The Hero's Choice: Living From the Inside Out - Softcover

Hal glanced around the table, hoping that one of his longtime colleagues would speak up on his behalf. No one said a word. Not Keith, his golfing buddy who had lauded his every move. Not Patricia, a single parent who had asked Hal to be godfather to her adopted son. Not Larry, a friend going back to high school that Hal had rescued from a dead-end job. No one even met his gaze. Hal's chest tightened. He was on the wrong end of a power struggle, and not one of his friends was stepping into the fray...
 
What do you do when life throws you a curve? Meet Hal Stratton who's been fired from the very company he started. From bitterness and blame to accountability and goodwill, Hal's journey holds lessons for us all. How does he get there? Find out in The Hero's Choice, a powerful story that will lift your spirit and give you tools for leading and living effectively, happily, and compassionately.

Roger K. Allen, Ph.D.—author, consultant, coach, teacher Roger offers a rare set of skills to help people do deep and transformative work to reach their full potential in both their personal lives and businesses. Using his engaging style, Roger has facilitated thousands of workshops and seminars, making an impact on tens of thousands of people and dozens of businesses by creating a safe and yet honest environment from which to elicit high levels of personal accountability and achievement. In 1980, Roger founded and served as President of The Human Development Institute in which he provided thousands of hours of individual, marriage and family therapy to a diverse client population, supervised the work of other professionals, and managed team of 12 full and part-time staff, plus a large volunteer network. During his full-time tenure with HDI, Roger also created experiential programs in personal empowerment and interpersonal relationships which were taught in several cities, hundreds of times, and were known for their life-changing impact on thousands of people. In 1992, Roger, along with Preston C. Pond, founded The Center for Organizational Design to help leaders create and sustain high performance/high commitment organizations. Roger has helped many companies improve their leadership, clarify their business strategy, streamline their design (processes, structure and systems) and create a culture in which employees feel and act like partners in the business. Roger has spearheaded major executive and organizational development projects with small businesses and companies such as AT&T Capital, Ashland Chemical, Coach Leatherware, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (several radio stations), Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Honeywell, Kaman Industrial Technologies, Keytronic, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Proctor & Gamble, The US Forest Service, Qwest, and many others. Roger is a creative innovator of personal and organizational development methodologies and products on topics of personal development, leadership, team development, and organizational design. He has certified over 800 independent trainers, consultants and coaches from around the country to utilize his personal and organizational development products. Roger completed his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota. An outdoor enthusiast, volunteer in his church and father of three adult children, Roger resides in metro Denver with his Judy.