View from the top an inside look at how people in power see and shape the world
Learn 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'...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
Wiley
2014.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Gale eBooks
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628146006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 Youth
- Chapter 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 Culture
- Institutional 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 Responsibility
- Mechanisms of Influence Philanthropy; Clout; Organizations for the Common Good; View from the Top; A Strategic Investment for Global Impact; Conclusion; Notes; Appendix; Acknowledgments; Index
