Author: Stephen Roulac

ISBN: 1931578095

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Comprehensive, Eye-Opening, Thought-Provoking

Every executive, manager, and supervisor makes mistakes. It’s one of the risks and realities of leadership. The secret, someone once said, is not to make the same mistake twice. A deeper secret is not to make the mistake the first time! If you can avoid the mistakes by learning from others, you’ll be ahead of the game.

Now, if you only had a mentor who could guide you along your career path…a coach who could just point out some mistakes that you could avoid. Enter: Stephen Roulac, a Certified Management Consultant with decades of advisory experience. He doesn’t have all the answers, and a lot of his comments are very tight and to-the-point. Not a lot of extra words—or explanations—in these pages. Yet, in page after page, Roulac delivers warnings about common mistakes in Plans and Goals, Strategy, Values, Mission, Vision, Decisions, Operating Philosophies, Finance and Accounting, Purchasing and Supply Chain, Styles and Priorities, Management Behavior, Individual Style, Competition and Markets, Perspective and Viewpoints, Marketing and Sales, Leadership, and more.

This book will give you a lot to think about, in nugget form. You’ll find much more breadth than depth here, with enough of a range of topics that you’ll be stimulated to talk with others about their experiences and perspectives.

The final section of the book offers cogent advice on recognizing and avoiding mistakes.

Valuable for new or experienced leaders. Great reference book to have sitting on your shelf.