Extreme Management: What They Teach at Harvard Business School's Advanced Manageme...

For over fifty years, the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program has put elite members of the business world through a rigorous training session, taking them to a level of excellence and success that sets them apart from all others. Here, for the first time ever, the invaluable lesson [...]
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For over fifty years, the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program has put elite members of the business world through a rigorous training session, taking them to a level of excellence and success that sets them apart from all others. Here, for the first time ever, the invaluable lessons of this demanding $44,000, fourteen-hour-a-day, six-days-a-week program have been condensed into one comprehensive, easy-to-read volume. Presented by Mark Stevens, a leading marketing consultant and bestselling author, this "boot camp" for managers will help you acquire the skills you need to reach the top-and never look down. Learn how to:

create a sustainable competitive advantage
relax your grip to make your operation flourish
establish enduring brand and corporate positioning
resolve conflicts in the global marketplace
master innovative, battle-tested negotiating tactics
motivate subordinates to embrace change
understand and harness the true powers of leadership.

YOU'VE MANAGED DIVISIONS, FOUGHT THE POLITICAL FIGHTS, ADAPTED AND COPED, ATTENDED HUNDREDS OF SEMINARS, FORUMS, AND CONFERENCES. STILL, YOU AIN'T LEARNED NOTHING YET!

With EXTREME MANAGEMENT-the battlefield manual of the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program-you will:

avoid the traps of management by fashion trend
select a management style that reflects your personality?and stick with it
learn that pleasing the boss is not Priority One
tackle the most intimidating chores and expand your powers
think big by not seeking perfection
find your comfort zone?then find a way out
solve a customer problem that wasn't your fault
become a better manager by taking employee potshots
look below the deceptively profitable bottom line.