Author: Prasad Kaipa Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1118296206 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 274
Book Description
A fresh and timely approach to nurturing wise, resilient, and flexible leadership in a world of growing complexity Leaders tend to obstinately stick to the leadership style that brought them most success in the past, usually one of two extreme styles: functional leadership that focuses on operational excellence or smart leadership that focuses on growth. When a leader's focus is too functional, the organization becomes introverted and can focus too much on bottom-line profitability while missing out on top-line growth opportunities. But when leaders focus too much on smart leadership, the organization may experience quick growth but lose its effectiveness quickly. From Smart to Wise offers a new approach that balances the two styles to achieve a form of wise leadership that is both functional and smart. Drawing on inspiring real-life stories of historical and contemporary wise leaders such as Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and even Mahatma Gandhi, the authors identify six characteristics of wise leaders and offer a practical framework to help readers develop their own style of wise leadership. A timely and innovative approach to leadership Written by noted speakers who conduct dozens of keynote speeches and workshops, training thousands of people annually
Author: Linda A. McLyman Publisher: MSU Press ISBN: 1628951389 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 191
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Wise Leadership breaks from the formulas offered up in traditional self-help or management and leadership books. Rather than providing a set of quick-fix recipes for success, McLyman invites leaders instead to listen to the simple, poignant words she has garnered from working alongside some of her most successful and powerful clients during twenty-plus years of management consulting. These are the leaders everyone wants to have in their organizations. In a simple, practical, and insightful style, McLyman shows her readers to how grasp the values, beliefs, and truths that are commonly held by many of today’s wisest leaders. Discover what it really means to work not just as a smart and intelligent leader, but also as a very wise leader. The path to intelligence, we discover, is not necessarily the same path to wisdom. McLyman encourages us to listen to the thoughts and feelings behind the simple words. As we eavesdrop on conversations with clients, we are invited to ponder our own meaning of wise leadership. There are no quick solutions, no simple answers; instead, McLyman declares, we must learn to think for ourselves. This insightful book offers an opportunity for people from all walks of life to learn more about the concept of leadership and to gain an understanding of what it really means to be a wise leader in today’s complex and challenging world.
Author: Eric Kessler Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351015494 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 381
Book Description
Wise Leadership provides current and emerging leaders with a grounded, intuitive framework to help them understand and master multiple leadership identities, allowing them to adapt seamlessly to different leadership settings and challenges. Anchored in a wisdom-based approach, Kessler digs into leadership’s philosophical core to uncover the six fundamental challenges leaders face and presents the corresponding set of six synergistic competencies or tools that readers can develop to solve them. Bridging scholarship with practice, each part of this leadership toolbox is outlined in a clear and consistent way so that readers can learn exactly when, why, and how to use it. The user-friendly format also eases comparison and customization of the different approaches along with a consideration of their strengths and dangers. Incorporating colorful examples and practical guidelines, this book will equip both students and professionals with a dynamic repertoire of flexible leadership skills that will help them succeed in any situation.
Author: Christopher Steed Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1317142128 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 193
Book Description
1 Nurture the professionals - an environment of value is one where teachers are trusted to function, not de-skilled -- 2 Nurture a much wider and less impoverished view of what constitutes achievement -- Case study - symposium on education North Devon April 2014 -- 3 Nurture the learner - thinking for themselves -- 4 Nurture human connections - introduce learners to each other -- Notes -- 11. Listen to the music (and help change the song): Wise leaders and transformative change -- Concerns, not demands -- Creativity and empathy -- Global leadership -- Transformative change and the culture of an organisation -- Getting to yes: the bottom line and the skill of negotiation -- Two metaphors -- Listen to the music (and change the song) -- A course in executive education based on this idea -- Notes -- 12. Leadership with spirit: Wisdom and the black box of power -- Ten commandments for the wise leader in highly complex times -- Notes -- Postscript -- Motivational drivers and human value theory: Maslow revisited -- The dog that didn't bark -- Motivated by power -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
Author: Mark Miller Publisher: BenBella Books ISBN: 1637740093 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 272
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Escape the mediocrity that ensnares so many in business and become a better, more effective leader. Have you ever wondered what it would take to be a better leader, or achieve your wildest dreams, or make a bigger difference in the world? The answer lies in the choices you make: about everything from how you spend your time to the way you view the world. Smart Leadership is the latest essential business title from internationally bestselling author of Win the Heart and Chess Not Checkers Mark Miller. In this book, he shares the four research-based “smart choices” the best leaders make to scale their influence and results. By teaching you how to Confront Reality, Grow Capacity, Fuel Curiosity, and Create Change, Miller will help you: Bring fresh eyes and fresh thinking to your leadership approach. Increase your confidence in your ability to make a difference. Lead at levels you never thought possible. Accelerate your learning curve so that all these benefits come faster and more naturally. With this guide, your leadership—and your life—will be transformed forever.
Author: Liz Wiseman Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061964395 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 352
Book Description
Are you a genius or a genius maker? We've all had experience with two dramatically different types of leaders. The first type drain intelligence, energy, and capability from the ones around them and always need to be the smartest ones in the room. These are the idea killers, the energy sappers, the diminishers of talent and commitment. On the other side of the spectrum are leaders who use their intelligence to amplify the smarts and capabilities of the people around them. When these leaders walk into a room, lightbulbs go off over people's heads, ideas flow, and problems get solved. These are the leaders who inspire employees to stretch themselves to deliver results that surpass expectations. These are the Multipliers. And the world needs more of them, especially now, when leaders are expected to do more with less. In this engaging and highly practical book, leadership expert Liz Wiseman and management consultant Greg McKeown explore these two leadership styles, persuasively showing how Multipliers can have a resoundingly positive and profitable effect on organizations—getting more done with fewer resources, developing and attracting talent, and cultivating new ideas and energy to drive organizational change and innovation. In analyzing data from more than 150 leaders, Wiseman and McKeown have identified five disciplines that distinguish Multipliers from Diminishers. These five disciplines are not based on innate talent; indeed, they are skills and practices that everyone can learn to use—even lifelong and recalcitrant Diminishers. Lively, real-world case studies and practical tips and techniques bring to life each of these principles, showing you how to become a Multiplier too, whether you are a new or an experienced manager. Just imagine what you could accomplish if you could harness all the energy and intelligence around you. Multipliers will show you how.
Author: Karlin Sloan Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0787985872 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 274
Book Description
In this groundbreaking book, acclaimed executive coach Karlin Sloan offers leaders a variety of self-assessments, habits, strategies, and sustainable practices that they can use to become what today’s marketplace demands; smarter, faster, and better. Karlin Sloan shows what it takes to make the move to the next level to become a leader who both grows the bottom line and contributes to stakeholders and the world in a positive way. Based on research, study, and the author’s extensive experience as a coach to leaders of top organizations, this book shows how to become smarter, faster, and better by examining these questions: What are your key strengths and what do you need to develop or leverage? What are you focused on now and what do you need to accomplish to really get ahead? Are your values in line with your work? What is the end you are trying to achieve?
Author: Suzanne W. Morse Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0470435461 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 259
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Based on the results of more than a decade of research by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change, Smart Communities provides directions for strategic decision-making and outlines the key strategies used by thousands of leaders who have worked to create successful communities. Smart Communities offers leaders from both the public and private sectors the tools they need to create a better future for all the community's citizens. Using illustrative examples from communities around the country, Smart Communities shows how these change agents' well-structured decision-making processes can be traced to their effective use of seven key leverage points: Investing right the first time Working together Building on community strengths Practicing democracy Preserving the past Growing leaders Inventing a brighter future
Author: Wess Roberts Publisher: Hachette+ORM ISBN: 0446535494 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 99
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Explains how the legendary military commander's principles of leadership can be applied to contemporary business situations in the '90s.
Author: Jim Fisher Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1442647981 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 186
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In The Thoughtful Leader, Jim Fisher provides an invigorating, inclusive and positive framework for teaching current and aspiring leaders in all walks of life.
Author: Prasad Kaipa
Author: Linda A. McLyman
Author: Eric Kessler
Author: Christopher Steed
Author: Mark Miller
Author: Liz Wiseman
Author: Karlin Sloan
Author: Suzanne W. Morse
Author: Wess Roberts
Author: Jim Fisher