Chief Joy Officer

<b><b>A 2018 Nautilus Book Award Winner for Business and Leadership!</b><br><br>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><br><br>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. <br><br><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:<br><br>&#160;&#160;<b>*</b>&#160;&#160;Self-understanding is the cornerstone for every virtue of leadership: authenticity trust humility and optimism.<br><br>&#160;&#160;<b>*</b>&#160;&#160;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.<br><br>&#160;&#160;<b>*</b>&#160;&#160;Influencing up is just as important is influencing down: how to encourage different thinking in those above you in your organizations.<br><br>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.