03883oam 2200481 450 991079215930332120190911100039.01-118-90115-01-118-90139-8(OCoLC)879285312(MiFhGG)GVRL8FQT(EXLCZ)99256000000014864320140610d2014 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrView from the top an inside look at how people in power see and shape the world /D. Michael Lindsay with M.G. Hager1st editionHoboken, New Jersey :Wiley,2014.1 online resource (xxi, 218 pages)Gale eBooksIncludes index.1-306-68520-6 1-118-90110-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Act Personally, But Think Institutionally: Develop Your Network Beyond Your Organization; Mentor Relationships; Institutions; Connections; Cohesion and Tension; Fractures; ACT Personally, but Think Institutionally; Chapter 2 Leadership Begins at 20: Beyond Bootstraps and Boarding School; The Path to the Top; Overcoming Disadvantage; Being on the Outside; Unequal Resources; Family Challenges; Early Influences; Self-Made Leaders; College and Beyond: Continuing the Liberal Arts Life; Institutional Loyalty; Making the Most of YouthChapter 3 More Breadth, Less Depth: Catalyzing Your Leadership Leadership Catalysts; Programs; The White House Fellowship; Significant Work; Broadening Education; A Diverse Cohort of Peers; Public Recognition; From Microscope to Telescope; Cultural and Social Capital: The Golden Web; Chapter 4 The Essence of Leadership: Driving Productivity, People, and Culture; Leadership and Power; Productivity; No Typical Day; Saving Time and Managing Meetings; Time to Think; Managing and Motivating; Staying Connected to the Ladder; Developing a Shared Vision; Building a Thriving CultureInstitutional Reconnaissance Chapter 5 Strength in the Crucible of Crisis; Surviving Frustrations and Futility; Leader Knows Best; The Crucible Refines; The Emergency Phase; The Adaptive Phase; Making Decisions in the Crucible; Chapter 6 Lead with Your Life: Because It's Much More than a Job; The Toll it Takes; Taxing the Personal Life; Family Matters; The Privileged Lifestyle: ""There's Something Wrong here""; They Love to Work; Chapter 7 Lead for Good: Motivations and Outcomes; Motivations; The Ethic of Responsibility; Ethic of Conviction; Combining Conviction and ResponsibilityMechanisms of Influence Philanthropy; Clout; Organizations for the Common Good; View from the Top; A Strategic Investment for Global Impact; Conclusion; Notes; Appendix; Acknowledgments; IndexLearn leadership from the best-proven insights from the power elite in business, government, and beyond View from the Top brings readers inside the corridors of power and relates the personal stories and powerful findings from the Platinum Study, a groundbreaking study of 550 elite American CEO's, senior government leaders, and nonprofit executives based on ten years of research. The largest study of its kind, the Platinum Study delves into the domains of the elite with stories that illustrate both the use and misuse of power across the landscape of prominent American institutionLeadershipPsychological aspectsLeadershipPsychological aspects.658.4012Lindsay D. Michael(David Michael),1971-1574104Hager M. G.MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910792159303321View from the top3850149UNINA