Finding the King of the Corporate Jungle: A Leadership Fable

By Karri T. Perez and Richard S. Colfax

Adam the lion in charge of Rainbow needs to find a leader for Red, one of his regional operations. Following traditional models, he brings in various leaders from outside the community. After they each fail, he looks inside the Red community for local talent. There he learns that the usual models may not work and other options can be successful.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 9, 2008
• ISBN: 9781477160213

Karri T. Perez

Richard S. Colfax is a Professor Emeritus of Human Resource Management at the University of Guam, and a business consultant in the Guam-Micronesian Region. He has a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems and numerous professional certifications including Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR), SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), Human Resource Management Professional (HRMP), Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSS-BB), and Certified HealthCare Professional (CHRP). He is the Guam Case-Carnegie Professor of the Year (1999). Karri T. Perez was a tenured Associate Professor of Global Resource Management at the University of Guam, and a seasoned international executive with experience in Japan and Micronesia. She had a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems and certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR), Project Management Professional (PMP), and Six Sigma Green Belt (SS GB). She is remembered fondly and lovingly by her family, friends, and colleagues around the world.

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Copyright © 2008 by Karri T. Perez & Richard S. Colfax.

ISBN:         Hardcover                               978-1-4363-7175-9

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Acknowledgements

To both our spouses and children,

Thank You for your encouragement and support.

We also want to thank the University of Guam

and our colleagues at the

School of Business and Public Administration

for their encouragement.

We want to recognize that

the Artwork was contributed

by Professor Ric Castro’s Advanced Illustration Students

at the University of Guam:

John San Augustin

Ping-Yung Kuo

Ronald P. Labrador

"May you always