LeaderShift A Call for Americans to Finally Stand Up and Lead

by Woodward, Orrin; DeMille, Oliver

• ISBN13: 9781455573370
• ISBN10: 145557337X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-04-16
• Publisher: Business Plus

Summary

LeaderShift is a compelling and timely business parable that challenges Americans to stop being so placid in their daily lives and to help get us back on the right track. Based upon what really happened with the Founding Fathers when they crafted the Constitution, Woodward and DeMille lay out their Five Laws of Decline that has gripped the United States in recent times. This book, which calls for the top 10 percent of America to step up and take an active role in our government and our businesses, presents a revolutionary approach to lift us out of the economic doldrums and make us fully engaged with the freedoms we take for granted. The storyline focuses on David Mersher, the successful CEO of Indytech who, at the end of his career, is trying to out why the United States had lost its edge as a world economic power, and what he can do to help the US lift itself out of its financial malaise. Mersher gathers his trusted advisers to see what they can do to rally Americans to lead -- be it economically, financially, or politically. Their conclusions are powerful and unexpected and will generate tremendous debate.

Author Biography

Orrin Woodward co-authored the New York Times bestseller Launching a Leadership Revolution. His first solo book Resolved: 13 Resolutions for LIFE made the Top 100 All-Time Best Leadership Books List. In 2011 Orrin was awarded the prestigious Independent Association of Business (IAB) Leader of the Year Award. He has co-founded two multi-million dollar leadership companies and serves as the Chairman of the Board of the LIFE Business.

Born and raised in the American Southwest, Oliver DeMille collects rocks, knives, watches, old books, and sunsets. His quest for a Founders-like education has defined his life and mission, and led to the founding of a college, a think-tank and an educational movement for our time, known as Thomas Jefferson Education (TJEd). He is a popular keynote speaker, a sought-after mentor, and a two-time recipient of the Gold Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. Oliver is the author or co-author of Leadership Education, A Thomas Jefferson Education, The Student Whisperer, The Coming Aristocracy, The Four Lost American Ideals, 1913, and FreedomShift -- among others. Oliver and his wife Rachel are raising their eight children in Cedar City, Utah.