About the Book

Sooner or later, all business owners find themselves working too much “in” the business rather than “on” the business. While working harder than ever, they know their organization could be growing faster and generating greater profits. To generate the traction and significant growth they seek, leaders need strategies to create and sustain a great business as well as ways to break through the invisible barriers that often prevent forward movement.

Highlights of the Book

Packed with practical information to:
  • Identify mindsets that are essential to creating a great company
  • Recognize the necessary steps to increase employee engagement
  • Develop a strategy that leads to faster growth and higher profitability
  • Align everyone to fewer priorities that will greatly impact results
  • Ensure the right people are in the right seats and are doing the right thing
  • Build a culture of accountability

Advanced Praise for The Leader Launchpad

Ron Antevy
Ron Antevy
CEO, E-Builder

A must read if you want to scale-up and accelerate your growth… Loaded with practical advice that you can implement right away.

Guy Kurlandski
Guy Kurlandski
Co-Founder, Premonition

Howard Shore has yet again written a must-read business leadership book.

John Ratliff
John Ratliff
CEO, Scaling Up Coaches

The world is moving fast. People are overwhelmed. It’s never been more critical to make sure your organization is learning fast enough to keep up with the frenetic pace . Howard Shore elegantly illustrates a methodology to ensure your company not only survives but thrives in this new, rapidly evolving landscape. Nimble organizations now have a competitive advantage over their slower counterparts

Cheryl Snapp Conner
Cheryl Snapp Conner
Author, Columnist, Speaker; Founder and CEO, SnappConner PR

I am astounded by how much I’ve learned from this book. The principles I learned from Howard Shore in even a short discussion allowed my company to move past a hurdle I’d thought was impossible. I recommend this book to everyone leading a business today.

R. Victor Giorgini
R. Victor Giorgini
President & CEO, Equiflor LLC

It’s a winner!! Howard Shore does a fantastic job pointing out the hard-to-deal-with areas that prevent many business leaders from achieving extraordinary results. If sustained profitable growth is your objective, use the 5 Step Process in this book.

Aaron Walker
Aaron Walker
Bestselling author of View from the Top

Hypothetical scenarios are worthless to me; our lives are not fictional, they’re very tangible. I watch hundreds of clients annually stay in a zone of complacency and completely waste valuable resources and watch with regret as others pass them by. Howard Shore has developed a strategy to propel you to new heights.

Shannon Byrne Susko
Shannon Byrne Susko
Author of The Metronome Effect and 3HAG WAY; CEO, Metronome United

CEOs, this is a must-read book. Take action—apply the five succinct steps. And get ready to experience the rapid business growth you always planned for. Have fun and enjoy the outcome!

Albert Santalo
Albert Santalo
CEO, 8base and Serial Entrepreneur

As a startup founder who on multiple occasions has led scale-up efforts with expectations of triple-digit growth results, I know firsthand that the sales and marketing engine inside a company consists of a highly delicate set of people, actions and culture that need to be constantly calibrated. Howard is a pro, and the framework outlined in his book is the bible for growth leaders that truly want to win!

Richard Outram
Richard Outram
CFO, Cross Country Home Services

Unlike the crowd of authors who write from either ivory towers or armchairs, Howard works daily in the business trenches, coaching leaders and getting results. From establishing a clear and compelling purpose to identifying your tar- get market to committing to an audacious goal, Leader Launchpad covers it all. If you need to speed up your company’s growth, then you need this book! Howard Shore lays out a simple plan that will lead to phenomenal results.

Arthur Levine
Arthur Levine
CFO, Sensus Healthcare

Howard Shore has done it again. His first book, Your Business is a Leaky Bucket, described the sources of leaks that cause underachievement and explained how to plug those leaks. His second book shows how these types of issues prevent companies from achieving rapid growth. His advice for accelerating growth is direct and practical and forces the reader to think. He also provides download- able tools to help put his advice into practice. I don’t know any company that could not benefit from applying Howard’s advice.

Salomon Sredni
Salomon Sredni
Managing Director, Ocean Azul Partners

Howard provides you the roadmap to ignite your rocket ship. It provides CEOs with a logical and step by step process to work on your business!

Marques Ogden
Marques Ogden
Former NFL athlete, keynote speaker, and author of The Success Cycle

Howard Shore continues to put out high-quality content material that helps so many people achieve success! I give this book a phenomenal endorsement, due to the enormous amount of content that can help entrepreneurs achieve success and break down barriers that may be holding them back in their businesses!

Andrew Langsam
Andrew Langsam
CEO, Dynamic Advertising Solutions, Inc.

Howard Shore is a trusted advisor and thought leader, his content is phenomenal, and he and his team deliver results!

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