Douglas C. Adams, Ph.D., a popular business leadership expert and founder of Carmel-based Leadership Resources, LLC (www.dougadams.com) will be featured as one of the world's greatest business mentors in an upcoming book. "Create the Business Breakthrough You Want: Secrets and Strategies from The World’s Greatest Mentors" will also feature such notable business experts as Mark Victor Hansen, Brian Tracy, Robert Allen and others. It will be published this spring by Mission Publishing, Inc. in Palo Alto, CA.

Douglas C. Adams, Ph.D., founder and president of Leadership Resources LLC (www.dougadams.com), has been selected as one of only 50 international experts to be featured in an upcoming book titled "Create the Business Breakthrough You Want: Secrets and Strategies from The World’s Greatest Mentors" from Mission Publishing of Palo Alto, CA.

“We have selected Dr. Adams for inclusion in this book because of his skills, experience, and record of success in the area of leadership coaching,” explains John Eggen, president of Mission Publishing. “We believe his expertise and insights will serve as an unsurpassed resource and inspiration for CEOs and others in positions of leadership who will read this book,” Mr. Eggen says.

"Create the Business Breakthrough You Want: Secrets and Strategies from The World’s Greatest Mentors" will be a compilation of 50 self-written chapters by renowned business experts like Mark Victor Hansen (Chicken Soup series), Robert G. Allen (One-Minute Millionaire), Brian Tracy (Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life) and Bob Proctor (You Were Born Rich), along with up-and-coming authorities like Dr. Adams. More than 2,000 people were nominated for inclusion in the book, which is scheduled for release in Spring 2004.

“It’s a tremendous honor to be selected as one of the world’s greatest business mentors,” Dr. Adams says. “To be recognized not only for professional achievements, but as one who can mentor and help others to accomplish their goals, is a rewarding testament to the commitment we at Leadership Resources have made to our clients.”

Dr. Adams established the firm nearly ten years ago to help CEOs and leaders replace ineffective, performance-based “command and control” management styles with a more successful – and profitable – approach that focuses on learning and enjoyment.

“As someone who has suffered from ‘Achiever’s Disease’ myself,” Dr. Adams notes, “I was able to see firsthand that when a leader focuses solely on her own performance or that of her team, performance will inevitably suffer. It’s a widespread challenge throughout the business world today, and one that led me on a professional mission to discover a more effective leadership approach.”

The Leadership Resources coaching model is the culmination of that search. Dr. Adams’ groundbreaking program helps participants overcome the ingrained obsession with control and performance to open up a new focus on learning, enjoyment, freedom to explore new ideas, and accountability and responsibility. The program is unique both in its approach and in its delivery; Dr. Adams recently incorporated 3-day “Golf and Leadership” retreats, where participants learn how their golf game mirrors their personal and business lives…and illustrates opportunities for improvement in all three areas.

In Dr. Adams’ section of "Create the Business Breakthrough You Want: Secrets and Strategies from The World’s Greatest Mentors," he details the deep and disturbing roots of our performance-based culture, and shows readers the steps they can use to begin making effective organizational changes. Steps like: “Make freedom the number-one value in your life and in your company. The practice of freedom is the discipline of being personally accountable and responsible for your thinking and behavior.” and “Support employees in the quest to discover their own personal goals for the future, and encourage them to see how that dovetails with the company’s vision.”

Mission Publishing’s Mr. Eggen, who headed up the selection process for the program, believes the honor of being selected is well-earned, and in some cases, long overdue for the winners. “We all hear about the Fortune 500 CEOs and world business leaders, but too often we neglect to recognize wise experts whose insights and strategies have significantly transformed people’s personal and professional lives, and made a positive impact in their communities,” he notes. “The knowledge these individuals possess is extraordinary; people like Dr. Adams are genuine experts who are helping business owners, executives and professionals achieve significant goals.”

For more information about Leadership Resources, LLC, visit www.dougadams.com, or call 831.659.8580.