“Leavitt... and McKeown show readers how to forgeconnections that solve problems and lead to new opportunities.Their eight strategies apply to both individuals and organizations.Finding Allies, Building Alliances is for any businessleader who has ever felt like an island, or for those who have 500LinkedIn connections but don't know whom to turn to with aproblem.”—Beth Cabrera, T+D Magazine“I've seen first-hand how collaboration is crucial tosuccess—not only within an organization, but between multipleorganizations. In Finding Allies, Building Alliances,Leavitt and McKeown provide a clear, simple roadmap for how toapproach collaboration and the necessary elements for groups andpeople working together to succeed.”—Eric Schmidt, chairman, Google
“Highly collaborative teams with a common challenge,committed leadership, and a clearly defined purpose are essentialto creating solutions in an increasingly chaotic world. GovernorMike Leavitt and and RichMcKeown have led, facilitated, andparticipated in many successful collaborations—and a fewless-than-successful ones—and have written a clear, conciseroadmap to building the best. Finding Allies, BuildingAlliances is for anyone who wants to be successful intoday’s complex, connected global economy.”—George Halvorson, chairman and CEO, KaiserPermanente
“As companies globalize, reaching across national,cultural, and technological borders, Governor Leavitt and RichMcKeown have developed a realistic and applicable blueprint forbuilding and harnessing the value of collaborativealliances. As Walgreens itself establishes aglobal pharmacy-led health and wellbeingenterprise, Finding Allies, BuildingAlliances could not be more timely—oreye-opening.”—Gregory D. Wasson, president and CEO, WalgreenCo.
“I wish all our leaders in and out of Washington wouldread Finding Allies, Building Alliances. Leading is ateam sport and Governor Leavitt and McKeown are masters at tellingus how to do it.”—Donna E. Shalala, president, University of Miami,and former secretary, U.S. Department of Health and HumanServices
“In today’s highly matrixed organizations, the onlyway to drive transformative change is to build the right alliances,both internally and externally. In Finding Allies, BuildingAlliances,Mike Leavitt and Rich McKeown show you how to make ithappen.—Mark T. Bertolini, chairman, CEO, and president,Aetna
“Given their remarkable success as leaders in bothbusiness and government, Mike Leavitt and Rich McKeown have writtenthe ultimate how-to on collaborative leading in business,government, and virtually any organization. In thesetransformational times, when organizational challenges have neverbeen greater, bringing and keeping people together has never beenmore critical. The eight elements described in Finding Allies,Building Alliances create a playbook for success for everyreader. I couldn’t recommend it morehighly.”—Senator Tom Daschle, former U.S. Senate MajorityLeader
“I observed firsthand Mike Leavitt's skill at bringingpeople together and building coalitions in government, politics,and international affairs. Finding Allies, BuildingAlliances explains how successful managers cooperate to achievegoals and get things done in an environment brimming withcomplexity, uncertainty, and a multiplicity of actors.”—Robert B. Zoellick, Former President of the World BankGroup, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, US TradeRepresentative
“I’ve had the opportunity to work with Mike Leavittand Rich McKeown and see first-hand their skills as problem solversthat made them so effective at finding solutions on the ground inChina. Through vivid examples here, he lays out how to getindividuals with seemingly competing interests to work togethertowards solving a shared problem.”—Henry M. Paulson, Jr., chairman, The Paulson Institute,and former secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury
“In our increasingly interconnected world, organizationsface a growing number of challenges—disruptive technologies,regulatory reform, environmental issues—they cannot tackle inisolation. In Finding Allies, Building Alliances, Leavittand McKeown advocate for formal, process-driven collaborationsbetween organizations facing collective problems, explicitlydesigned to achieve an outcome with value for each of them. Greatcollaborations cannot be undertaken casually—they requireeffort, leadership, structure, process, and commitment. FindingAllies, Building Alliances offers a unique and practicalapproach to co-opetition in the 21st century.”—Craig Mundie, senior advisor to the CEO, MicrosoftCorporation
“In Finding Allies, Building Alliances,Leavitt and McKeown lay out practical steps any leader can followto convene collaborators, gain consensus, and craft lastingsolutions. Here is the recipe for any organization to solveproblems more efficiently.”—Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD,president, Institute ofMedicine
“Having worked closely with Governor Leavitt and RichMcKeown to create Western Governors University, I can testify thatthey are masters at bringing together diverse interests intopowerful alliances. Finding Allies, Building Allianceswill benefit anyone in business or non-profit leadership, since theright alliances with the right partners are a key tosuccess.”—Robert W. Mendenhall, Ph.D., president, Western GovernorsUniversity
