The leadership contract the fine print to becoming a great leader
Establish the terms and conditions of a ""Leadership Contract"" to ensure the success of your company Recent studies show that only 7 percent of employees have trust and confidence in their senior leaders. How can we ever get our organizations to succeed if so few employees belie...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
[2013].
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628648606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Leadership Contract: The Fine Print to Becoming a Great Leader; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Redefining How You Lead; The Leadership Contract; 1. Leadership Is a Decision; 2. Leadership Is an Obligation; 3. Leadership Is Hard Work; 4. Leadership Is a Community; A Word of Warning; Chapter 1: My Personal Leadership Story; Is Leadership Worth Dying For?; Why Are Some Leaders Such Jerks?; Why Are Many Leaders So Lame?; Has Anyone Noticed That We've Stopped Talking about Our Values?; How Do You Create a Vibrant Culture?; Reflect-Your Personal Leadership Story
- Chapter 2: What's Wrong with Leadership Today?When Organizations Let Us Down; Leadership Is Disconnected; Leadership Is Disappointing; Leadership Is Disgraceful; How Did We Get Here?; We Have Relied on the Heroic Model of Leadership; We Have Glorified Charismatic Leaders; We Have Promoted Technical Superstars into Leadership Roles; We Have a Quick-Fix View to Developing Leaders; It's Time We Stop Settling-and Start Expecting More; Reflect-What's Wrong with Leadership Today?; Chapter 3: Why We Need a Leadership Contract; The Leadership Contract and Its Four Terms
- Leadership Is a Decision-Make ItLeadership Is an Obligation-Step Up; Leadership Is Hard Work-Get Tough; Leadership Is a Community-Connect; Reflect-Why We Need a Leadership Contract; Chapter 4: Leadership Is a Decision-Make It; Why Doesn't Anyone Want to Be a Leader Anymore?; Why You Need to Make the Leadership Decision; The Two Kinds of Leadership Decisions; Big D Leadership Decisions; Small d Leadership Decisions; Big D and Small d Leadership Decisions-Clarity and Commitment; A Real Leadership Decision Is Visceral; When Is a King Not a King?; ""This Is My Class!""
- Deciding Not to Lead Is an Important Leadership DecisionFinal Thoughts-Get Your Act Together; Reflect-Leadership Is a Decision; Chapter 5: Leadership Is an Obligation-Step Up; The Iron Ring Ceremony; The Phone Hacking Scandal at News of the World; British Petroleum (BP) Oil Rig Explosion in the Gulf of Mexico; Union Carbide's Toxic Gas Leak in India; What's It Going to Take?; The Five Core Obligations of Leadership; Your Obligation to Yourself; Your Obligation to Your Customers; Your Obligation to Your Organization; Your Obligation to Your Employees; Your Obligation to Your Communities
- The Five Core Obligations in ActionThe Listeria Bacteria Outbreak at Maple Leaf Foods; Revisiting the Iron Ring Ceremony and What It Means for Leaders; Final Thoughts-Leadership Is an Obligation; Reflect-Leadership Is an Obligation; Chapter 6: Leadership Is Hard Work-Get Tough; Do We Have Wimps or Leaders in Our Organizations?; The Hard Rule of Leadership; Avoid the Hard Work of Leadership and You Become Weak; The 10 Ways Leaders Make the Hard Work Harder; Tackle the Hard Work of Leadership, and You Become Strong; Shift Your View; Build Resilience; Develop Personal Resolve
- Final Thoughts-It's Time to Get Tough
