Subir Chowdhury - The Power of LEO: The Revolutionary Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results

Praise for The Power of LEO

Nobody knows quality like Subir Chowdhury, and The Power of LEO reveals the elegant new approach he has pioneered with the worlds top companies. I couldnt recommend this book more.

Marshall Goldsmith
Author of the New York Times bestsellers MOJO and
What Got You Here Wont Get You There

The Power of LEO will be beneficial to any organization that utilizes the principles and incorporates it into their culture. Subir Chowdhurys LEO is guaranteed to produce results.

Michael King
CEO and National President, Volunteers of America

Subir Chowdhury is one of the worlds leading experts on quality improvement, and hes on a mission to instill that same passionate dedication in every person at every level. In The Power of LEO he goes a long way to doing just that. Its a no-nonsense book full of real-life case examples, practical tips, and proven strategies. If youre looking to make quality a way of life, this is definitely the book for you.

Jim Kouzes
Coauthor of the bestselling The Leadership Challenge
The Deans Executive Fellow of Leadership
Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University

Subir brings forward a fresh perspective on managing global corporations by listening carefully to key stakeholders, enriching critical business processes, and optimizing the strategic change initiatives for deriving maximum business value. In an uncomplicated style, he uses multiple case studies to explain how the LEO management approach can solve significant business challenges. Avid readers of new ideas in management techniques would certainly find this work of interest.

Narayana N. R. Murthy
Chairman and Chief Mentor, Infosys Limited

The Power of LEO highlights the importance of improving process design in any industry, including health care. We have applied LEO in my hospital and it works. Subir Chowdhurys book will serve as a powerful reminder to the health care industry that its primary goal is to develop, enhance, and delight its most important customer: the patient.

Mark L. Rosenblum, M.D.
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Health System
Vice President of Clinical Programs, Henry Ford West
Bloomfield Hospital

The Power of LEO has rekindled my belief in the value of listening to and collaborating with all of our stakeholders.

James E. Rogers
Chairman, President, and CEO, Duke Energy

Most management strategies are great in theory. But how does a line executive put it to use? The Power of LEO shows us how in practical, down-to-earth terms and anecdotes. A most useful read!

Jim Lawrence
CEO, Rothschild North America and Former Vice Chairman and CFO, General Mills

THE POWER OF LEO

OTHER BOOKS BY SUBIR CHOWDHURY

The Ice Cream Maker: An Inspiring Tale about Making
Quality the Key Ingredient in Everything You Do

Next Generation Business Handbook

Taguchis Quality Engineering Handbook
(Coauthored with Genichi Taguchi and Yuin Wu)

The Power of Design for Six Sigma

Design for Six Sigma: The Revolutionary Process for
Achieving Extraordinary Profits

The Talent Era: Achieving a High Return on Talent

The Power of Six Sigma: An Inspiring Tale of How Six Sigma
Is Transforming the Way We Work

Organization 21C: Someday All Organizations Will Lead This Way

The Mahalanobis-Taguchi System
(Coauthored with Genichi Taguchi and Yuin Wu)

Management 21C: Someday Well All Manage This Way

Robust Engineering: Learn How to Boost Quality
while Reducing Costs & Time to Market
(Coauthored with Genichi Taguchi and Shin Taguchi)

QS-9000 Pioneers: Registered Companies Share Their
Strategies for Success (Coauthored with K. Zimmer)

THE REVOLUTIONARY PROCESS FOR ACHIEVING EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS

SUBIR CHOWDHURY

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