"I appreciate that 'employee engagement' is all the rage of late, and that as you ponder Unplugged you may be asking yourself, 'Do I really need another book on this?' To that I can only shake my head and bemuse, 'When was the last time you read something so essential and so fundamental that it was, seemingly contradictorily, also awe-inspiring and revelatory? That it so infused your work with meaning and purpose that it improved the outright quality of your life-both on and off the field?'" --Dr. Blake Leathe, President, The Leathe Group and author of Cultivating the Strategic Mind: Growing from Leader to Visionary, Creator and Architect of Strategy."Unplugged is an important overview and reference guide for any leader who cares about working in teams and managing people for top performance. It will join a select few business books that are well worn, read and reread as leaders encounter new situations and want to remind themselves of the fundamentals. -Dr. Sarah Kelly head of Pharmaceutical Sciences Small Molecule, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 'Unplugged' is the culmination of numerous progressive management programs and techniques that helped guide us through business cycles to continuous success. An excellent, concise reference book, well written with relatable examples." --Andy Fulton, President, ME Global Inc "Working with Dr. Steve Buchholz as a mentor and CEO coach for over two decades, I have learned the necessity of having a fully engaged workforce to successfully drive the business. Without a highly engaged work culture, our business stagnated, and with it, the business flourished with its greatest years of growth and profitability and, being recognized as a "Best Place to Work" for 8 consecutive years. Every business leader and CEO needs to heed the invaluable advice of the authors in this book for the only way to create true sustainable success." --Joe Grabowski, CEO - Retired Wenck Enterprises, Inc "In Unplugged, Buchholz and Roth clarify why and how organizations lose the energy of their people, and what leaders must do to reengage their employees. The authors also define the key features of essence-based leadership which contribute to establishing a coherent and united culture. If you are waiting for wise advice on how to preserve the emotional engagement inside your organization, add value to your clients, and build sustainability and differentiation, this is the right book for you." --Alberto Pérez La Rotta, author of Integrated Business Transformation

Dr. Steve Buchholz is a recognized leader in the field of change management. Steve authored the business best seller, Aftershock: Helping People Through Corporate Change, and co-authored with Tom Roth, Creating the High Performance Team. He holds a doctorate in Organizational Sociology from the University of Nebraska. Steve works with a variety of companies focusing on leadership capacity, high performance teaming, change management, talent retention, engagement, and developing strategic alignment. Mr. Tom Roth is COO for Wilson Learning Worldwide. He assists global executive leadership teams with issues related to employee engagement, leadership development, strategy alignment, and business transformation. Mr. Roth is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences. He speaks on a variety of issues, including leadership, employee and customer engagement, change, and strategy implementation. He is published in numerous business publications.AUTHOR HOME: Edina, Minnesota