Short Stories for Busy Leaders: 8 Vignettes to Inspire Future Generations

By Keith Martino

How do successful leaders  galvanize  their team’s energy?

Keith Martino reminds us that genuine leadership is empathetic, transparent and encouraging.

Short Stories for Busy Leaders demonstrates how teams consistently excel when they build their future on a solid foundation of trust

• Language: English
• Publisher: CMI Assessments
• Release date: Jan 11, 2019
• ISBN: 9780979166990

Keith Martino

Keith Martino has a passion for helping motivated leaders achieve stellar results. Martino's team provides world-class counsel by integrating over 20 years of corporate leadership experience and award winning results at FedEx, Xerox and Baxter International. Since 1999, Martino and team have developed custom Leadership initiatives. Several recent CMI leadership programs include the creation and expansion of the: * Oracle Partner Leadership Program for North America and Eastern Europe (OPLP) * Safeco Insurance Leadership Acceleration Program * Verizon Business Product Showcase * Bass Pro Shops Technology Leadership Forum * Cates I2R Leadership Institute * Peach State Technology Leadership and Talent Development Institute (TLTD) * Englert Leadership Institute (ELI) Prior to founding Keith Martino.com and CMI Assessments, Martino has successfully led sales and marketing organizations for multinational companies. His group was twice recognized as the top global accounts team in the world for FedEx.

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by Keith Martino

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This book is dedicated to the memory of my friend, James William Goode and to our Most Gracious and Loving Heavenly Father.

January 8, 2019

Short Stories

for Busy Leaders

Table of Contents

Introduction…

Chapter 1: Expect to Succeed

Think Like An Owner— And One Day You Will Be

Chapter 2: Promote Productive People

Profits or Politics? Where’s Your Company’s Focus?

Chapter 3: Cultivate Camaraderie

Encourage Your Team With One Word

Chapter 4: Nurture Teamwork

Why Corporate Dysfunction Is Deadly

Chapter 5: Fight Fires Fast!

Exec by Day, Firefighter by Night

Chapter 6: Right Your Wrongs

A Sincere Apology Saves the Day!

Chapter 7: Diversify to Unify

Taming the Multicultural Butterfly

Chapter 8: Engage and Empower

Have You Experienced Millennial Magic?

In Closing…

Acknowledgements

Introduction…

I wondered why James was always smiling.

I’d see him at church, in the community or running school board meetings. It was always the same. James smiled continuously and contagiously. He smiled at chamber events. He smiled at business luncheons. And he smiled when he engaged you one on one.

I was in the audience one evening when the Master of Ceremonies unexpectedly veered off the program to recognize James. He called James out as an example of one of their city’s finest leaders. James simply smiled.

One recent Sunday afternoon in the midst of a long car ride, I pressed for an answer, and James