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HOW by Dov Seidman

Success no longer lies in what we do; how we do what we do now matters most. In a world where information flows and technology connects us instantly around the globe, the rules of the game for business today have changed dramatically. In HOW, Dov Seidman presents a clear vision of this new world and tells the compelling story how everyone can thrive within it.

In a connected world, individuals and organizations that make the strongest connections win. In the past, our products and services — our whats — were our keys to success. Today, whats have become commodities, easily duplicated or reverse engineered. Sustainable advantage and enduring success — for both companies and the people who work for them — now lie in the realm of how.

From this simple idea flows an entirely new way of looking at business and life in the 21st century. Today, how we behave and interact with others is the ultimate differentiator. The qualities that most once thought of as “soft” — integrity, passion, humility, and truth — have become the hard currency of business success and the most powerful drivers of reputation and profitability.

Whether you are a business executive, manager, or employee, HOW will transform your thinking. Divided into four comprehensive parts, this insightful book:

  • Explains the forces and factors that have fundamentally changed the world, placing a new focus on the hows with which you conduct yourself in business and in life;
  • Provides a new framework for your thinking to help you understand and implement a more effective approach to your decisions so that you can play to your strengths; take action based on knowing what you should do, not what you can do; and learn to create consonance in all your interactions;
  • Shows you how to rethink your actions and decisions to thrive in today’s new business realities by marketing with transparency, building trust and earning your reputation; and
  • Introduces a new type of business culture that companies must strive to build based on principles of organizational self-governance and a comprehensive new leadership framework that every reader will find fascinating and inspiring.

With in-depth insight and practical advice, HOW will help you bring excellence and significance to your personal life and your business endeavors and refocus your ideas and thought patterns in powerful new ways.

Author Dov Seidman and HOW has been featured on ABC’s Good Morning America, BusinessWeek.com, TheStreet.com, MotleyFool.com, Forbes.com, and in The New York Times, and has appeared at the National Press Club (in conversation with New York Times columnist Thomas Freidman), the Core Club in Washington D.C. and the Rand Corporation.

If you want to stand out, to thrive in our fast-changing, hyperconnected and hypertransparent world, discover HOW.


Look Inside HOW

See the table of contents for an at-a-glance view of the chapters in HOW.

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Dov with Tom Friedman

In this lively debate, Dov and New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman talk about the ramifications of living and working in a “flat” world.

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Recognition for HOW

HOW has been selected as one of the Best Leadership Books of 2007 by Leadership Now, a blog based on the idea that “leadership is everyone’s business.”

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Booking Dov Seidman

Widely recognized for his thought leadership, Dov is frequently invited to speak at leading industry events and to senior management and boards of directors.

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