{"product_id":"the-systems-leader-robert-e-siegel-9780593800041","title":"The Systems Leader: Mastering the Cross-Pressures That Make or Break Today's Companies","description":"\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking blueprint for mastering \"cross-pressures\" in a rapidly changing world, teaching leaders to execute \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003einnovate, think locally \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eglobally, and project ambition \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003estatesmanship alike--from a Stanford Business School lecturer and consultant to some of the biggest and most innovative CEOs\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the start of this century, businesses have confronted a series of extreme and constant disruptions, including technological upheavals, a pandemic, and a global financial crisis. As a result, today's leaders, from startup founders to the managers of global giants, face unprecedented pressures from their bosses, investors, customers, peers, suppliers, and employees. For many, it's a recipe for disaster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart of the problem is that these challenges, while acutely felt, are rarely articulated in a way that makes them graspable and actionable. Robert E. Siegel has witnessed the impact of these cross-pressures from different perspectives. As a lecturer in management at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, an operator, a venture capitalist, and a consultant, he sees countless teams of managers, at all sorts of companies, struggling to lead their companies into the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing exclusive lessons drawn from inside the business world, including from the CEOs of Harley-Davidson, Mubadala, Kering, Wells Fargo, and Box, this essential guidebook teaches readers\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"systems leadership,\" Siegel's holistic framework that helps leaders understand and master five key dimensions where they are likely to feel contradictory pressures: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePriorities: \u003c\/b\u003e The need to succeed at both execution and innovation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePeople: \u003c\/b\u003e The need to project both strength and empathy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSphere of influence: \u003c\/b\u003e The need to focus both internally and externally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGeography: \u003c\/b\u003e The need to think both locally and globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePurpose: \u003c\/b\u003e The need to pursue both ambition and statesmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A compelling exploration of the challenges facing today's business leaders.\" --Fran?ois-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO, Kering \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Systems Leader\u003c\/i\u003e is Robert Siegel at his best. . . . Wise, perceptive, and always practical.\" --Julie Sweet, chair and CEO, Accenture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert E. Siegel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593800044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593800041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Currency\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Robert E. Siegel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46721583808767,"sku":"9780593800041","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7fff6481-8e55-41a0-8af7-2cdf1f5b762a.jpg?v=1742753300","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-systems-leader-robert-e-siegel-9780593800041","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}