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Summary: Another Tool for Dealing With On-going Business Dilemmas
Review: This is not a straightforward business how-to book, but it is one that could be immensely useful for those willing to take a leap into some unknown territory. Richard Whiteley has written the story of what is undoubtedly a very common business issue where the corporate structure has been shaken by a slow-down in top-line business and leadership, rather than looking at the business as a whole, has begun to manage solely by the numbers. Consequently, the company is on the verge of losing it's heart and soul, and ultimately it's place in the market. Enter Jason Hand, a corporate shaman, who begins to work with various members of the company's executive staff and teach them how to access and employ animal spirits to help them solve conventional problems in unconventional ways. This is not a heavy-handed treatise and Richard Whiteley manages to introduce us to some pretty off-the-wall new ways of thinking about commom problems in very unthreatening and even common sense ways. It is also not a book that pretends to create problem-solving miracles. It acknowledges that some problems have such deep roots that it may take time to turn the situation around, but if one relies on more than the conventional, just maybe the turnaround may even have more lasting power. I found it inspirational and look forward to learning more about how these unconventional means can help to create stronger business.
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Summary: Ancient Wisdom for Spiritual Leadership
Review: We all know that corporate America could use a good dose of ethics. And 70% of employees, according to Business Week, want spirituality in business (not religion, but spirit) and that's what Whiteley's book offers--a parable about healing a business using spiritual principles of the shaman.As a corporate shaman who has helped companies retrieve the lost vitality of the corporate soul and employee soul, I encourage leaders to read this book as a compass toward a new future.
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