Obstacles Welcome
How to Turn Adversity into Advantage in Business and in Life
Ralph De La Vega
- Ralph
- de
- la
- Vega
- arrived
- in
- the
- United
- States
- from
- Cuba
- in
- 1962.
- He
- was
- alone.
- He
- was
- scared.
- He
- was
- ten
- years
- old.
- In
- Obstacles
- Welcome,
- de
- la
- Vega
- recounts
- his
- journey
- from
- young
- Cuban
- immigrant
- to
- president
- and
- CEO
- of
- AT&T
- Mobility
- and
- Consumer
- Markets,
- a
- subsidiary
- of
- AT&T
- Inc.
- Along
- the
- way,
- he
- shares
- the
- important
- lessons
- he
- learned,
- opening
- a
- powerful
- cache
- of
- business
- strategy
- and
- in-the-trenches
- wisdom
- to
- illustrates
- that
- within
- each
- obstacle
- we
- encounter,
- there's
- an
- opportunity
- that
- carries
- the
- potential
- to
- transform
- our
- thinking,
- our
- organizations,
- our
- communities,
- and
- our
- world.Obstacles
- Welcome
- is
- a
- manifesto
- for
- those
- committed
- to
- innovation
- and
- achievement
- both
- professionally
- and
- personally.
- Readers
- will
- get
- a
- behind-the-scenes
- look
- at
- the
- internet
- revolution
- and
- gain
- insights
- from
- the
- nation’s
- top
- technology
- companies,
- including
- the
- incredible
- obstacles
- intrinsic
- to
- the
- successful
- merging
- of
- the
- largest
- wireless
- operations
- in
- U.S.
- history--
- those
- of
- Cingular
- Wireless
- and
- AT&T
- Wireless.
- You’ll
- also
- learn
- how
- to:
- create
- a
- detailed
- action
- plan
- to
- boost
- success;
- identify
- and
- take
- calculated
- risks
- without
- fear;
- create
- a
- values-centric,
- decisive
- leadership
- style;
- transform
- vision
- into
- measurable
- results;
- recognize
- opportunities
- and
- overcome
- obstacles;
- communicate
- well
- and
- build
- alignment;
- unlearn
- thinking
- that
- hinders
- innovation;
- and
- dream
- big
- and
- throw
- off
- mental
- limits
- once
- and
- for
- all;
- A
- compelling
- story
- filled
- with
- timeless
- wisdom,
- this
- book
- teaches
- any
- young
- professional
- or
- aspiring
- leader
- how
- to
- overcome
- seemingly
- impossible
- circumstances
- to
- become
- the
- very
- best
- employee--and
- person--you
- can be.
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