae B's lead, we can all create change, when we need it most. Developed from the author's academic research at Duke University, this memorable adventure will help you create lasting change in complex and chaotic times.

Tony O'Driscoll is a professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and a Research Fellow at Duke Corporate Education. He was a founding member of IBM Global Services Strategy and Change consulting practice where he consulted at the highest level with business executives on creating competitive advantage in increasingly complex environments. Tony has authored articles in Harvard Business Review, the Financial Times, Strategy and Business and Dialogue. He has published two books on learning and organization performance. Gary Zamchick illustrated the best-selling French for Cats book series and has drawn illustrations in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He has also facilitated new product ideation sessions with Amex, IBM, Wells Fargo, Verizon, Citibank, Coca-Cola and Marriott amongst others. Gary has worked in and out of world class technology labs and design firms. He served as a strategic designer within AT&T Labs Research and Cornell Tech and as envisioner for the experiential architecture firm Rockwell Group. He currently teaches computer science at Columbia. Gary is also a co-founder of Words Eye, a first-of-its-kind technology startup enabling anyone to create 3D scenes by simply describing them.

Every company is full of Everyday Superheroes that can take your organization to the next level. This powerful book tells the story of how leaders can unlock every employee's superpower to create lasting change * Dorie Clark, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Long Game and executive education faculty, Duke University Fuqua School of Business * We ask our people and teams to achieve the impossible without giving them the environment, autonomy and tools to succeed. Everyday Superhero shows how leaders can change this in an extremely engaging format * Alex Osterwalder, bestselling author of Business Model Generation, The Value Proposition Canvas, and the Invincible Company * A page-turner that illustrates how Mae leads without authority and applies a people-centered approach to motivate her organization to save the world. Read this story and learn how to become an Everyday Superhero in your own organization * Keith Ferrazzi, Bestselling author of Never Eat Alone, Leading Without Authority and Competing in the New World of Work * Peter Drucker said that "No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it." Everyday Superhero integrates artful storytelling and thoughtful research to show how Mae, an average middle-manager, applies a People-Centered approach to orchestrate the energy of those around her to achieve the impossible * Richard Straub, President Global Peter Drucker Forum * Through charming characters, poignant humor, and his arsenal of knowledge, O'Driscoll gives us the tools necessary to make those long-needed changes within our organizations. It is a must-read, a thoughtful primer full of important information for those of us who want to make meaningful changes both within the communities that surround us, as well as within ourselves! * Sanyin Siang, Professor, Duke University, Superpowers Expert and Thinkers 50 #1 Executive Coach *