What Are Your Blind Spots? Conquering the 5 Misconceptions That Hold Leaders Back Hardcover - 2018

"Jim Haudan and Rich Berens do an excellent job of reminding all of us what type of leadership is required to create sustainable performance. Their focus on identifying and addressing key leadership barriers is a recipe for meaningful workforce engagement and organizational success. This book lays out a clear and executable roadmap for leaders who are committed to achieving the full potential of their organization and the individuals within it."Joseph A. Bosch, former, Chief Human Resources Officer, DIRECTV
"Haudan and Berens hit on one of the most powerful obstacles to creating great organizations with highly engaged people ‒ leadership blind spots! They illustrate how many of our current leadership beliefs are suffocating the innovative, enthusiastic contributions of the people we lead. It is time to awaken the sleeping giant of human potential in our organizations, and this book provides a blueprint to do just that."Cheryl Bachelder, former CEO, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. and Author, Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others
"Jim Haudan and Rich Berens have been trusted partners in shaping leadership behaviors and driving improvements in organizational engagement. What Are Your Blind Spots? provides invaluable insight that will help leaders in any organization - and I love how Jim and Rich bring things to life with stories and real-life experiences."Ryan Marshall, President and CEO, PulteGroup
"In their book What Are Your Blind Spots? Haudan and Berens uncover the key emotional levers that leaders need to act on to unlock the energy, commitment, and motivation of their people. Their advice that dialogue is the only path to authentically engage the hearts and minds of our people is spot-on, and they offer powerful, practical suggestions on ways to build great relationships with people at all levels, leading to engaged, high-performing teams." Greg Creed, CEO, Yum!
"As a leader of over 275,000 team members, identifying and understanding my own blind spots is an ongoing, continuous process. Jim and Rich tap deep into the shaping influences each of us have as leaders and the impacts of those influences on the power and potential of our organizations. Thank you for the challenging thinking and critical exploration of my own leadership."Richard D. Maltsbarger, Former COO, Lowe's
"Berens and Haudan provide great insight into what truly drives culture change. This book is a must-read for any leader who wants to engage the hearts and minds of their people." Phil Cordell, Senior Vice President of New Brand Development, Hilton Worldwide
"Jim Haudan and Rich Berens have been outstanding partners to our company for many years as we have tackled critical leadership and strategic issues. They have often noted that even the most experienced leaders have unconscious 'blind spots' that develop over time. In this new book, Haudan and Berens have deftly unveiled five of the most common outdated beliefs and offer practical solutions for overcoming each. I recommend What Are Your Blind Spots? to anyone who is serious about engaging people and achieving high performance." M. Troy Woods, Chairman, President, and CEO, TSYS
"Berens and Haudan explore essential building blocks for leaders, which will enable them to engage their teams and drive change." Klaus Entenmann, Chairman of the Board of Management, Daimler Financial Services AG