Leveraging the Genetics of Leadership

How do high impact organizations approach the practice of leadership? They do it by custom-engineering an organizational DNA that is systemic. Leveraging the Genetics of Leadership is the first book of its kind that reveals this revolutionary new approach to leadership. The result is organizations that are setting new standards for employee engagement and customer value. Dan Edds documents through meticulous research, case studies, compelling examples, and personal interviews with leaders of organizations innovating the very foundations of leadership. His research comes from healthcare, manufacturing, the US Military, small business, and education, and groups a diverse as the New York Mafia and the Salvation Army.

You've likely read other leadership books. This one is different. Leveraging the Genetics of Leadership radically innovates traditional models of leadership by rearranging core organizational elements into a designed system. A system that will scale mission, vision, and values across the enterprise. A system that will create a workforce engaged in creating extraordinary value for all stakeholders. The result is an unparalleled organizational performance that makes customers line up at your door. In these pages, you will learn how elite organizations: • Engage their entire workforce in creating customer value • Custom-engineer their leadership DNA or genetic code • Create a workforce that becomes their biggest ambassadors • Design rules, routines, and organizational habits that will ignite innovation Traditional books on leadership strive to create courageous leaders who will attract followers. Leveraging the Genetics of Leadership will show you how to create a courageous workforce who will attract customers. The result is unparalleled performance and a workforce that grows into confident and empowered human beings. It all begins when you learn how to leverage the genetics of leadership.

For 25 years Dan Edds has been a practicing management consultant, working with state & local government, healthcare, K-12 education, higher education, and nonprofits. He is the author of 2 books, the first, Transformation Management, and his most recent, Leveraging the Genetics of Leadership, Cracking the code of sustainable team performance. His latest book demonstrates how elite organizations are revolutionizing the practice of leadership, recreating the world of work, and setting new standards for employee engagement and customer value.