Just Enough Anxiety: The Hidden Driver of Business Success Hardback - 2008 - 1st Edition

'Without any risk of exaggeration: JEA is one of the most important, useful and timely books for the first decade of this century. Not just for the business reader. For everyone!'
Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Management, University of Southern California and author of On Becoming a Leader and co-author of Judgment

'We have all experienced the damaging side of anxiety. Using examples from throughout the business world, Rosen demonstrates that anxiety is not just a malevolent feeling, but can in fact, be a key factor for success.'
David Gergen, Director of the Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University

'We are competing in a global economy that requires organizations – public and private – to move forward with creativity and innovation amid changing economic and demographic landscapes. In Just Enough Anxiety, Bob Rosen has articulated key values and performance measures that organizations need to improve their performance in this dynamic environment. As I work to ensure a strong and vibrant future for Virginia, I find Bob's ideas about performance excellence and continuous improvement compelling. Bob is an asset to our Commonwealth.'
Timothy M. Kaine, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

'The ultimate goal of any leader is to create a winning company. Great leaders do this by mastering the human side of execution. Inherently they know how to turn up or turn down the heat. Just Enough Anxiety shows you just how to do this. The book is honest, heartfelt, and focuses on what really matters in business.'
Michel Tilmant, Chairman and CEO, ING Group

'Just Enough Anxiety is a rare, new resource for leaders everywhere, at every level, and provides a challenging view of business success.'
Frances Hesselbein, Chairman and Founding President, Leader to Leader Institute

'One of today's key leadership challenges is deciding how much change an organization can absorb at any point in time. Bob Rosen does an excellent job helping leaders think through this delicate balancing act.'
Dennis Nally, Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

'I love this book. Great adviceWonderful coaching that shows a path we can all follow. Somewhere between just coasting along' and being paralyzed with panic' lies the land of just enough anxiety. Bob Rosen shows us how to find and navigate around this land.'
Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times best-selling author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There

'Rosen has uncovered the secret to building a high performance culture. JEA is a must-read for every CEO and individual who holds a leadership position.'
JP Garnier, Chairman and CEO, Glaxo Smith Kline

'Bob Rosen offers us a thoughtful look at the powerful emotions that impact executive decisions and how to balance these forces with Just Enough Anxiety. You'll learn that anxiety is a natural tool to be used to your advantage and embraced as an ally. Don't miss this profound examination of what makes us tick.'
General (Ret) John Jumper, Former United States Air Force Chief of Staff

'Many great books have been written about the age of turbulence, global dynamism or business disruption focused upon firm level concerns. No great book has focused upon what it means to lead in these times, because to do so requires a rare author who has both a deeply conceptual and pragmatic mind and has worked intimately with those who lead well. Finally, that book has arrived.'
Blair Shephard, Dean, Fuqua School of Management

'[Rosen's] message is both critical and timely. I highly recommend this book to anyone struggling with demands and pressures of today's challenges, whether inside or outside of business.'
Frank Guzzetta, CEO, Macy's North

'Tough challenges bring out the best in people, but continuous crisis management can be destructive. Bob Rosen's concept of Just Enough Anxiety captures this dilemma in a framework that CEOs can use to maintain the optimum amount of pressure to keep our business moving forward.'
Mike Turner, CEO, BAE Systems

Robert H. Rosen is a psychologist, researcher, business adviser, and bestselling author of "Leading People" and "The Healthy Company." He won a MacArthur Award in 1991 for his leadership research. He has interviewed more than 250 CEOs, and each year he speaks to thousands of executives worldwide. His firm, Healthy Companies International, has worked with major organizations around the world, including Johnson & Johnson, Northrop Grumman, Intel, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Boeing, and ING.