About the Book
Ever wonder why things just keep "falling between the cracks" in your organization? Ever wondered why your managers won't really manage, and grow their teams? Ever feel like strangling your boss, peers, direct reports? The Next Phase of Leadership cuts through all the piles of assumptions and excuses with 42 years of research that reveals the core issues that keep you from building great organizations. Reporting the years of research and proven technology, this book will likely shock you by claiming we know what the real issues are in building scalable, profitable organizations.
About the Author: Dr. Savage and Next Phase Leadership LLC specialize in taking professionals, managers and companies to their Next Phase of higher contribution, growth and profitability. Dr. Savage is continually engaged in global business research and has; trained, implemented enterprise systems and Coached hundreds of industry leaders toward their stated goals and desired business needs, often finding ways of saving them some serious coin along the way. Dr. Savage is the founder, President and CEO of Next Phase Leadership LLC, a research-based training and consulting firm that provides contribution consulting, coaching, executive counseling, targeted assessments, training and measurement tools to help professionals successfully navigate the tricky transition into higher contributing management and leadership roles. Dr. Savage has over 25 years of experience working with Intel, IBM, Mitsubishi Electric, American Express, Microsoft, Sandia National Labs, BMC Software, Los Alamos Labs, Countrywide Home Loans, Dell, Oak Ridge Labs, Dow Jones, DuPont, Fidelity, Gateway, Lawrence Livermore Labs, The Wall Street Journal, General Reinsurance, Berkshire Hathaway, Hewitt, Honda, Brocade Communications, Johnson Controls, Novo Nordisk, People's Bank, Procter & Gamble, Progressive Insurance, Novo Nordisk, People's Bank, Procter & Gamble, Smith-Kline-Beecham, Bank Boston, the IRS, Yahoo, Bank of Hawaii, and the US Federal and many State Governments, to name a few. His International experience includes work on every continent of the globe. His responsibilities at Next Phase Leadership LLC include business development, content creation and content management, workshop facilitation, executive coaching/counseling and overseeing the never-ending research into increasing individual and organizational contribution. He is known to try and manage Next Phase Leadership's global staff of highly competent and highly independent people as well as influence the even more independent contract consultant, trainers, resellers and other aligned professionals scattered around the world. Brett holds a Bachelor's in Psychology, Masters in Education and Doctorate in Theoretical Philosophical Psychology. He has 30+ years of experience in counseling, consulting, training, and facilitating change for executives, management, teams, unions, and families. He now lives with his wife Lisa and their children and grandchildren in Salt Lake City Utah.
