IndustryWeek Book Club: 'The Façade of Excellence' with John Dyer

Author John Dyer talks about his book on leadership with IndustryWeek's Jill Jusko.

Oct. 11, 2022

IndustryWeek chats with John Dyer, author of "The Façade of Excellence: Defining a New Normal of Leadership," as well as a regular contributor to IndustryWeek on continuous improvement and leadership. Among the questions he fields in this discussion are:

1. What do you mean by "The Facade of Excellence"?

2. Is there more than one way to lead?

3. You've taken an interesting approach to addressing this topic -- It's part fiction novel and part analysis and practical application. Why did you decide to take this approach?

4. You use the words 'team' and 'collaboration' a lot. Why are they important?

5. What's the first step toward becoming a better leader?

Interested in hearing more from John Dyer? Here is a selection of articles he has written for IndustryWeek:

About the Author

Jill Jusko

Bio: Jill Jusko is executive editor for IndustryWeek. She has been writing about manufacturing operations leadership for more than 20 years. Her coverage spotlights companies that are in pursuit of world-class results in quality, productivity, cost and other benchmarks by implementing the latest continuous improvement and lean/Six-Sigma strategies. Jill also coordinates IndustryWeek’s Best Plants Awards Program, which annually salutes the leading manufacturing facilities in North America.

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