The Ring in the Rubble: Dig Through Change and Find Your Next Golden Opportunity

By Gary Bradt

Book Overview

"Bradt's message in this excellent and inspiring book is a 'golden ring' itself amidst the rubble often permeating our lives. It not only speaks true but makes you strive for more."--Stephen R. Covey, author, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

"Beautifully written and full of wisdom, The Ring in the Rubble is a gem."--Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager and Leading at a Higher Level

Change always creates hidden opportunities. A leader's job is unearthing them. In The Ring in the Rubble, change authority Gary Bradt reveals the secrets to moving beyond the rubble of disruption, fear, and uncertainty that change often creates, to finding the golden ring of opportunity that always lies beneath.

Each chapter of this breakthrough book delivers a powerful principle for leading change, supported by engaging real-life experiences of the author and other well-known business executives that illustrate how to put principles into action. Bradt asks penetrating questions that help you "dig deeper" and pinpoint the best ways for applying these principles to your specific change effort.

You will discover how Richard Schulze weathered a devastating event that threatened to destroy everything he'd worked so hard to build-and became the founder of Best Buy in the process. You'll see how a 65-year-old man, nearly broke after having suffered a string of disastrous setbacks, dug through the rubble to emerge as Colonel Harland Sanders, who remains the face of Kentucky Fried Chicken to this day. Change itself doesn't dictate the eventual outcome of your situation; how you think about and handle change is what makes all the difference. You'll never find the ring if you don't start digging

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1259589641
• ISBN13: 9781259589645
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Concept

This book is amazing and is presented in a simple concept. Gary's story about his son coupled with the "Ring in the Rubble" concept is a blueprint for change for your life. Minister W W Cooper Jr Bowie MD

Important Reminders

I was privileged to hear Dr. Bradt speak at an investment conference. The presentation was powerful, and when I later read the book, I could tell that the important insights came not just from academic observation but from convictions gained through personal experience. Rubble happens to all of us, and when it does, Dr. Bradt provides some approaches to use it as a pathway to something better. It sort of reminds me of the biblical phrase, "What was intended for evil, God intended for good." I highly recommend this enjoyable, insightful and very readable book.

An Outstanding Book on Change

We've all heard the cliche, "It's not what happens to you. It is how you respond to it." That sounds easy until you are the one having to deal with it. Then the platitudes sound hollow unless of course you have read Gary Bradt's excellent book. I liked this book A LOT because Bradt offers practical advice that works if you are going through change or leading others through it. The premise is deceptively simple - when things around you feel as if they have collapsed into a pile of rubble, there is a positive outcome if you will simply start digging. I found the metaphor of "digging through change" struck a chord of realism, and the fact that this is an expert who has lived the lessons he teaches is a real plus. Your ability to embrace change on a personal level and lead others to do so on an organizational level determines, in many cases, the results you achieve. If you want to win you have to keep digging, and this book shows you how. Randy Pennington, author Results Rule!: Build a Culture That Blows the Competition Away

Ring in the Rubble: A must read book

Gary Bradt, a first-time author, does an amazing job explaining how it is possible to create a positive experience out of a stressful, negative one. The story of his son's dramatic recovery from a tragic illness is inspirational and emotional. Bradt explains how even this awful experience became a positive one in his life. There was much to learn from reading the individual stories he relates."Ring in the Rubble" is both educational as well as exciting to read.

Very practical and interesting resource for navigating change

Congratulations to Gary Bradt on such a great first book! The Ring in the Rubble really is a gem. Bradt weaves together stories from his own life, those of clients, and others to provide practical insights for dealing with change. The Ring maintains a very personal feel while drawing on solid theoretical foundations. I found it hard to put down. Yesterday I ordered two more copies so that I can have one to loan and a second to give to a pastor and friend who is in the midst of an unanticipated job transition. I highly recommend The Ring in the Rubble for both those coping with change and those who are helping others in the midst of change (I guess that includes about everyone).