Apex Thinking
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A collaboration between Mountain State University President Charles Polk and Dean of the School of Leadership and Professional Development William White, this book is a virtual “how-to” guide for people wanting to achieve top positioning in an organization, and also offers much advice and direction for current CEOs. An unflinching leadership work that pulls no punches about what it takes to be at the top.
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This book is written by the president of Mountain State University and the dean of the School of Leadership and Professional Development. From a content standpoint, it is a pretty good read. The advice is down-to-Earth and easy to understand.
The book is slanted toward the CEO in the private sector, but some of the leadership lessons are broad enough for applicability in a variety of disciplines.
As an undergraduate English major, I must say that I noticed a disturbing number of typographical errors in the book which ended up being somewhat distracting to me. The occasional typo is easy to overlook, but a couple of these actually made me stop and re-read a section just to understand what was being said. For a book published by a private university, I was somewhat disappointed with the lack of editing. (Without the grammar inconsistencies, this book would have easily gotten four stars.)
All in all, I enjoyed reading “Apex Thinking” and am proud that its author represents my soon-to-be graduate alma mater. For those who are looking to advance in the private sector, “Apex Thinking” may not prove to be the all-in-one handbook you may think you need, but it certainly should be required reading.
