Publisher Description
Connectional Intelligence unlocks the 21st-century secret to getting "big things done," regardless of who you are, where you live, or what you do. We typically associate success and leadership with smarts, passion and luck. But in today's hypercompetitive world, even those gifts aren't enough. Get Big Things Done argues that the game changer is a thoroughly modern skill called Connectional Intelligence. Virtually anyone can maximize his or her potential, and achieve breakthrough performance, by developing this crucial ability. So, what is it? Put simply, Connectional Intelligence is the ability to combine knowledge, ambition and human capital, forging connections on a global scale that create unprecedented value and meaning. As radical a concept as Emotional Intelligence was in the 90s, Connectional Intelligence is changing everything from business and sports to academics, health and politics by quickly, efficiently and creatively helping people enlist supporters, drive innovation, develop strategies and implement solutions to big problems. Can a small-town pumpkin grower affect the global food crisis? A Fortune 500 executive change her company's outdated culture through video storytelling? A hip-hop artist launch an international happiness movement? Or a scientist use virtual reality games to lower pain for burn victims? The answer, you'll read, is a resounding yes. Each of these individuals is using Connectional Intelligence to become a power player to get big things done. Erica Dhawan and Saj-nicole Joni's Get Big Things Done unlocks the secrets of how the world's movers and shakers use Connectional Intelligence to achieve their personal and professional goals--no matter how ambitious.
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“Good leaders increasingly need to nurture new sources of expertise and ideas beyond what they know…to succeed and to be inspired. Get Big Things Done is just the guidebook for making the most use of your networks to spark change and meaning.”
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Beth Comstock, Chief Marketing Officer, GE
About the Authors
Erica Dhawan is a leadership strategist teaching companies and business leaders creative actions to drive elite performance, improve innovations across generations and cultures, capitalize on the expertise of emerging talent, and prepare the global workforce for the future. Her clients include Fidelity Investments, McGraw Hill Financial, and PepsiCo, and she has written on the future of work, the multigenerational workforce, innovation, and leadership in Forbes, Fortune, and Huffington Post. Dhawan taught leadership at Harvard and MIT while earning her MBA at MIT Sloan and her MPA at Harvard Kennedy School.
Saj-nicole Joni is the founder and CEO of Cambridge International Group, Ltd., and has served on several public and private corporate boards. A
senior fellow at Katzenbach Partners, LLC, she has held senior executive
positions at Microsoft and CSC Index and has been a fellow at Harvard’s
Center for Public Leadership. She has also served on the faculties of
MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, and Wellesley College. Joni is
the author of The Third Opinion: How Successful Leaders Use Outside Insight to Create Superior Results, and she has been published in the Harvard Business Review and Fast Company. She holds a PhD from the University of California–San Diego.
About Christina Moore
Christina Moore is an actress and Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator. As an actress, she is best known for her roles in the television series That ’70s Show, Hawthorne, and 90210. She is a founding member of Bitches Funny, an all-female sketch group that has performed in New York City and Los Angeles.