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Record Nr.

UNINA9910407715803321

Autore

Galunic Charles

Titolo

Backstage Leadership : The Invisible Work of Highly Effective Leaders / / by Charles Galunic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-36171-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (279 p.)

Disciplina

658.4092

Soggetti

Business

Leadership

Popular Science in Business and Management

Business Strategy/Leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction: The Silent Work of Effective Leadership -- 2. Tracking Storms: The Sense-making Work of Leadership -- 3. Building Commitment to Strategy: The Political Work of Leadership -- 4. Balancing Autonomy and Integration: The Structural Work of Leadership -- 5. Building Community: The Cultural Work of Leadership -- 6. Developing Talent and Capabilities: The Coaching Work of Leadership -- 7. Back to the Front: The Direct Work of Leadership -- 8. The Leaders New Work.

Sommario/riassunto

Most of us would recognize a star leader by their charisma, emotional intelligence and public communication prowess. What is truly impressive but often overlooked is the silent work of leadership that garners real results. Exercising influence in a complex and global organization – whilst also shaping and executing strategies across borders in a disruptive age – is the true mark of success as a leader. Backstage Leadership takes a comprehensive look at the background processes that leaders must master in order to shape the culture, direction and capability of a successful company. With an emphasis on strategy, the author provides an integrated toolkit for developing your knowledge and skills as a ‘backstage leader.’ You will learn how to: Mobilize people towards new strategic directions Scan your business



environment for threats and disruptive forces Diagnose and help to shape the culture of your organization Develop talent and capabilities towards a specific goal. Focusing on the key and consistent underlying processes of leadership, this book is essential reading for managers who wish to bring focus and coherence to their leadership role and integrate themselves within the engine of the organization.