Chief Joy Officer

<b><b>A 2018 Nautilus Book Award Winner for Business and Leadership!</b> <p/>The founder of Menlo Innovations and author of the business culture cult classic <i>Joy Inc</i> offers an inspirational guide to leaders seeking joy in the challenge of leading others.</b> <p/>Rich Sheridan's <i>Joy Inc</i>. told the story of how his tiny software company in Ann Arbor Michigan achieved success and renown by embracing offbeat culture and human-centered values. In <i>Chief Joy Officer </i> he turns his attention from culture to leadership and draws on his experience running Menlo and consulting elsewhere to offer a wise provocative guide on how anyone can build leadership capacity for joy within their own organization. <p/><i>Chief Joy Officer</i> offers sage hard-won advice to any manager or leader who yearns to make more of an impact on the lives of others including: <p/> <b>*</b> Self-understanding is the cornerstone for every virtue of leadership: authenticity trust humility and optimism. <p/> <b>*</b> Good leaders make more leaders: Learn to judge your performance not on whether people are doing what they're told but whether they're developing independent leadership capacity. <p/> <b>*</b> Influencing up is just as important is influencing down: how to encourage different thinking in those above you in your organizations. <p/>Filled with colorful anecdotes from Sheridan's personal journey and wisdom from many leadership mentors <i>Chief Joy Officer </i>offers an approachable down-to-earth philosophy and practice that will help even the most disillusioned of middle managers bring a renewed sense of purpose to their work building others.