LEADER 04246oam 2200613I 450 001 996208059003316 005 20170815145601.0 010 $a1-136-40437-6 010 $a1-136-40438-4 010 $a1-282-38076-1 010 $a9786612380761 010 $a0-08-057383-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780080573830 035 $a(CKB)2550000000000509 035 $a(EBL)472920 035 $a(OCoLC)609850824 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000359848 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11278974 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000359848 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10317602 035 $a(PQKB)10056809 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC472920 035 $a(OCoLC)474951896 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000000509 100 $a20180706d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aExecutive leadership $ebuilding world class organizations /$fJoseph A. Olmstead 210 1$aHouston, Tex. :$cCashman Dudley,$d2000. 215 $a1 online resource (316 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87719-369-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 257-295) and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Executive Leadership; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part One: The Executive as Leader; Chapter 1. Requirements for Leadership; Leadership in Organizations; Executive Leadership; Chapter 2. The Nature of Leadership; Skills of Leadership; Implications; Chapter 3. Leadership at Senior Levels; Leadership Roles of Senior Executives; Implications; Part Two: Executives and Their Organizations; Chapter 4. The Effective Organization; Organizational Effectiveness; The Anatomy of Organization; The Leader's Dilemma; Necessary Organizational Conditions 327 $aDeveloping an Effective OrganizationImplications; Chapter 5. The Work Context; Components of the Work Context; The Effects of the Work Context; Implications; Part Three: Processes of Executive Influence; Chapter 6. Goals and Goal Setting; Essential Processes; Functions of Goals; Effective Goals; Goal Displacement; Purposes; Implications; Chapter 7. Power and Authority; Power; Authority; Problems with Authority; Implications; Chapter 8. Control and Constraints; Constraints as Climate; Functions of Constraints; Forms of Constraints; Use of Constraints; Implications; Chapter 9. Communication 327 $aCommunication in OrganizationsBarriers to Effective Communication; Generating Effective Communication; Implications; Part Four: Executives and Their Subordinates; Chapter 10. Leading Subordinates; Superiors and Subordinates; The Leadership Climate; Leading Problem-Solving Groups; Implications; Chapter 11. Directing Subordinates; Maintaining Subordinates' Motivation; Providing Direction; Getting Results; Implications; Part Five: Conclusion; Chapter 12. The Effective Leader; Executive Effectiveness; The Leadership Role; The Skills of Leadership; Implications 327 $aChapter 13. Functionally Competent OrganizationsOrganizational Attributes; Components of Organizational Competence; Indicators of Quality; Improving Organizational Competence; Requirements for Leadership; An Organizational Competence Model; Implications; References; Appendix; Index 330 $aThis book provides a genuine understanding of practical leadership based upon years of research and development. It identifies the essential components of leadership, and supplies guidelines for developing and implementing those skills. Clear, straightforward explanations and examples direct executives on how to establish objectives, delegate authority, direct subordinates, and motivate the team. Executive Leadership supplies a comprehensive analysis of effective leadership at senior levels and presents a model for establishing an efficient and productive workpl 606 $aLeadership 606 $aExecutives 615 0$aLeadership. 615 0$aExecutives. 676 $a658.4092 700 $aOlmstead$b Joseph A.$f1921-,$0909682 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996208059003316 996 $aExecutive leadership$92315623 997 $aUNISA