Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0133987000 ISBN 13: 9780133987003

Publisher: Pearson FT Press, 2015

Better executive health drives business performance and a stronger society. For the experienced manager as well as manager in training, business school professor and executive coach Steven P. MacGregor helps you leverage this truth in your life and your business.

MacGregor shares breakthrough insights and techniques he's honed through seven years of pioneering the world-renowned Sustaining Executive Performance (SEP) program and working with thousands of top executives worldwide. He reveals the profound connections between living a healthier, happier, and more productive life, and improving your organization on metrics ranging from innovation to resilience.

MacGregor addresses core business themes including design thinking, continuous innovation, and corporate social responsibility, linking these to the five elements of the SEP program: MOVE, RECOVER, FOCUS, FUEL, and TRAIN. He shows how the logic of individual action drives value at the business and societal levels, value that can be attained through small change.

Throughout you'll find interviews with leading executives and experts, and deep insights that connect the old and new world - from Ancient Chinese and Greek philosophy to the founding of the Modern Olympic Games, and contemporary visionaries such as Buckminster Fuller and Peter Drucker. Cutting edge research and contemporary business cases complement such timeless wisdom, and make it actionable for the modern-day manager.

From the Back Cover:

STRONGER, FASTER, SMARTER A Life Reengineering Guide for the Busy Professional and a "Design Your Life" Reflection for the Management Student
 
Better executive health drives business performance and a stronger society. Now, business school professor and executive coach Steven P. MacGregor helps you leverage this truth in your life and your business.
 
MacGregor shares breakthrough insights and techniques he's honed through seven years of pioneering the world-renowned Sustaining Executive Performance (SEP) program and working with thousands of top executives worldwide. He reveals the profound connections between living a healthier, happier, and more productive life, and improving your organization on metrics ranging from innovation to resilience.
 
MacGregor addresses core business themes including design thinking, continuous innovation, and corporate social responsibility. Next, he shows how to apply all five elements of the SEP program in your own life: MOVE, RECOVER, FOCUS, FUEL, and TRAIN. Finally, he shows how the logic of individual action drives value at the business and societal levels, value that can be attained through small changes in your own life.
 
Throughout, you'll find interviews with leading executives and experts and deep insights that connect the old and new world--from Ancient Chinese and Greek philosophy to the founding of the Modern Olympic Games to contemporary visionaries, such as Buckminster Fuller and Peter Drucker. Cutting-edge research and contemporary business cases complement such timeless wisdom and make it actionable for the modern-day manager.

What Aristotle, Plato, Confucius, and de Coubertin knew, and we forgot You can't excel only from the neck up
Better management and leadership begins with yourself Get beyond pop guru soundbites to your deepest human needs
Lead in the Triple Lens of Sustainability Hardwire personal sustainability to the business case and societal strength
Become a sustainable leader and recognize the responsibility you have for others
Reengineer your day-to-day. Find your marginal gain. Become a hacker

About the Author:

STEVEN P. MACGREGOR, Ph.D. is a practice-based academic with over 10 years' experience in world-leading research on sustainability and innovation. His work has been enriched by field experience in both management consulting and ethnographic research. MacGregor has created a globally successful executive training program focused on health, performance and behaviour change which has been delivered at four of the world's top fifteen business schools. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering design management from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, and has been a visiting researcher at Stanford (Design Center) and Carnegie-Mellon. A former national Duathlon champion, he has trained with Olympic track athletes at Stanford, with Tour de France riders and Ironman winners, and currently with the Athletics team of FC Barcelona. He is Managing Director and Co-Founder of The LAB (Leadership Academy of Barcelona).