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T he fast-changing business world of today is far different from just a few years ago. Success in today's marketplace requires new leadership techniques, new thinking, and an eye on the future . . . .

In Make It So: Leadership Lessons from Star Trek: The Next Generation®, Wess Roberts and coauthor Bill Ross take their inspiration from today's most striking and most popular vision of the future -- Star Trek -- an unprecedented television, feature film and publishing phenomenon. From the top-rated television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Roberts and Ross find a new symbol for successful leadership: Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

As entertaining as it is useful, Make It So captures the mythos of Star Trek: The Next Generation as it delivers dramatically rich lessons on leadership, including the importance of the ability to focus on a single "mission," effective communication, teamwork, honor . . . and other important concepts. The examples are taken from the on-screen adventures of Captain Picard and the Starship EnterpriseTM, but the lessons and the benefits are real -- and can be applied to everyday situations where the goal is the kind of high-performance organization embodied by the crew of the U.S.S. EnterpriseTM 1701-D.

Sure to appeal to Star Trek enthusiasts and serious students of leadership alike, Make It So is the most exciting business book on the shelves -- the one book that shows the future of modern leadership while giving managers the tools they need for success today!

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1.0 out of 5 stars more of an episode summary than leadership insight, April 28 2004
By Mark Brown (Melbourne, Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews
I bought this book based on how much I love Star Trek. Big mistake. It's not at all insightfull, or true to the spirit of Star Trek.

Each chapter is mostly a summary of a particular episode, written from the perspective of Captain Picard. Disapointingly, the account doesn't sound at all like Picard, and doesn't add anything that we didn't see in the episode.

At the end of each chapter 'Picard' gives a few dot points on leadership. But these sound like generic managerial 'rah rah'...

Really bad book.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Make it NOT so!, Sep 9 2003
This book is so totally unnecessary. And any connections to Star Trek is barely coincidental. It's really a book about being a corporate manager and following corporate rules and procedures and how to be a good little corporate boy. The authors have no background in writing any other Star Trek books. Wess Roberts wrote another book similar to this with Attila the Hun and other "advice" books. Trekkies, don't be fooled by the title or the cover.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy, fun and practical reading, Feb 14 2002
By Simon Mireles Jr (Brookfield, IL USA) - See all my reviews
This was an entertaining book, combining my love of ST:TNG and my professional career. As an IT project manager, I'm always seeking new ways to understand my job and my people. There are valid business lessons to be gleaned from the stories. It is an easy read, fun to see how the basic concept is wrapped around the context of a particular episode.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Good for the bookshelf, but not a great book
I was excited to see this book about one of the most skilled leaders (albeit fictional) I've ever observed. Read more
Published on Oct 8 2001 by Schrade

1.0 out of 5 stars Huge Potential, Very Poor Execution
When I read that this bookm was coming out, I was extremely excited. I have always thought that the Picard character was a wonderful model of a leader. Read more
Published on Aug 4 2000 by jkarp

2.0 out of 5 stars Unnecessary
Maybe it's just me, but I found the "leadership lessons" in this book painfully obvious... Read more
Published on May 19 2000 by Timothy Walker

4.0 out of 5 stars Great leadership advice!
As a die-hard Star Trek fan I really enjoyed this book. I think the authors got a real feel for speaking through Jean Luc Picard. Read more
Published on April 23 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Make it So: Leadership Lessons from Star Trek The Next gener
Especially insightful if you are familiar with Star Trek. Each of the lessons picks up an episode and speaks to the leadeship exhibted by the crew of the Enterprise. Read more
Published on Dec 16 1999 by bernard r. wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars For everyone
This book is great for Star trek fans AND for those who have never seen an episode. All the back ground information is available for understanding. Read more
Published on Oct 6 1999 by Heather Burwell

2.0 out of 5 stars Disjointed attempt at ventriloquism
Although I enjoyed Roberts's previous book in this genre (Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun), I found this book tedious and disjointed. Read more
Published on Feb 12 1999 by R.O. Despain

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding way to cover a normally dull topic!
"Make it So -- Leadership Lessons From Star Trek--The Next Generation" is a delightful way to interject wit and wisdom into a normally dull subject. Read more
Published on Oct 7 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book
As a full-time trekker and someone who's interested in good "leadership lesson" wherever I can find them, I bought this book as soon as I heard about it. Read more
Published on Sep 27 1998 by Hugo Dart

4.0 out of 5 stars The leadership lessons are relevant to todays businesses.
Even if your not a frequent follower of the Star Trek series, the lessons throughout this book are very relevant to the leadership characteristics of a successful business. Read more
Published on Nov 26 1996

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