Resolute Leadership : Building Unbreakable Cultures with Principles Tested in Fire / Tom Pandola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pandola, Tom, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

This thoughtful and authoritative book demonstrates how the leadership and management principles that safeguarded firefighters under extreme pressure can also drive success in the business world. Authored by a seasoned firefighter turned business leader, it is an essential read for anyone navigating professional challenges or leading a team in pursuit of a resilient corporate culture. In the wake of leadership and experience gaps left by the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses still face the daunting task of rebuilding a thriving culture. This fully revised edition offers a proven framework designed to help senior management teams unlock their potential and reshape their organizations for long-term success. Drawing on real firefighting experiences as powerful lessons, it demonstrate how time-tested principles can improve processes, empower employees, and transform business culture. With vivid, high-stakes stories, these lessons are brought to life and seamlessly applied to real-world business challenges. Packed with practical insights, it equips senior executives with problem-solving vision, effective planning strategies, and the ability to inspire teams to excel.

Contents:

Part One: Improve Your Process 1. Ordinary People Responding to Extraordinary Situations 2. CPR for Business Success 3. Creating Continuous Incremental Improvement 4. Predicting a Safer Future Part Two: Empower Your People 5. You Go, I Go: Anatomy of High-Performance Teamwork 6. 10 Success Orders for Business Firefighting 7. Goal Assurance System 8. Show the Way Forward Long Before Things Get Rocky Part Three: Transform Your Culture 9. The Two Most Important Questions for Project Managers 10. Inspire Your Team to Embrace a Sense of Urgency 11. Igniting a Class 1 Culture Conclusion: The Spark That Ignites

ISBN:

9781350544338

OCLC:

1587888975