When Robert Sharkey accepted a job as a correctional officer in the California Department of Corrections, he thought dealing with inmates would be the toughest part of the job. This honest and heartfelt memoir reveals that the most difficult battle a correctional officer faces has nothing to do with inmates. Every correctional officer who accepts a job in a prison understands the risks and the dangers involved, yet the long-term impact of the job is always underestimated. This story illustrates how difficult it can be to maintain your self-identity as the environment starts to change you. Although experience and a commitment to officer safety leads to becoming a respected supervisor and recognized trainer, Robert's strong sense of duty also came with consequences. When he first chose this road, he was facing two very different paths - those of dreams and reality. Is it ever worth it to give up your dreams? Can you choose unexpected directions in your life without changing the person that you are? Can you adapt to your environment without becoming it? These are dilemmas most of us face as we navigate through life, and just as this story reveals, it will someday be left for us to decide whether or not the path we chose was worth taking.
CREATE A POWERFUL COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR YOUR BUSINESS WITH HIGH-PERFORMING GLOBAL LEADERS “Finally, a book that can guide leaders who are facing a shortage of global talent. Not only is this book an inspiring read, but it also provides practical and sustainable best practices that can help global leaders select and develop top talent.” —STEVE BENNETT, Chairman of the Board, Symantec, and former President and CEO, Intuit “Provides actionable best practices and research-based advice that every successful global leader needs in today’s complex business environment.” —SHEILA PENROSE, Chairman, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Cochairman, Corporate Leadership Center “In this book, a seasoned team of leaders has distilled key insights on leading across borders that are based on several decades’ experience and groundbreaking research. This is a mustread for anyone seeking to lead a global organization in today’s dynamic marketplace.” —RANJAY GULATA, Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School “Delivers valuable insights and best practices to assist leaders in today’s increasingly complex world of global work.” —MARGARET KEANE, CEO and President, GE Capital Retail Finance “In my experience, it is not just the quality of your senior management, but their ability to think and work across cultures that is really critical to the success of any international expansion plan. This book—and the research on which it is based—is a very valuable tool.” —P.R.S. OBEROI, Chairman, Oberoi Hotels, Ltd. About the Book: Operating and expanding business units offshore, selling in foreign markets, and managing global supply chains are just three of the many challenges that emphasize the importance of leaders that can transcend borders. Winning with Transglobal Leadership will help prepare your organization to meet this need head-on with a framework for developing and training leaders that best fit your global growth strategies. The book combines insights from a global team of author-experts. Together, they draw on an impressive range of resources—extensive original research, interviews with world-class high-performing executives, and decades of combined experience as senior executives, researchers, and consultants—to deliver an easily implemented process for assessing your organization’s global capability and developing the leaders who will drive success. Inside Winning with Transglobal Leadership, you will find: Guidance on measuring and evaluating your organization’s capacity to compete globally Five behavioral dimensions that global leaders need to develop Keys to assessing leadership candidates early in their careers The “Transglobal Leadership Matrix,” a tool for taking stock of your own skills and behaviors At a recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, numerous CEOs in attendance cited a growing need for talent that could function successfully in new and emerging global markets. For leaders and managers, HR and training specialists, or anybody doing business today, Winning with Transglobal Leadership is the definitive handbook on satisfying the demand for specialized leadership skills—now and in the years to come.
Thank you for visiting our website. Would you like to provide feedback on how we could improve your experience?
This site does not use any third party cookies with one exception — it uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic.Learn More.