Fierce leadership: a bold alternative to the worst 'best practices' of business today is a practical, provocative guide for managers, executives, and anyone responsible for shaping organizational culture. Written for leaders who want real results instead of empty slogans, this paperback edition exposes why common mantras like hire smart people and hold people accountable often backfire and shows a better way forward. Ideal for business teams, leadership courses, and hr professionals, this book offers clear, research-backed strategies to transform conversations and drive performance. Title in this set: fierce leadership: a bold alternative to the worst 'best practices' of business today by susan scott condition: brand new format: paperback isbn: 9780749952648 susan scott draws on over a decade of research and hands-on work with ceos and senior executives to challenge the status quo. Rather than accept surface-level best practices, she explains how these habits cost companies money, demoralize teams, and erode customer loyalty. Through vivid examples and actionable frameworks, scott equips readers to identify toxic patterns in meetings, performance systems, and customer interactions and replace them with focused, courageous conversations that produce measurable outcomes. What you'll find inside: hard-hitting analysis of widely accepted but ineffective management practices. Real-world case studies from fortune 500 companies and global leaders. Practical tools to improve how ...