For centuries, leaders have been operating within a ‘control and compete’ mindset. But times are changing. More and more, at the helm of successful companies, you’ll find a different sort of leader. Collaborators, not controllers, they are ‘square apples’: bold men and women who dare to create success by reshaping the workplace in unexpected ways. In Apples Are Square, innovation consultants and celebrated authors Dr Susan Smith Kuczmarski and Thomas D. Kuczmarski share with you the secrets of how to become a square apple in your organization.
To develop their groundbreaking strategy for success, the authors interviewed dozens of leadership pioneers, including Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist; Mary Ellen Weber, former NASA astronaut; and NFL star Chris Zorich, whose personal story inspired the title of this book. With the help of tools in Apples Are Square, you’ll be able to take any bruised environment and reshape it into a positive force.
Review
‘Apples Are Square presents the model of leadership necessary to move from the information age to the knowledge-based and ultimately, to a wisdom-based culture. The future depends on the survival of the wisest and on leadership that is based on inner values.’
—Deepak Chopra Author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
‘A work of great substance and relevance that provides not just an entry point for talking about models of leadership, but real profiles of those who have used these models to transform their own organizations and the people within them.’
—Donald P. Jacobs Dean Emeritus, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA
About the Author
Dr Susan Smith Kuczmarski and Thomas D. Kuczmarski are the authors of the pioneering book Values-Based Leadership. Susan has taught leadership skills to audiences ranging from youth organizations to the United Nations. Tom has taught innovation for 32 years at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. They are the authors of eight books, and their research, speeches, seminars, teaching and pragmatic consulting have made them leading experts in the field of leadership. Collaborators in every sense, they are also the co-founders of Kuczmarski & Associates, a nationally recognized consulting firm for new products, services, and innovation management.