The Leader Architect: The Right People in the Right Places Doing the Right Stuff at the Right Time - Softcover

"Jim Grew's book is a blueprint of how to understand, delegate and motivate the people in your organization. By understanding this blueprint, you can become your own leader architect." --Laura Markee, founder & President, Markee Valuations--Reviews

"If you lead people, keep this book on your desk. It will help you up your game quickly, with practical ideas that are easy to use." --Robert MacLellan, cofounder Pacific Restaurants--Reviews

"The Leader Architect abounds with insightful advice for any leader of a medium-sized business. Utilizing an engaging mix of case studies, examples, anecdotes and how-to's, Jim Grew presents management strategies and tactics sure to propel any business to the next level." --Jason M. Brauser, Partner, STOEL RIVES LLP--Reviews

"The Leader Architect is a terrific book for those looking for how to succeed with their business. Filled with useful applications of business theory, the book gives you numerous ways to continuously improve what you do. The book helps you think through your business vision to bust the myths that hold you back. It helps you understand the power of pairs in teambuilding. It assists in learning about the importance of empathy and building relationships. It will make you understand that the future is now! There is a great chapter on "It's Not What Happens to You, It's What You Do about It." What you should do about it is read this book!" --Norm Duffett, President Orca Capital Securities, LLC--Reviews

"I've been involved investing in over 100 startup companies and have participated on the boards of about 50. Without exception every one of these companies would have benefited greatly from the insights presented in very readable and understandable form in this exceptional book. Jim, where were you when I really needed you?" --Elwood Howse, Co-Founder Cable & Howse Ventures--Reviews

"Not another book about management, but a hands-on guide for business leaders dedicated to improving company performance." --Dr. Bill Conerly, Economist and author of The Flexible Stance--Reviews

"Full of clear examples that are immediately useable, Jim Grew's book, The Leader Architect, will be enormously helpful to leaders in almost any organization. I highly recommend it!" --Marshall Goldsmith, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Triggers and What Got You Here Won't Get You There--Reviews

"I could always determine if the plant was profitable just by walking through it. That gut report doesn't translate well to managers, as talented and insightful as they may be. What they found indispensable was Jim Grew's concept of a scoreboard." --Don Jones, Chairman & Co-Founder JVNW Inc.--Reviews

"Jim Grew's unique insights will help to not only empower teams, but also turn executives into leaders." --Scott Showalter, President and CEO, Oregon Symphony--Reviews

"The Leader Architect is the proof of why Jim is called the Defogger and Accelerator. The chapter on Myths is a case in point. I told my clients that the practical advice in this chapter alone made the book my Christmas gift to them. Every page teems with pragmatic advice based on real world experience. In his words, "There is no such thing as the future. There is only now. The future is an accounting device that totals up the Now's." Get your copy of this book. NOW." --Jerry Fletcher, CEO, Z-axis Marketing, Inc--Reviews