Lead: Getting from Hourly to Executive - Softcover

Lillard, Paige

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0997814403 ISBN 13: 9780997814408

Publisher: Beacon PBL Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Not your average business book, the author shares her successful journey from an hourly worker to a global executive complete with frank talk about office politics, bias, and what it really takes to succeed with your values intact. She reveals how to maximize your time, talents, and income with an achievable, no-nonsense formula to build a successful career no matter where you are in your journey.

About this title

About the Author:

Paige Lillard is CEO and principal of Beacon Consulting PBL aligning executive leaders to a shared strategy and guiding them through challenging business transformation. A seasoned business transformation leader and organizational excellence expert, she served as the vice president of global business transformation for Turner Broadcasting’s Global Technology and Operations division. Based on growing demand for her knowledge and time, she created an internal professional-service firm at Turner, leading a team of consultants to guide and support executive teams from businesses throughout the world, including CNN, Turner Sports, Turner Entertainment, and Turner Corporate, through the strategy-development process. In 2012, Paige was appointed by the US Secretary of Commerce for a three-year term as one of twelve judges for the Baldrige National Quality Award for Performance Excellence, Judges. In 2014 she was appointed lead judge by US Secretary of Commerce Pritzker. Through over eighteen years of work with the Baldrige Framework coupled with her global transformation projects with Turner, Paige has extensive knowledge of organizational design and systems to ensure sustainable success. Her experience spans all sectors including service, industry, health care, education, government, and not-for-profit organizations. Paige also teaches the Baldrige Framework at the university level to Executive MBA students. Paige received her bachelor of arts from Hofstra University, graduated from Kennesaw State University’s Executive MBA program, and was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. Paige was selected by Turner’s CEO to attend the highly esteemed Women in Cable and Telecommunications (WICT) Betsy Magness Leadership Institute. Additionally Paige was selected as a participant in Harvard University’s Women’s Leadership Forum on International Business Expansion and Change Management. Paige earned her certificate in mergers and acquisitions at Kennesaw State University in 2012. Paige continues to volunteer her time to the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award for Performance Excellence organization. At the writing of this book, she currently serves as one of nine judges for the Harry S. Hertz Leadership Award given annually at the “Quest for Excellence” conference in Washington, DC.

About this edition

• Publisher: Beacon PBL Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0997814403
• ISBN 13: 9780997814408
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 106
• Editor: Wiesenthal Abbe
• Illustrator: Brooks Timothy