Hardheaded & Softhearted: Lessons from the Boardroom to the Break Room

by Rick Belluzzo, Krish Dhanam

Overview

The former Microsoft CEO and an executive coach trained by Zig Ziglar share their business philosophy of balancing IQ with emotional intelligence.

Rick Belluzzo and Krish Dhanam offer their “Lessons from the Boardroom to the Break Room” based on their extensive experience with companies such as Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Quantum, and the Zig Ziglar Corporation. This little book captures their wisdom in capsule form, designed to guide readers along the path to a point where IQ meets EQ and quality of life results. When head and heart, skill and will, and strategic formula and emotional foundation merge, leaders can excel professionally and personally, and organizational cultures become more dynamic and productive.

“Running a successful business requires IQ and EQ (emotional intelligence) because decisions affect people . . . With a business world where change is the new normal, you need EQ and IQ to prosper.” —The Dallas Morning News

“Rick Belluzzo and Krish Dhanam are living embodiments of their brand of leadership philosophy . . . [they] believe it is imperative that executives not only be able to steer their companies through these times of trouble, but also effectively communicate the need to change and their vision for doing so to employees.” —Trinidad & Tobago Guardian

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612541303
Publisher:	Brown Books Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/08/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Rick Belluzzo has spent his thirty-six-year career in the technology industry, most of it building innovative new product categories and leading companies through change. In his key leadership positions at Quantum Corporation, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, and Silicon Graphics, he developed his understanding of leading with the head and the heart. His international business experience reinforced for him that corporate strategy succeeds best when combined with relationship and cultural values.

Krish Dhanam migrated to the U. S. from India after completing his education. Winning a sales contest earned him a ticket to a seminar by the legendary motivator Zig Ziglar. He joined the Ziglar Corporation as a telemarketer in 1991 and eventually became the vice president of global operations. As one of two executive coaches trained by Ziglar, he has delivered his message of hope, humor, and balance in over fifty countries and throughout the U. S. His client list includes the who's who of global enterprise including EDS, Texas Instruments, Christian Dior, Steelcase Industries, PepsiCo, and the United States Army.

Table of Contents

Authors' Note xi

1 Where IQ Meets EQ 1

2 Beginning Well: Say "Thank You" 11

3 Applause that Matters 17

4 Thriving on Disruption 23

5 Love Being the Underdog 29

6 A Good Crisis Is a Terrible Opportunity to Waste 37

7 Compete and Complete 43

8 You Are the Enterprise 51

9 Textbooks for Father and Son 57

10 The 80/20 Rule 63

11 One Size Does Not Fit All Mentors 69

12 Did YOU Cause the Mutiny? 75

13 Did the Child Give All Her Candy? 81

14 Make a Difference … Every Minute, Every Day 87

15 Choices Determine Reputation 93

16 One Foot in Front of the Other 103

17 Don't Rush the Waiter for the Check 109

18 Shortcuts and Burned Bridges 117

19 Amateurs React, Professionals Respond 123

20 Finishing Well: Quality of Life, Standard of Living 129

Principles of Success: Lessons from the Boardroom to the Break Room 139

About the Authors