Zebras and Cheetahs : Look Different and Stay Agile to Survive the Business Jungle

Leaders, business owners, entrepreneurs, managers, and CEOs are __all__ obsessed with one thing: Growth. But, growth can be incredibly complicated, disconnected, and confusing for everyone involved. Enter the Zebra and Cheetah Philosophy, Model, and Leader. Zebras and Cheetahs is a philosophy that redefines leadership and results in a new perspective and mind-set. Zebras and Cheetahs is a model that takes the complicated growth of organizations and makes it simple, engaging, and fun. It allows leadership to define roles so that everyone understands where they fit, offers the highest value of everyone's time toward a dominant aspiration and focus, increases accountability, tracks and measures success, and drastically enhances the energy of your tribe in exciting ways. A competitive marketplace demands that you distinguish yourself from your competitors, be quicker to market, and change course whenever you find your organization on the wrong side of the profit-and-loss sheet. This book teaches you how to look different and stay agile to survive the business jungle. __Zebras and Cheetahs__ can help any size organization learn to act with speed and precision, with proven leadership guidance on how to: - Identify your unique value that comes from your unique perspective, education, experience, and struggle - Understand what leadership qualities you possess and can further develop to become a leader your tribe will __want__ to follow instead of __have__ to follow - Cultivate passion in your tribe by providing opportunities to learn, grow, contribute, and be recognized - Help your tribe make the shift and embrace a dominant aspiration and focus - Keep your motivational arsenal well stocked - And much more! __Zebras and Cheetahs__ provides a glimpse into the concrete jungle, with lessons on how to close the gap through speed and integration of work initiatives to get ahead. Escape the chaos around you to truly reign as king of the concrete jungle.

Praise for Zebras and Cheetahs

"It's not the big that eat the small. Today, it's the fast that eat the slow. Zebras and Cheetahs teaches you step by step how to run faster, to be agile in the business jungle, and to pounce on opportunity 10x quicker than your competitors."
—GRANT CARDONE, New York Times bestselling author of Sell or Be Sold

"Business is a game for everyone, and whether you're an entrepreneur, a small business owner, or a corporate executive, you need a guide. If you're striving for growth and profound leadership, the Zebra and Cheetah philosophy will not only guide you through the jungle alive, it will position you to be King."
—JEFFREY HAYZLETT, global business celebrity, bestselling author, and sometime cowboy

"A fresh and unique look at leaders—and how to become a better one."
—RANDY GAGE, New York Times bestselling author of Risky Is the New Safe

"Standing out by being decidedly different, agile, and resilient are three themes of utmost importance for business success today. This book will give you insights, strategies, and tactics for achieving all three—and much more."
—MARK SANBORN, author of The Fred Factor and Fred 2.0

"Growing a business is not easy or for the faint of heart. In Zebras and Cheetahs, Micheal and Colby offer a refreshing and entertaining take on how to see what you do differently, grow your leadership capabilities in new ways, and execute a growth plan."
—Doug Tatum, author of No Man's Land: Where Growing Companies Fail; Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, MTSU Wright Travel Chair

Praise for iZebras and Cheetahs/i/ "It's not the big that eat the small. Today, it's the fast that eat the slow. iZebras and Cheetahs/i teaches you step by step how to run faster, to be agile in the business jungle, and to pounce on opportunity 10x quicker than your competitors." b'GRANT CARDONE/b, iNew York Times/i bestselling author of iSell or Be Sold/i "Business is a game for everyone, and whether you're an entrepreneur, a small business owner, or a corporate executive, you need a guide. If you're striving for growth and profound leadership, the Zebra and Cheetah philosophy will not only guide you through the jungle alive, it will position you to be King." b'JEFFREY HAYZLETT/b, global business celebrity, bestselling author, and sometime cowboy "A fresh and unique look at leaders'and how to become a better one." b'RANDY GAGE/b, iNew York Times/i bestselling author of iRisky Is the New Safe/i "Standing out by being decidedly different, agile, and resilient are three themes of utmost importance for business success today. This book will give you insights, strategies, and tactics for achieving all three'and much more." b'MARK SANBORN/b, author of iThe Fred Factor/i and iFred 2.0/i "Growing a business is not easy or for the faint of heart. In iZebras and Cheetahs/i, Micheal and Colby offer a refreshing and entertaining take on how to see what you do differently, grow your leadership capabilities in new ways, and execute a growth plan." b'Doug Tatum, /bauthor of iNo Man's Land: Where Growing Companies Fail/i; Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, MTSU Wright Travel Chair

The role of leadership within a team today requires knowledge of the jungle, the systematic core functions of the tribe, and identification of vested partners who share the same belief in what they have termed "collective passion." This book uses a jungle metaphor to clearly and allegorically show how people can close the gap through speed and integration of work initiatives to get ahead. They call this model Zebras and Cheetahs. Why? Simply stated, they look different, they run faster, and they are agile. Thus they can escape the chaos around them to truly reign king of the concrete jungle.

The concept of Zebras and Cheetahs is to be agile because we are demanded to distinguish from our competitors, be quicker to market, and change course whenever we find ourselves on the wrong side of the profit and loss sheet. The Zebras and Cheetahs Model is for any size organization looking to act with speed and precision. To truly find a new, higher level of performance, one must first change your perspective. In the Concrete Jungle, we face daily tasks that keep us from doing what is most important. Understanding what is the highest value of our time is not just about strength or having a strong mindset; it’s about changing your mindset by developing a dominant focus.

It's not the big that eat the small. Today, it's the fast that eat the slow. Whether you're an entrepreneur, a small business owner, or a corporate executive, this book teaches you step by step how to run faster, to be agile in the business jungle, and to pounce on opportunity 10x quicker than your competitors.