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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450947003321

Autore

Thompson Robert H. <1947->

Titolo

The offsite [[electronic resource] ] : a leadership challenge fable / / Robert H. Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, CA, : Jossey-Bass, c2008

ISBN

1-281-23730-2

9786611237301

0-470-22913-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Collana

J-B Leadership Challenge: Kouzes/Posner ; ; v.130

Altri autori (Persone)

KouzesJames M. <1945->

Disciplina

658.4

658.4092

Soggetti

Leadership

Management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Foreword by Jim Kouzes".

Nota di contenuto

The Offsite: A Leadership Challenge Fable; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part One: Arrivals; Chapter 1: The Revolution Begins; Chapter 2: I'm Perfect;  You're Perfect; Chapter 3: The Lone Stranger; Chapter 4: The Games Begin; Part Two: Connections; Chapter 5: Yoda Is My Gardener; Chapter 6: Light My Fire; Chapter 7: Suck or Succeed; Chapter 8: Pyramids Amid Denial; Part Three: Sessions; Chapter 9: It's No Secret; Chapter 10: A Grenade for Your Thoughts; Chapter 11: The Perfect Fall; Chapter 12: Practice Makes Perfect; Chapter 13: Burn Baby Burn; Chapter 14: To Dream, Perhaps

Chapter 15: Our Never-Ending StoryChapter 16: A Rope;  A Hope; Chapter 17: Fire Away!; Chapter 18: The Brainstory; Chapter 19: Embrace the Struggle; Chapter 20: What's Real Matters!; Part Four: Separate Ways; Chapter 21: Success Is Assured; Chapter 22: The Perfect Choice; Acknowledgments (Gratitude); The Author

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on the leadership theories in the management classic The Leadership Challenge, Robert Thompson effortlessly incorporates these ideas into a fable of leadership and growth. Based on a company's three-day offsite meeting, we follow this tale of transition through the



eyes of two former rival pharmaceutical companies creating a joint sales strategy. The characters ultimately learn how to adopt the five practises that form the Leadership Challenge:Model the WayInspire a Shared VisionChallenge the ProcessEnable Others to ActEncourage the Heart. T