The Passionate Organization
What separates today’s winning companies from the merely adequate? What truly makes a difference in business? This breakthrough book has the surprising answer – passion. Provocative yet highly practical, it puts passion in a whole new light as a “hard” skill with clear bottom-line impact. “Ultimately, we’re not driven by what we know, but what we feel,” says author and speaker James R. Lucas.
The Passionate Organization shows leaders and managers how to find and inspire passionate people, with a focus on deeply-held core values, mutual trust, and a common vision. Filled with lively, real-world examples and straightforward strategies, the book reveals the keys to bringing diverse, driven, and feisty people together and bringing out their best.
About the Author
James R. (Jim) Lucas, P.E., is a recognized authority on leadership and organization development. He is a groundbreaking author, thought leader, and provocative speaker on these crucial topics.
Jim is the author of fourteen books, including 13 books on leadership and organizational development. He has written numerous curricula for business and leadership seminars, as well as many essays and articles.
Jim is an award-winning senior faculty member of the American Management Association, where he teaches its premier course, The Course for Presidents. Jim has an extensive speaking schedule in which he addresses topics from his books and research and has been interviewed frequently on radio and television. He has also served as a professor in the School of Professional Studies at Rockhurst University in Kansas City.