Ritch Eich - Real Leaders Dont Boss: Inspire, Motivate, and Earn Respect from Employees and Watch Your Organization Soar

Praise for Real Leaders Dont Boss

In college athletics, where building our brand is so important, the right kind of leadership is critical to long-term success. Ritch Eich knows this, and understands the complicated process that results in true leadership. Ritch has deep leadership knowledge and experience, and Real Leaders Dont Boss will provide valuable information to all who want to further develop their leadership skills.David Brandon, director of athletics, The University of Michigan, and former chairman and CEO, Dominos PizzaRitch Eich is a leaders leader, with a magical ability to turn the impossible into the possible. He brings to whatever he does exceptional experience, know-how, enthusiasm, and connections. Now, with his book, his unique transformational approach to leadership will be available to everyone.William Kearney, senior vice president, Merrill LynchRitch Eichs leadership style is part Warren Bennis and Max Depree, part John Greenleaf and Peter Drucker, and part Jackie Robinson and Colin Powell. Ritch is a change agent and has worked tirelessly to transform the management practices and processes he inherited in each of his positions of increasing responsibility. As a leadership and management consultant, Ritch is continuing to share best practices from the leadership field.Steve Grafton, president and CEO, The University of Michigan Alumni AssociationWhether youre a new manager or a new executive, Ritch Eich delivers an exceptionally useful pathway to follow for success. Ritch is highly accomplished, incredibly disciplined, and leads by example and with humor and with grace. Dont go to your next staff meeting without reading his book first!Mary D. Olson, general manager, KCLU Radio, NPRNo matter what stage you are at in your career, Real Leaders Dont Boss will help you get to the next level. Ritchs vast experience in healthcare and higher education shine through and his insight is refreshing. If you want to be a better leader yourself, or if you want to help others develop their leadership skills, read and share this book.Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, MD, executive vice president for Medical Affairs University of Michigan, and CEO, University of Michigan Health SystemThe essence of Ritch Eichs approach is to listen, analyze, and communicate. His intellect and training, buttressed by his fundamental instincts, are valuable assets in any problem-solving environment.Eugene A. Bauer, MD, former CEO, Stanford University Medical Center, and former dean, Stanford University School of MedicineBooks and articles about leadership are not scarce. Insightful books drawn from career-long, successful, hands-on experience are. Ritch Eich brings that experience to his valuable discussion of traits and qualitiessome learned, some innatepossessed by the best leaders. His book is careful in describing the difference between leading and managing, a chasm he so clearly understands from his own successful careers.Jim Finkelstein, Chief of Information, Navy Department, Pentagon, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.)Ritch Eich has captured the essence of leadership in his book, Real Leaders Dont Boss . People may gain wealth or promotions by the sheer power of their personality and desire, however the success of the organization fades as soon as they leave and they usually leave untold numbers of casualties in their wake. Real leaders know their trade as well, but they are guided by virtues such as fortitude and temperance. They value those that work for them. They also challenge and mentor them. Real leaders are comfortable in their own skin which in turn develops the character of those who work for them.Major General Leslie M. Palm, USMC (Ret.), president and CEO, Marine Corps Association & Foundation (Ret.)Ritch has a strong passion for the principles, morals, and ethics that make great leaders. In a world where its increasingly difficult to know who to trust, you can trust Ritch.Ross K. Goldberg, president, Kevin/Ross Public Relations and co-founder, Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market DevelopmentReaders will learn from bosses who have led important organizations to places worthy of the deep personal commitment of those who have followed them.Dan Beckham, president, The Beckham Company Real Leaders Dont Boss a must read. Ritch has continued his fervent commitment to share with university students all the leadership skills he has mastered throughout his very successful career.Harold Edwards, president and CEO, Limoneira CompanyMost books on leadership are not worth reading because they are long on the theory of leadership, but miss the heart of leadership. Real Leaders Dont Boss is an important exception. If you are interested in the whys and hows of leadership, get a copy, snag a couple of hours to read it, and you will have the insights you need to be the leader you have always wanted to be.Robert A. Sevier, PhD, senior vice president, Stamats, Inc.

R EAL L EADERS D ONT B OSS

Inspire, Motivate, and Earn Respect
From Employees and
Watch Your Organization Soar

By Ritch K. Eich, PhD

Copyright 2012 by Ritch K. Eich, PhD

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Eich, Ritch K.Real leaders dont boss : inspire, motivate, and earn respect from employees and watch your organization soar / by Ritch K. Eich.p. cm.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 978-1-60163-186-2 -- ISBN 978-1-60163-640-9 (ebook)1. Leadership. 2. Interpersonal communication. 3. Employee motivation. I. Title.
HD57.7.E373 2012
658.4092--dc232011037718

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my grandfather, Harvey D. Eich, longtime community leader, teacher, principal, and four-term treasurer of Yuba County, California, and to my grandmother, Mama Dean.To my parents, Wilton and Joanne Eich, who provided an abundance of love and devotion, and by their example instilled in me the importance of service to others.To my brother, Ron, a natural leader whose scholarship, sense of humor, business acumen, and tireless community leadership from Cal Berkeley to IBM to Mendocino, who, along with his wife, Joan Stiles Eich, and their family, were an inspiration to me.To my sister, Kathleen Eich McKinnie, her husband Mac, and family, for their sincere interest in my career.To my wifes parents, Edward and Verla Cummings, for their intellectual stimulus and fascinating discussions that I will always treasure.To my wifes sisters and their husbands, Cecily and Ralph Wood, and Kathy and Fran Larsen, for their enduring friendship and companionship.And, finally, to my wife, Joan Taylor Cummings Eich, my partner and best friend, and to our sons, Geoff and Ted, and their spouses, Nancy and Mary, and our grandchildren, Taylor Sun, John Patrick, Carter Jameson, and Caroline Elizabeth, whose continuing encouragement, support, and legion of leadership lessons are invaluable to me.Thank you!Next page