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leadership transitions, offering practical guidance for industry leaders and government acquisition management professionals alike. Guidance on effective leadership transitions following acquisitions is particularly relevant for leaders in today's business and government organizational contexts. Strategies to guide businesses that are struggling with revenue growth, financial shortcomings, and cultural struggles are addressed to characterize this work as part of a valuable leadership tool set. Despite the complexities and dynamic nature of leading acquisitions in any competitive business in any market, Carleone makes complex management issues and concepts understandable and appealing regardless of one’s organizational viewpoint. His real-world practical style is a refreshing view into business situations for which he offers successful, thoughtful guidance. The Touchstones of Leadership is an easy read—engaging and a very relatable but also highly practical book of value-based leadership principles founded on theories of leading management scientists. The 45 principles of the touchstones are universally applicable. Establishing a firm foundation of trust and respect is a theme well developed in the book and cuts straight to the soft skills that enable effective executive leadership facing tough problems with no easy answers. Carleone is purposeful in his rendering these kinds of situations as hallmarks of his own experiences and puts it all into a format that is accessible and clear—a must read for those desiring to improve multidisciplinary business acumen.
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