The Book That's Sweeping America!

The world's greatest business consultant takes the business book down to a whole new level
Not to take anything away from E.F. Hutton, but when Stephen Michael Peter Thomas(r) talks, people really listen. (Or at least they turn their heads in his general direction). And what they hear astounds them. The ideas are so simple. The wisdom so pure. And the concepts as familiar as they are obvious. Stephen Michael Peter Thomas is one of the rare thinkers who can make timeless half-truths sound refreshingly new. (Or maybe it's just that he charges so much that clients have deluded themselves to believe that he is really onto something!)
Packed with knowledge, insight, and sometimes even a kernel of wisdom, The Book That's Sweeping America! gives readers what Fortune 100 companies have paid millions for. Stephen Michael Peter Thomas's every word mints a new batch of buzz phrases destined to be bandied about everywhere. "Layered Niche Reengineering (LNR)" "Shaker Benchmarking" "Open-Book Reading" We'd call it Stephen Michael Peter Thomas-ese if his name wasn't so impressively lengthy.
In The Book That's Sweeping America!, Stephen Michael Peter Thomas taps into his visionary gift to provide a road map of all the latest concepts steering business around the world. Leadership. Competition. Strategy. Wardrobe. Stephen Michael Peter Thomas tackles each topic one by one. And The Book That's Sweeping America! comes with a bona fide guarantee--not a single idea is new or different enough to challenge or make you feel uncomfortable. Competing in business is tough enough these days without having to worry about tackling new material.
* Fascinating case stories and interviews from the world's most successful organizations (like all business books there will most likely be cases from Xerox)
* Eye-catching photos, charts, and graphics that make even the most obvious ideas easy to grasp
* Learning summaries, Q&As, and exercises to implement in the odd chance that something new or original strikes you
STEPHEN MICHAEL PETER THOMAS (The Sphere of Influence, USA) describes himself as "the most talked about and influential business consultant the world has ever seen." The confidante of CEOs and the darling of the academic set, he is never referred to as "Steve."Sie gehören zu den Leuten, die jedesmal die Augen verdrehen, wenn ein neues Buch erscheint, das DAS Allheilmittel für alle Belange des Business zu sein verspricht? Dann erholen Sie sich mit dieser Satire! Der selbsternannte, allwissende, unerhört wichtige Consultant S. M. P. Thomas verbreitet universelle Halbwahrheiten ironisch und unglaublich witzig. Partial table of contents:

WELCOME!

How I Began This Life of Learning.

LEARNING I: LEADERSHIP IS HARD.

A Conversation with The Great One.

Teamwork Exercises for Leaders.

LEARNING II: COMMUNICATION IS IMPORTANT.

The Illustrated Guide to Global Hand Gestures and Facial Expressions.

Public Speaking in Our Non-Linear Age.

LEARNING III: CHANGE IS DIFFERENT.

Forgetting: Leading Indicators.

Bringing Change Back Home: Meet the Glinster Family!

LEARNING IV: PEOPLE ARE HUMAN.

The Hidden Cost of Not Starting on Time.

The Touch Template.

Gender-Neutral Clothing Guidelines.

LEARNING V: THE FUTURE IS TOMORROW.

Faith-Based Finance.

A Note of Caution.

TOOLS FOR FURTHER LEARNING.

Thomas Learning Tools & Implementation Products.

Index.

Credits. STEPHEN MICHAEL PETER THOMAS began his business career at age 14 as strategy consultant and head clerk at Wilson's Fish Market, Inc. After graduating summa cum laude from Harvard, Stanford, and MIT simultaneously, Steve went on to earn an MBA and LLD. After a stint as the youngest partner at the blue-chip consultancy McKinsey & Co., Steve founded his own firm and was immediately in demand by business leaders worldwide. Steve's first book Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better, topped the New York Times Bestseller List even before it was written. When he is not consulting, globe-trotting, conducting seminars, or writing bestsellers, Steve likes to spend time with his collection of technology-based devices including a Gulfstream V, desktop supercomputer, and personal submarine. The Book that's Sweeping America! or Why I Love Business! Leadership. Communication. Change. Gender-neutral clothing. In this breakthrough blockbuster, The World's #1 Business Guru-the one and only Stephen Michael Peter Thomas-explores the hottest global trends and very latest business buzzwords. The Book That's Sweeping America! is packed with five powerful Learnings that, while not actually new or original in any way, are ideal for business leaders looking for easy-to-read and highly entertaining workplace methods and practices. Obviously basic and basically obvious, The Book That's Sweeping America! is so deceptively slim, you'll find it hard to believe that's all there is to it. With astonishing simplicity, Stephen Michael Peter Thomas takes what you've heard a thousand times before and makes it sound fresh and exciting. You'll learn that:
* Leadership is Hard
* Communication is Important
* The Future is Tomorrow
You'll be introduced to The Smeaton-Thomas Success Factors Grid, a powerful tool that can help you chart your course to success-in business and your personal life! You'll be inspired and motivated by Thomas's cutting-edge buzzwords and recycled homilies that are totally free of challenge. And you can employ them with absolutely no fear that they will have any impact whatsoever on your company, your colleagues, or the way you do business. Stephen Michael Peter Thomas views the world globally, and The Book That's Sweeping America! makes it possible for you to see through his vision. For more than two decades, this one-man think tank has been sharing his knowledge, insight, and wisdom with the world's most powerful and influential leaders. Now, he lets you in on his secrets through:
* Fascinating case stories and interviews drawn from the world's most successful organizations
* Eye-catching photos, charts, and graphics, including Stephen Michael Peter Thomas's own inimitable drawings and visual "impressions"
* Learning summaries, informative Q&As, and exercises you can implement in your workplace -tomorrow!
Yes, now everyone can take advantage of Steve's Learnings. In The Book That's Sweeping America! the penultimate business guru renders complex ideas so simple that even the average CEO will enjoy it! Listen to what some of America's opinion-shapers are saying about The Book that's Sweeping America! "This book will stand the business world on its head." -Christopher Buckley author of Wry Martinis "I'll risk twenty dollars that he can outjump any frog in Calaveras county." -Mark Twain "Thomas hits the nail on the head-with a scud missile. CEOs everywhere will be underlining entire chapters with magic marker." -John Rothchild columnist, Fortune magazine "This book is short and so full of visuals that it seems less obvious than it actually is." -Raymond Wilson Proprietor, Wilson's Fish Market, Inc. "Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other." -Mahatma Gandhi