[Reviews
- Wisdom of Wolves: Leadership Lessons from Nature] JUST
RELEASED!!
Your book is a blessing. It should be required reading for everyone.
Great book. Job well done.”
Judy Bedwell
“I fell in love with wolves when I was very young. As my
spirituality evolved, they became more and more dear to me –
their ways, their sense of community, their maternal instincts,
their loyalty to the clan, their bravery. So, it’s one of
my most passionate causes. You certainly have provided a valuable
service with your motivating presentations and sense of humor!
Jan Black
"This book is concisely laden with pertinent quotes and other
words of wisdom. Wolves serve as models and symbols of several positive
management techniques. I like the addition of the "Food for
Thought" and "Questions to Ponder" sections at the
end of each chapter, as applied to business, family, and personally.
The book is also gorgeously illustrated in color. Anyone interested
in leadership or nature should love this book and find it to be
a positive guide for their daily lives."
Bob Hatcher
Retired TWRA Endangered Wildlife Coordinator (1978 - 2001),
Eagle Consultant and Correspondent, American Eagle Foundation (since
2001)
Brentwood, TN
"I just wanted to tell you how much I am enjoying reading your
book Wisdom of Wolves. I am so inspired by your words....I’m taking
notes along the way! With every page I read in your book I find
another wolf-characteristic and leadership lesson that is perfect
for us! My husband is our High School Principal and he and I are
thinking about using the book at staff meetings next year. I think
our teachers will love it!"
Denise Wall
Curriculum Director
IKM-Manning Schools
"Wolves" should be required reading for every person in a managerial
slot. CONGRATS.
Don Hebert
Retired Health care Executive
"Your book arrived today. I have been tied up with this
dissertation and hadnt been to collect the post, so I am sure
it arrived before today. I am completely awed by this beautiful
work of art. It is a total transformation of the previous edition.
I just think this is extraordinary. The presentation, the feel
of the raised letters on the title, the gorgeous photography,
the entire layout is really a masterpiece. I dont know much about
this sort of thing, but I think this could be worthy of some kind
of an artistic award. I really mean this. My mother thinks this
is absolutely stunning. Whomever did this for you is truly worthy.
It is such an honor to the Wolves, too, isnt it. They deserve
to be presented with such beauty and grace, this is who they are!"
Patrice Campion
[Reviews
- The Wisdom of Wolves: Nature’s
Way to Organizational Success (Corporate Edition)]
"Our "Pilot" class, based on your "The Wisdom
of Wolves" book, went over very well last week and we are already
planning more for next year."
Jeff Forsythe
American Fidelity Assurance Co.
Corporate Training Dept.
"My name is Rob Sheader and I have been using
your book "The Wisdom of Wolves" for many years now in my transformational
work. I routinely get more copies that you are wonderful enough
to personally sign. I have a section on the management of change
and survival and at the end of it I talk about the wolf and give
everyone a copy of your book. I always get great reviews about
the book. Tomorrow I am hosting a benchmarking meeting for all
manufacturing plants in my company and I had asked them to prepare
a powerpoint presentation for the meeting. The presentation is
intended to identify the major social and technical changes that
came from the transformational process. I gave them freedom to
construct the presentation any way they wished. And now to the
reason for my message. Every one of the presentations used the
wolf as a semi transparent backdrop. One of them even described
the new change team as having "the heart of a wolf" Just imagine
how much influence you have had on these guys! Thanks you so much."
Rob Sheader
"The Wisdom of Wolves is simply brilliant! It
is an easy read, yet clear, direct and most of all - powerful!
I found myself reflecting back on what these "Wolf"metaphors mean
to me, my family, friends and clients. Whenever I feel stuck or
need clarity, I always go back to this magnificent work for the
answer."
Steve Borek
Professional Life Coach and Speaker
“Twyman
Towery is a noted business consultant and author who has written
a book with the wonderfully alliterative name - The Wisdom of
Wolves: Nature's Way to Organizational Success. It is a small
book. Easy to read. And impossible to forget, with many lessons
about running businesses, organizations and movements.."
Amy McKenna Luz, President and CEO
Association for Enterprise Opportunity
“I
was looking for a way to brand and bring my new team together.
As we are not located in one location it was important for us
to recognize the strength of the group. Each week I would start
my weekly update to my team with a chapter from your book. It
has given us a foundation as a unit that demonstrates the "Power
of One." When we started in January our team was #42 out of 46
teams. I am happy to report my team finished #8 out of 46 for
the month of August. I appreciate you personally signing each
team member's copy."
Victor E. Perkins
Director of Sales Yellow Transportation
“The
Wisdom of Wolves isn’t a good book, It’s a great book!
It’s not just entertaining, it’s essential!”
Michael P. Scott
Northrup King Company
“This
book will be as relevant 20 years from now as it is today, and
it is right on the mark for today’s fast changing world.”
R. Clayton McWhorter
Former Chairman, Columbia/HCA
“With
warmth and understanding, this book gently compels us to re-examine
our priorities. We are reminded that to lead by example is the
only true way to be a leader.”
Raymond Zimmerman
Chairman, Service Merchandise
“Your
book on Wolves was delivered to my office yesterday. I took it
home with me last night hoping that I would have an opportunity
to begin reading it over the next few days. I awoke at 1:30 or
2:00 a.m. this morning, could not go back to sleep, so I decided
to go downstairs and read a little hoping that it would help alleviate
my insomnia. I picked up your book and began to read it and could
not put it down until I had read the entire thing. I went back
to bed thinking I could go back to sleep. Wrong!!! Your writing
is so provoking, it compelled me, Don Hebert, to reflect and reevaluate
my professional career, me as a husband and father, and me as
a person. Have I in the past and am I today practicing what I
preach?
“Twyman,
the book brings you back to focus on what is real and what is
important in life. In my opinion, it should be compulsory reading
for every CEO and for second and third level managers in an organization.
I have known you for I guess almost thirty years. I have always
been proud to consider you a friend. Thank you for an exciting,
entertaining and educational piece of work. Good luck with it.”
Don R. Hebert,
CEO
Bossier Health Center
“I
was at a Texas Hospital Association meeting and found The Wisdom
of Wolves in a bookstore they had there. It talks about leadership
and organization and contrasts them with wolf packs and how the
packs have endured through thousands of years. It causes you to
reflect on how you can balance the demands of the business world
with personal and family life. It’s easy to read. A neat
little book.”
Kent Keahey,
President/CEO
Providence Health Center
“Nashvillian
Twyman L. Towery, Ph.D., is a fellow of the American College of
Healthcare Executives and a member of the National Speakers Association.
He has been a respected organizational management consultant for
more than 25 years, representing clients both in the United States
and overseas.
“His
first book, Male Code: Rules Men Live and Love By, viewed the
male-female relationships through the perspective of the ‘male
code.’
“In
his new book, The Wisdom of Wolves, Towery discusses at length
the teamwork, patience, play, survival, loyalty and factors of
change affecting wolves in a wolf pack.
“Towery
with great skill uses the daily crises and problems that concern
wolves to illustrate how people should relate to one another and
how businesses should grow, prosper and survive.
“His
examples, including these two, are instructive:
- Johnson
& Johnson directly confronted the Tylenol crisis when a
crazy person injected poison into Tylenol capsules.
-
Southwest
Airlines understands and uses a sense of fun to promote its
organization and market share.
“His
wide-ranging use of statements from famous and wise people in
all walks of life to illustrate his ‘wolf points’ is
helpful.
“Best
of all is Towery’s own view: ‘Wolves’ ability to
manage change is a major reason why they, along with man, are
among the most successful and durable mammals in the world.’
“Whether
you are a lone wolf or a pack member or curious about both, this
is a delightful and informative book.”
Larry D. Woods
Nashville Banner
“This
brief, easily digested book uses the ways of wild wolf packs as
a metaphor for achieving business, family and personal success.
Towery, a business and organizational consultant, clearly conveys
the sense of life in a wolf pack, its organizational structure
and strategies for survival. With intermittent quotes, anecdotes
and simple exercises for relating the wolf pack to business organizations
and families, the author explores such values and virtues as patience,
curiosity, loyalty, communication, perseverance and learning from
failures. Towery notes that ‘while human social order seems
to be falling apart…the organization of the wolf pack remains
the model of playfulness, teamwork, efficiency and sharing.’
While their numbers have dwindled considerably (thanks to humans),
wolves have maintained a consistent and effective culture, even
while adapting to environmental changes. Practicing a kind of
‘natural population control’ and living always ‘in
balance with nature,’ wolves, Towery asserts, have values
that ‘are never compromised.’ Wolves remain devoted
to the group and affectionate, and place the education and care
of their young above all else. There is much to learn from these
creatures, Towery asserts, illustrating simply but powerfully
how people can incorporate wolves’ successful strategies
into human organization.”
Publishers
Weekly
“This
book is very well written and easy to read. It is aimed primarily
at business people, but almost anyone who deals with other human
beings will benefit from reading it. The author uses vignettes
about wolves to illustrate desirable characteristics for businesses,
families and individuals.
“I
found the information about wolves very interesting. The vignettes
made the author’s points very clearly, yet allowed him to
do so without preaching and in a manner that will be remembered
longer than if he just stated what people should do. The author
also includes a bibliography of informational resources for people
to learn more about wolves, in case his vignettes have peaked
the reader's curiosity.
“I
would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about
how to grow and succeed in their life, their family and their
business.”
Stephanie Smith
Independent Publisher
“Twyman
Towery has made a name for himself as a management consultant
guru in the fastest-moving industry around, hospitals and health-care
companies, which have come to be actively predatory while being
stalked by the specter of government-mandated health care reform.
“So
it’s not surprising that his new motivational book, The Wisdom
of Wolves, looks for its inspiration in the most successful predatory
organization in the world, the wolf pack.
“It’s
a kinder and gentler book, for those who may be turned off by
stuff like Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun, and each
chapter has insights for business, family and personal application.
“Towery
uses Del Goetz’s Wolf’s Credo to set the tone for this
book on wolf-pack wisdom:
- Respect the
elders
- Teach the
young
- Cooperate
with the pack
- Play when
you can
- Hunt when
you must
- Rest in between
- Share your
affections
- Voice your
feelings
- Leave your
mark
“Each
of these chapters make a meditation, with delectable quotes from
leaders in government, business, sports, and intellection, plus
a series of queries, rather like in the Quaker tradition, to challenge
ourselves as to whether we really grasp the moral lessons underlying
the abstract ideas. (It was no coincidence that in the 18th century,
at least, Quaker businessmen and mill owners named Barclay, Cadbury,
and so on exemplified the new spirit of capitalism that succeeded
by treating employees as something other than wage-slaves.)
“Here
is a sampling drawn pretty much at random:
- “Wolves
do not run aimlessly around their intended victims, yipping
and yapping. They have a strategic plan, executed through constant
communication. When the moment of truth arrives, each understands
his role and understands exactly what the pack expects of him”
(Attitude).
- “While
the wolf pack may be Nature’s most formidable hunting machine,
they have a failure rate of approximately 90 percent. In other
words, at best, only one time out of ten does the wolf have
a successful hunt, which is so necessary to the survival of
the pack. As a result, wolves are often hungry. Their response
is not lethargy, surrender or defeat. They don’t brood
or go into depressive funks as we people often do, but simply
rededicate themselves to the task at hand” (Failure).
- “People
died because of crazed individual filled Tylenol capsules with
poison. The positive lesson of this tragedy was the way the
company responded. They didn’t deny, lie, or shift blame.
They were honest with the public, recalled their product, and
re-engineered their packaging…Tylenol is still number one”
(Strategy).
- “Southwest
Airlines is a company that seems to thrive on zaniness. Whether
it is a creative Halloween costume proudly work by a ticket
seller, or a goofy game for the passengers orchestrated by the
airlines’ colorful chairman—Southwest means fun at
work. It also means success. This ‘low fare’ airline
has been rated number one by airline passengers” (Play).
- “Wolves
seem to practice a type of natural population control, automatically
curtailing or escalating their reproductive rate in relation
to the prey and space available. While we blissfully ignore
the fact that the world's human population is careening out
of control, the wolf pack continues to live in balance with
nature” (Change).
“Towery
finds it significant that prehistoric man depicted in its cave
paintings not humans but animals.
“We
can learn from wolves and lots of other creatures from the natural
world. In a visit to Huntsville, last weekend, Towery announced
his next book is going to be learning from dolphins….”
David Bowman
Huntsville News
“Not
many years ago when corporate types sought inspiration for business
direction, they turned to books like The One Minute Manager or
Megatrends. Now business owners and entrepreneurs seeking to maximize
profit and promote leadership within their organizations are learning
that business success also depends on understanding the human
side of a business.
“In
his book The Wisdom of Wolves, Twyman L. Towery draws on his background
in organizational psychology to show his readers a rather unique
philosophy of managing and living—living by the wolf credo.
That’s right. This 160 page quick-read uses the wolf pack
as a metaphor for today’s human organizations.
“Each
chapter is a combination of stories describing the organizational
similarities between the wolf pack and modern business organizations.
The stories are mixed with spirited quotes and examples which
both stimulate and motivate.
“Most
people will agree that Dr. Towery presents a fascinating, fun
book full of principles that not only serves as a guidebook to
modern organizations, but also to everyday living.”
Butch
Eley
Business Nashville
“Man
has a lot to learn about success, and he can learn it from wolves,”
says author Twyman Towery. ‘With corporate downsizing resulting
in massive layoffs, no wonder there's so much mistrust between
employees and management these days’, says Dr. Twyman Towery,
speaker, management consultant and author of the recently published
The Wisdom of Wolves, Nature’s way to Organizational Success.
“AT&T
cut 40,000 jobs. And while these people are out of work, the executives
at the top are making more money. Not only do you have dissension,
but the workers who weren’t laid off have lost their confidence
in their employer,” the author explains. ‘It’s
this lack of confidence that leads to a lack of loyalty in many
of today’s companies,’ he says.
“The
book was written to remind employees and management that individual
growth and potential lead to the strength of the organization,
and that the strength of the organization leads to the strength
of the individual. It’s the organizational characteristics
of the wolf that inspired Dr. Towery to make the comparison of
wolf with man.
“For
centuries man and wolf coexisted, viewing each other more with
awe than with fear,” he tells his readers. ‘Each respected
the other’s social order and hunting skills. They were partners
in maintaining the Earth’s intricate balance. They understood
that they were a part of nature, rather than nature being a part
of them.’
“Dr.
Towery explains how, as man evolved, he no longer honored the
wolf’s right to exist. ‘Whether out of envy or ignorance,
man set out to destroy the wolf, nature’s mirror image of
man in so many ways. Bounties were offered to encourage man to
poison, shoot and cruelly trap wolves everywhere. Though diminished,
the wolf pack has persevered against all odds, protecting its
successful organization and social structure.’
“The
author notes that the wolf is making a comeback in many parts
of the world. ‘Today the human social order seems to be falling
apart, while the wolf family remains intact. Our organizations
and the people within them are disoriented from the aftershocks
of divorce, crime, overpopulation, reorganization, downsizing,
mergers and work redesign, while the organization of the wolf
pack remains a model of playfulness, teamwork, efficiency and
sharing.
“Our
educational system is staggering, while the wolf pack, as always,
puts the education, protection, parenting and mentoring of their
young first. They know that herein lies their future and act accordingly.
“Wolves
exist for their pack, and the pack exists for the wolves,”
he says.
“Teamwork
is essential for the success of any group,” Dr. Towery says.
‘Whether it’s a family, a company or a pack of wolves,
each member assumes a share of responsibility for the welfare
of its group.
"Each
member must be prepared to not only carry his own load, but to
assume greater leadership at any time. The viability of the organization
may well depend upon it.
“Using
the wolf as a metaphor for our lives and organizational behavior,
people not only learn valuable principles, but have a great time
in the process. The lessons of the wolf pack visually demonstrate
a management philosophy that every organization wants to foster
among its employees.”
Karen Nazor Hill
Chattanooga Free Press
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“Twyman’s insight into the nature of business and interpersonal
relationships penetrates straight to the heart of the most important
issues we face (i.e. who we are as individuals and professionals,
how we relate to one another in those arenas and how our priorities
fit into and influence our personal and professional lives.) Along
with The Wisdom of Wolves, The Power of Eagles has become required
reading not only for me and my staff, but for our clients as well.”
Frank Bradley,
CEO
Notch/Bradley, Inc.
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Russ Chandler
Amplified.com
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Physical Magazine
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With
the modern-day emphasis on leadership and the growth of family values,
it is not always easy to remember that the strength of the wolf
is the pack, and the strength of the pack is the wolf. This book
will remind even the most corporate-minded that individual growth
and potential lead to the strength of the organization, and that
the strength of the organization leads to the strength of the individual.