Breaking the leadership mold [[electronic resource] ] : an executive's guide to achieving organizational excellence / / Rosie Steeves

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459863503321
• Autore: Steeves Rosie <1957->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Mississauga, Ont., : Jossey-Bass, c2010
• ISBN: 1-282-77316-X; 9786612773167; 0-470-68122-5
• Edizione: [1st edition]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.4/092; 658.4092
• Soggetti: Leadership; Executive ability; Corporate culture; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: BREAKING THE LEADERSHIP MOLD; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One; Chapter One-Principle #1: Face the Facts; Chapter Two-Principle #2: Break the Mold; Chapter Three-Principle #3: Define a Better Way; Chapter Four-Principle #4: Figure Out if You Have What It Takes; Part Two; Chapter Five-Principle #5: Give Yourself a Leadership Reality Check; Chapter Six-Principle #6: Conduct a Personal Leadership Audit; Chapter Seven-Principle #7: Embark On a Leadership Makeover; Chapter Eight-Principle #8: Put Yourself First; Part Three; Chapter Nine-Principle #9: Understand What Could Be Amiss with Your Top Team Chapter Ten-Principle #10: Recognize How Executive Team Dynamics Promotes Mediocrity; Chapter Eleven-Principle #11: Get the Top Team Working; Chapter Twelve-Principle #12: Get the Board on Board; Part Four; Chapter Thirteen-Principle #13: Develop Everyone's Leadership; Chapter Fourteen-Principle #14: Get Other Executives on Board (Or Out of the Way); Chapter Fifteen-Principle #15: Figure Out Communication; Chapter Sixteen-Principle #16: Create Communities; Part Five; Chapter Seventeen-Principle #17: Tell People How They're Doing Chapter Eighteen-Principle #18: Promote for the Future; Chapter Nineteen-Principle #19: Integrate the Hard and the Soft; Chapter Twenty-Principle #20: Never Stop; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Much has been written about leaders and leadership. Journal articles, blogs and books try to home in on the essence of an effective leader. While there is common agreement that a executive's performance can make or break company, defining that essence of effective leadership remains the Holy Grail for those who find themselves at the top, for those who are responsible for carrying out the strategies and dictates of their managers, and for the shareholders who want to see commitment, action and positive financial return. Breaking the Leadership Mold is designed to help senior executive