Profit from the Positive: Proven Leadership Strategies to Boost Productivity and Transform Your Business, with a foreword by Tom Rath

9THE POSITIVE DEVIANT:Three Things I Can Start Today

Profit from the Positive began as a desire to share what’s working with a much broader global audience. We’ve coached hundreds of executives, business owners, managers, and their teams by introducing them to the tools we’ve shared with you in Profit from the Positive. It has truly been a pleasure to watch our clients grow and transform their businesses by bringing these cutting-edge practices to their companies.

Let’s talk for a moment about positive deviance. Imagine a bell curve of all the possible actions you could take (see the drawing on the next page). Now think of the positive long tail of that bell curve. Our 27 tools are those actions, and our clients became positive deviants when ...