Think Like a Chef, How to Play Guitar & Save the World
A Management Guide for New Leaders Who Need to Get Results Fast
“Leadership lessons forged in kitchens, crises, and the unlikeliest of places - so you can lead when it matters most.”
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Think Like a Chef: How to Play Guitar & Save the World
Isn’t your typical leadership manual. Forget buzzwords, bland frameworks, and MBA jargon - this is leadership with burn scars, grease stains, and adrenaline.
From a guitarist saving 571 souls on a sinking ship, to Captain Sully’s 208 seconds over the Hudson, to Soviet officers who quietly stopped nuclear Armageddon - this book shows you what leadership really looks like when the plan blows up and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Darren Conole - chef, operator, and battle-tested survivor of kitchens, contracts, and crises - translates legendary acts of courage into practical, no-BS lessons for managers who don’t have the luxury of failing gracefully. Whether you’re running a brigade, a boardroom, or a Friday night service on the brink of collapse, you’ll learn how to:
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Step up when those with the titles step out.
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Make brutal calls with half the information and none of the time.
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Keep your crew alive (sometimes literally) when everything else is going to hell.
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Build the endurance to lead again tomorrow, and the day after that.
This is not theory. It’s survival.
It’s not about titles. It’s about choices.
Crisis Communication
The Building That Was Doomed Before the Fire
...and a treasure trove of leadership stories that entertain, inspire, and shake up everything you thought you knew
The Berlin Airlift 1948-1949 - another of our great leadership lessons.
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