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

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.

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.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1: Leadership + Followership = Amplifiers

1: True Amplifiers

2: Leaders Versus Titled Executives / Bosses

3: Followers Versus Subordinates

Part 2: Finding and Developing Amplifiers

4: Finding and Developing Leaders, Followers, and Amplifiers

5: Total Talent and Amplifier Cells

6: Leadership Styles, Motives, and Traits

7: Followership Styles, Motives, and Traits

8: Amplifier Styles, Motives, and Traits

Part 3: Amplifiers in Action

9: Amplifying Corporate Strategy

10: Amplifying Change Management

11: Amplifying Corporate Racial Justice

12: Amplifying Life

Endnotes

Index

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