Too many people assume the timeless principles of true leadership—of helping others achieve their full potential—don’t apply Monday through Friday during work hours or in any circumstance where a paycheck is involved. In GREATER THAN YOURSELF, Steve Farber proves them wrong: in this powerful and inspiring story, Farber shows that the goal of a genuine leader is to help others—teammates, employees, and colleagues—become more capable, confident, and accomplished than they are themselves. Through the actions of a forward-thinking and extraordinarily successful CEO, Farber reveals the three keys to achieving this: Expand Yourself, Give Yourself, and Replicate Yourself. This new edition includes a special afterword by UCSD’s Dr Alan Daly and Neville Billimoria featuring the social science behind the concept of Greater Than Yourself. Filled with actionable principles and innovative ideas, GREATER THAN YOURSELF is perhaps the most powerful message today’s business leaders can learn.

Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson of True Leadership

Business & Money

Farber, Steve

Business Culture

DOUBLEDAY

The business world is ready for an entirely new approach to leadership. Steve Farber has written the perfect book to energize business leaders and help them make the leap into extreme leadership. In fact, taking a giant "L.E.A.P." forward is exactly what Farber prescribes. What exactly is an extreme leader? One who cultivates love, generates energy, inspires audacity, and provides proof. In his exciting and innovative new business parable, The Radical Leap, Farber explores an entirely new leadership model, one in which leaders are not afraid to take risks, make mistakes in front of employees, or actively solicit employee feedback. His book dispenses with the typical, tired notions of what it means to be a leader. Farber, former Vice President and Official Mouthpiece of the Tom Peters Company, has written a business parable like no other, filled with vivid, fully realized, and eccentric characters, crazy plot twists, honest and believable conversations about leadership, and most importantly, an innovative program for leaders to inspire and engage their companies. In The Radical Leap, we meet Steve, a leadership consultant who is intrigued and challenged by an enigmatic man named Edg, from whom he learns the concept of L.E.A.P. Steve is then asked to help a friend, Janice, overcome conflicts at the biotech company where she works and bring back the company's inspiring former CEO. The company is revitalized, having undergone a radical and successful transformation. Farber's book reveals the questions leaders must ask themselves in order to truly become extreme leaders, including: * Why do I love my business, my employees, and my customers, and how can I show them how I feel? * What effect do my actions have on the energy of the people around me? (OR, what are the unnecessary, time-consuming, bureaucratic policies and procedures that suck our energy?) * How are we going to change the world of our company, our employees, customers, marketplace, and industry? * What have I done today to show my commitment to my colleagues and customers?

The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership

Management & Leadership

Kaplan Publishing

Twisted Business: Lessons from My Life in Rock 'n' Roll

Biographies & Memoirs

French, Jay Jay

Arts & Literature

French Management Enterprises

An account of what happened--and why--in the wake of the fatal helicopter accident on the set of the "Twilight Zone" movie

Outrageous Conduct

True Crime

Ivy Books

The Radical Leap Re-Energized is an expansion and revitalization of The Radical Leap, which was named as one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time by Covert and Sattersten. It's a novel told in Steve Farber's humorous, poignant, and original voice that takes the reader on a deep exploration of the qualities and practices of real, or Extreme Leadership, and how to apply them in daily life. Part One, The Radical Leap, explores the leadership elements of Love, Energy, Audacity, and Proof; Part Two, The Radical Edge, takes the discussion deeper into innovation, personal clarity and guidelines for changing the world. It sets a new standard for what it means to really lead in today's business world and beyond.

The Radical Leap Re-Energized: Doing What You Love in the Service of People Who Love What You Do

Mission Boulevard Press

The Radical Leap: Cultivate Love, Generate Energy, Inspire Audacity, Provide Proof (Extreme Leadership series, Book 1)

A new, tenth anniversary edition of the leadership classic that was hailed as one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time. In his exciting and timeless business parable, The Radical Leap, Steve Farber explores an entirely new leadership model, one in which leaders aren’t afraid to take risks, make mistakes in front of employees, or actively solicit employee feedback. His book dispenses with the typical, tired notions of what it means to be a leader. Farber’s modern parable begins on a sunny California beach where he has a strange and unexpected encounter with a surfer named Edg. Despite his unassuming appearance, the enigmatic Edg seems to know an awful lot about leadership and this brief interaction propels Steve into an unforgettable journey. Along the way, he learns about Extreme Leadership—and what it means to take the Radical Leap: 
<ol>
<li>Cultivate Love</li>
<li>Generate Energy</li>
<li>Inspire Audacity</li>
<li>Provide Proof</li>
</ol>
 Geared to people at any level who aspire to change things for the better, The Radical Leap is creating legions of Extreme Leaders in business, education, non-profits and beyond.

In his bestselling book, The Radical Leap, Steve Farber introduced readers to Extreme Leadership, showing them how to renew their passion and excitement and become committed to changing the world for the better by disregarding normal constraints. Now, Farber takes us to a new level of self-discovery in The Radical Edge. Re-energized from a recent transformational experience, Steve attempts to coach a young VP who has superstar sales skills but a severe and demoralizing leadership style. Along the way, a cast of provocative characters challenges us to stoke the fires of success, amplify personal joy, and change the world for the better— all at the same time.

The Radical Edge: Stoke Your Business, Amp Your Life, and Change The World (Extreme Leadership Series, Book 2)

From the bestselling author of The Radical Leap and Greater Than Yourself comes the first book to directly address love as a hard-core business principle that generates measurable results It’s time to toss aside the touchy-feely notions of love in business and acknowledge the real power that it holds. Love is not only appropriate in the context of business, it’s the foundation of great leadership. To put it bluntly: love is just damn good business. That’s the simple but profound truth that leadership consultant Steve Farber has discovered in his extensive work with Fortune 100 companies and other successful businesses. His game-changing approach to love as a practical business strategy will help you to: • Identify your passions―and share them with others • Create a culture of love at work―and spark innovation, productivity, and joy • Serve your customers, so they love how you treat them―and have them coming back for more • Invest time in making personal connections―that are mutually rewarding • Focus on serving the needs of others―they’re going to love it • Do what you love―and make it your business, so others love it, too The proven principles you’ll find in this book will help you lay the groundwork for a thriving, competitive enterprise. When love is part of your organization’s framework and operationalized in its culture, employees and customers feel genuinely valued. Employees who are passionate about the work that they do are more loyal, innovative, creative, and inspired, and that translates to great customer experience. They don’t serve others out of obligation, but because of a genuine desire to improve people’s lives. And when customers reciprocate by loving your products, your services, and your people, that’s when something great happens. That’s when you get loyalty. That’s when you get raving fans. It’s a refreshingly human way of doing business. In addition to Farber’s field-tested strategies, you’ll find inspiring case studies from a wide range of industries and leaders, revealing self-assessment quizzes, and practical pointers on how to build a corporate culture based on love, the ultimate competitive advantage. At the end of the day, it’s just damn good business.

Love is Just Damn Good Business: Do What You Love in the Service of People Who Love What You Do

McGraw=Hill

In his bestselling book The Radical Leap, Steve Farber introduced readers to Extreme Leadership, showing them how to renew their passion and excitement and become committed to changing the world for the better by disregarding normal constraints.Now, Farber takes readers to an even higher level of self-discovery in The Radical Edge. Management guru Steve is back, working with young Senior VP Cameron Summerfield, who has superstar sales skills but a severe and demoralizing leadership style. Along the way, both Steve and Cameron learn how taking responsibility for making the future markedly better than the present can improve the world. Readers will learn answers to these questions:•How can people amp up their lives to amazing levels of achievement?•If individuals assume personal responsibility, can customers, companies, and employees change for the better?•Is it really possible to shake off inertia and transform your work—and your life?"The best book you’ll read this year. Captivating from the first page and jam packed with invaluable lessons. This is a must read. The Radical Edge is terrific!" --Jason Jennings New York Times bestselling author It’s Not The Big That Eat The Small – It’s The Fast That Eat The Slow, Less is More and Think BIG Act Small"Farber’s style is disarmingly honest as he gives us a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit. Invite your team to read The Radical Edge and you’ll have a lasting framework to move your life and business forward." --Simon Billsberry CEO Kineticom (#33 on the Inc. 500, 2005)

The Radical Edge: Stoke Your Business, Amp Your Life, and Change the World

The business world is ready for an entirely new approach to leadership. Steve Farber has written the perfect book to energize business leaders and help them make the leap into extreme leadership. In fact, taking a giant "L.E.A.P." forward is exactly what Farber prescribes. What exactly is an extreme leader? One who cultivates love, generates energy, inspires audacity, and provides proof. 
In his exciting and innovative business parable, The Radical Leap, Farber explores an entirely new leadership model, one in which leaders are not afraid to take risks, make mistakes in front of employees, or actively solicit employee feedback. His book dispenses with the typical, tired notions of what it means to be a leader. 
Farber, former Vice President and Official Mouthpiece of the Tom Peters Company, has written a business parable like no other, filled with vivid, fully realized, and eccentric characters, crazy plot twists, honest and believable conversations about leadership, and most importantly, an innovative program for leaders to inspire and engage their companies. 
In The Radical Leap, we meet Steve, a leadership consultant who is intrigued and challenged by an enigmatic man named Edg, from whom he learns the concept of L.E.A.P. Steve is then asked to help a friend, Janice, overcome conflicts at the biotech company where she works and bring back the company's inspiring former CEO. The company is revitalized, having undergone a radical and successful transformation. 
Farber's book reveals the questions leaders must ask themselves in order to truly become extreme leaders, including: 
<ul>
<li>Why do I love my business, my employees, and my customers, and how can I show them how I feel? </li>
<li>What effect do my actions have on the energy of the people around me? (OR, what are the unnecessary, time-consuming, bureaucratic policies and procedures that suck our energy?) </li>
<li>How are we going to change the world of our company, our employees, customers, marketplace, and industry? </li>
<li>What have I done today to show my commitment to my colleagues and customers?</li>
</ul>

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Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson of True Leadership

The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership

Twisted Business: Lessons from My Life in Rock 'n' Roll

Outrageous Conduct

The Radical Leap Re-Energized: Doing What You Love in the Service of People Who Love What You Do

The Radical Leap: Cultivate Love, Generate Energy, Inspire Audacity, Provide Proof (Extreme Leadership series, Book 1)

The Radical Edge: Stoke Your Business, Amp Your Life, and Change The World (Extreme Leadership Series, Book 2)

Love is Just Damn Good Business: Do What You Love in the Service of People Who Love What You Do

The Radical Edge: Stoke Your Business, Amp Your Life, and Change the World

The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership