The book is written to be nonlinear. You give a sense of your score on the journey and you actually can then choose. If that's what's going to be more important, or if actually you've got the tactics sorted out, but influence is holding you back,. Then perhaps open the book at that chapter and jump in there. I felt it really important because I don't want to give people another big book to read when they're very busy. This sort of feels like mindset. And it kind of feels like tactics. But I think you have a scenario in which sure we're overwhelmed by requests and firefighting and all of that. We could find that hour to do the thing
Richard Medcalf reveals how to free up time for the strategic activities that will advance your career.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why productivity won’t solve busy-ness.
2) The crucial question that makes you more strategic.
Richard Medcalf describes himself as "what you get if you were to put a McKinsey consultant, a slightly unorthodox pastor and an entrepreneur into a blender".
He is the founder of Xquadrant, which helps elite leaders reinvent their 'success formula' and multiply their impact. His personal clients include CEOs of billion-dollar corporations, successful serial entrepreneurs, and the founders of tech 'unicorns'.
Richard has advised the C-Suite for over 25 years. After a Masters at Oxford University, where he came top in his year, he joined a premier strategy consultancy and later became the youngest-ever Partner. He then spent 11 years at tech giant Cisco in an elite team reporting to the CEO.
Richard is bi-national English/French, lives near Paris, and is happily married and the proud father of two. He has an insatiable love for spicy food and the electric guitar.