Back to the Cottage unpacks John's numerous leadership experiences and traces the development of the values that made him an effective leader. These are the lessons learned not in a high powered educational institution or a corporate leader development boot camp, but in the family's cottage business of his youth.

About the author

Contributing author John L. Sipple is the President of the Business Resource Network, a management consulting firm that specializes in executive coaching and leadership development. Since founding the Business Resource Network in 1996, John has worked with management teams ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations.

John has over 30 years experience in corporate management, at both Dupont and Procter & Gamble. He has held numerous management positions, and was responsible for the success of several P&G manufacturing facilities in the United States, Canada and Germany. In his professional career, John was involved in over 20 successful organizational start-ups or change processes, and is an expert in change management strategies.

John and his wife Kathie have three married daughters, and eight granddaughters. They live in Fayetteville, Georgia (Atlanta) and are very active in a number of volunteer activities including The Navigators, for which John serves as associate staff, and Global Commerce Network, for which John is a board member.