Sydney Finkelstein - Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent

Praise for Sydney Finkelstein and Superbosses

Superbosses foster innovation and market domination through the strategic management of talent. Sydney Finkelstein shows you how to elevate your own leadership, superboss style, to create a lasting, impactful legacy.

Marshall Goldsmith, author of Triggers

If youve ever wondered how some mentors manage to spawn so many star protgs, this is a book well worth reading. Through case studies of legendary leaders across a range of industries, Superbosses highlights new strategies for attracting and developing talent.

Adam Grant, Wharton professor; author of Give and Take and Originals

In Superbosses, Finkelstein identifies the qualities that set great leaders apart. This fascinating look at the importance of encouraging innovation and the ability to motivate is useful for leadership not only in kitchens and restaurants but in all industries.

Eric Ripert, chef and co-owner, Le Bernardin

A groundbreaking and absorbing look into not only how to create the worlds best talent but how and why you might be better off letting them go.

Bill McNabb, chairman and CEO, The Vanguard Group

Maybe youre a decent boss. But are you a superboss? Thats the question youll be asking yourself after reading Sydney Finkelsteins fascinating book. By revealing the secrets of superbosses from finance to fashion and from cooking to comic books, Finkelstein offers a smart, actionable playbook for anyone trying to become a better leader.

Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human and Drive

Finkelstein combines rich storytelling with practical advice in this surprising exploration of great talentsand their superbosses.

James M. Kilts, former chairman and CEO, The Gillette Company

We have long recognized Sydney Finkelstein as one of the worlds leading management thinkers. With Superbosses, he demonstrates why. It is a riveting, inspiring, and practical tour de force.

Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove, founders, Thinkers50

Superbossesand they are to be found in every industry and every marketare able to facilitate extraordinary innovation by attracting exceptional people and unleashing their full potential through their companies. This book shows you how to do it and then some.

Eric Spiegel, president and CEO, Siemens Corporation

Talented management is the key driver of business. Nurturing that talent makes businesses sustainable winners. In Superbosses, Finkelstein reveals how the best of the best succeed at it and offers guidance any manager can follow to be a great leader.

Michael Ward, managing director and COO, Bain Capital

This book could make some bosses angryand thats a good thing. Finkelsteins examination of what actually makes a legendary leader goes against the grain of much standard management best practice and offers a whole new way to think about talent.

Kevin Roberts, executive chairman, Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide

This is a great book that not only identifies the skills of the best leaders across a number of industries but gives readers clear, practical guidance on how they can develop and practice the skills of a superboss.

Ken C. Hicks, retired chairman and CEO, Foot Locker, Inc.

Sydney Finkelstein sheds light on an unexplored topic in management with careful research and insightful storytelling.

Akira Uehara, president, Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.

Finkelstein performs a valuable public service in analyzing how corporate leaders can educate and nurture others to be successful. This is required reading for all those executives interested not only in their own performance but in developing and promoting superstar talent in their businesses.

Kenneth Feinberg, director, September 11th Victim Compensation Fund

A fascinating study of extraordinary leaders we all know of but few have access to. Sydney Finkelsteins surprising findings offer insight into how great talent is developed and nurtured.

Ed Haldeman, former CEO, Freddie Mac and Putnam Investments

Sometimes great wisdom comes in simple truths: how a leader uniquely creates, manages, and activates his personal network matters. For leaders, entrepreneurs, and all those people who want to get there, Superbosses is an inspiring and engaging must-read.

Blair B. LaCorte, executive vice president, Business Rockstars Network

Finally an answer to the millennial leadership puzzle at work. Simply break all the rules about what you thought you knew regarding identifying their potential and unleashing their talent to impact the broader team! Finkelstein has created a compelling road map for great leadership.

Jim Weber, chairman and CEO, Brooks Running

Superbosses is not a career book, yet it will entirely transform the way you think about your career and that of everyone around you. With riveting stories and deep insight into how standout successes in a number of fields treat talent, Finkelstein offers a whole new framework to turbocharge your career.

Tom McInerney, president and CEO, Genworth Financial

How better to learn about talent than to study the bosses who developed the most talent in their industries? In the process, Sydney Finkelstein discovered the remarkable similarities across a wide variety of industries in the actions these bosses take to produce talent. The result is a playbook that any and all business leaders can follow to identify, inspire, and develop talent in a way that brings the best out of people. Its an inspirational reminder that great business leaders dont just produce results, they create an environment focused on a compelling vision where great people believe they can achieve the impossibleand they do!

Sherri C. Oberg, cofounder and former CEO, Acusphere, Inc.

Finkelstein offers tremendous insight into an unexplored area of management with his extensive study of superbosses. A truly important read.

Philip Hanlon, president, Dartmouth College

Superbosses offers all managersno matter where they are in an organizationa blueprint for success. Its always about people, and Finkelsteins original examples, stories, and insights will stick with you long after you put this pathbreaking book down.

Jeremy Reitman, CEO, Reitmans

Most of us have worked for good bosses at some point in our career. Most of us have also admired from afar great bosses in industry. And most of us aspire to be great bosses. Superbosses adroitly articulates through examples from multiple industries and endeavors the attributes that make for great bosses who create winning teams. It will change the way you think about talenthow you hire, foster innovation, and even view attrition. An enlightening, and often surprising, look at the real well of success for any industry.

Charles L. Harrington, chairman and CEO, Parsons Corp.

We always remember that one boss who made a difference in our lives by helping us accomplish more than we ever thought possible. Superbosses explains how each of us can become that boss.

Greg Maffei, president and CEO, Liberty Media Corporation

Superbosses is a concrete study of the mind-sets, behaviors, and habits defining outstanding leadership practices. Great leaders inspire the extraordinary from people and create unforgettable environments. A must-read for leaders who want to accelerate growth, engagement, and purpose in others.

Bruno Vinciguerra, former COO, Sothebys

Distilling more than a decades research and probing across dozens of sectors, Americas preeminent leadership scholar, Sydney Finkelstein, proves that the ability to uncover and nurture talent matters far more than the mastery of metrics. Superbosses are transformational for more than their companies, teams or nonprofits; they instill in their protgs techniques that often revolutionize whole industries. Whether you run a company or dream of doing so,