Amplifiers: How Great Leaders Magnify the Power of Teams, Increase the Impact of Organizations, and Turn Up the Volume on Positive Change - Hardcover

by Tom Finegan (Author)

Wall Street Journal bestseller

Discover how to enable strategic change efforts by relying on your best people

In Amplifiers, entrepreneur and expert management and technology consultant Tom Finegan delivers an insightful new way to think about human behavior in the execution of corporate transformations. Through an exploration of the career journeys of several leaders and analyses of "True Amplifiers" in action, the book demonstrates how to deliver strategic and transformative change by relying on the efforts of key, exemplary followers. This important book:

• Explains the different ways that being a true amplifier is experienced by different ethnicities and genders
• Describes the "Cell Concept" of amplifiers, and how they interact with other stakeholders of your organization
• Discusses the work of amplifiers across global industries and organizations

Perfect for executives, managers, and other business leaders responsible for change management and strategic execution, Amplifiers also belongs on the bookshelves of anyone who hopes to contribute to or lead organizations as they change direction.

Front Jacket

In Amplifiers: How Great Leaders Magnify the Power of Teams, Increase the Impact of Organizations, and Turn Up the Volume on Positive Change, distinguished entrepreneur and business strategist Tom Finegan delivers a startlingly insightful take on human behavior during the execution of corporate transformations.

In this one-of-a-kind book, the accomplished author draws on his decades of experience founding and serving innovative companies to convincingly demonstrate that the key to realizing long-term and substantive corporate transformation is to rely on the efforts of key, exemplary followers.

You'll discover a completely fresh and original take on the concept of "change management" that expands on old ideas and introduces new ways to think about how your employees act during times of business upheaval.

Amplifiers teaches its lessons via a series of explorations of the career journeys of exceptional leaders as they encounter the ups and downs, the successes and failures, of their own business journey. It juxtaposes the highs and lows of the careers of these leadership exemplars and draws insights from the peaks and the valleys of lives spent leading companies.

You'll learn what it means to combine leadership and followership to create a "true amplifier" and what these individuals can do for your organization to enhance corporate performance. You'll also discover the "Cell Concept" that explains how true amplifiers interact with, affect, and impact all the other people at your company.

Perfect for executives, managers, business advisors, board members, and any other business leader, Amplifiers will also earn a place in the libraries of those who seek to contribute to or lead organizations as they change direction.

Back Jacket

In Amplifiers: How Great Leaders Magnify the Power of Teams, Increase the Impact of Organizations, and Turn Up the Volume on Positive Change, distinguished entrepreneur and business strategist Tom Finegan delivers a startlingly insightful take on human behavior during the execution of corporate transformations.

In this one-of-a-kind book, the accomplished author draws on his decades of experience founding and serving innovative companies to convincingly demonstrate that the key to realizing long-term and substantive corporate transformation is to rely on the efforts of key, exemplary followers.

You'll discover a completely fresh and original take on the concept of "change management" that expands on old ideas and introduces new ways to think about how your employees act during times of business upheaval.

Amplifiers teaches its lessons via a series of explorations of the career journeys of exceptional leaders as they encounter the ups and downs, the successes and failures, of their own business journey. It juxtaposes the highs and lows of the careers of these leadership exemplars and draws insights from the peaks and the valleys of lives spent leading companies.

You'll learn what it means to combine leadership and followership to create a "true amplifier" and what these individuals can do for your organization to enhance corporate performance. You'll also discover the "Cell Concept" that explains how true amplifiers interact with, affect, and impact all the other people at your company.

Perfect for executives, managers, business advisors, board members, and any other business leader, Amplifiers will also earn a place in the libraries of those who seek to contribute to or lead organizations as they change direction.

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Author Biography

TOM FINEGAN is Founder and CEO of Clarkston Consulting, a leading management and technology consulting firm for life sciences, consumer goods, and retail companies. He has served as an advisor and board member to a variety of companies, including Rural Sourcing, FoodLogiQ, and Momentum Learning.