“A great bite for management”
EL PAÍS

Cooking up Leadership: My book

Do you want your investment in leadership development to be profitable?
Do you want to see how you can link cooking and leadership in a fun way?
“Only a great professional in Human Resources and an accomplished cook like Douglas is capable of showing us the way in such an effective way, creating an experience that is also pleasurable and fun.”
Francisco Román CEO Vodafone Spain
Why read this book?
  • Because it helps any manager who needs to lead people be more effective.
  • Because you will learn things about the true nature of leadership.
  • Because you can see how to create true conversations that are capable of changing your organization.
  • Because every chapter concludes with practical tips on how to improve your leadership.
  • Because when you finish the book you will understand more about how to get commitment from the people who work in your organization.
What are the 6 major arguments of the book
  1. Developing leadership is a highly strategic question for any organization.
  2. It is possible to create conversations that are capable of changing your organization.
  3. It is possible to closely align your organizational culture with your business strategy and this alignment will increase your profits and the motivation of your people.
    4. The number-one function of leadership is to build this alignment.
  4. Leadership is every manager’s job.
  5. Everyone is capable of improving their leadership.
“Douglas makes his reader think but also feel about the challenges and secrets of such an intangible phenomenon as leadership”
Santiago Álvarez de MonProfessor of Leadership IESE