Author: Garry W. McGiboney Publisher: ISBN: 9780997962925 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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LEADERSHIP Effective leadership does not occur by chance. Leaders must be trained and groomed for the daunting responsibility of leading organizations. This textbook edition offers examples of leadership and governance from the non-profit sector, businesses, public and private education, higher education, and other organizations. The author highlights over 50 case studies to illustrate concepts about leadership. Also, there are 531 references and numerous theories and concepts about many aspects of leadership. Key concepts, discussion items, and lessons learned are provided at the end of each chapter. Research shows that half of the people currently in leadership positions will fail. Why they fail and what can be done to prevent failure are the main subjects of this book. The author shows that effective leadership is possible and he illustrates why and how.
Author: Garry W. McGiboney Publisher: ISBN: 9780997962918 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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The negative determinants that come from a leader who has a callous disregard for employees or who is ego-based and detached from employees or who cannot make decisions are often the same leaders who fail to see their faults and short-comings. Descriptions of leaders and their behaviors are central to better understanding why boards cannot misstep when choosing a leader and why leaders must understand their role in organizational leadership and leadership accountability. Furthermore, this book includes research and case studies that offer valuable tools and lessons for leaders. Many people and students of leadership look at examples in the business world and in business-related articles and books to glean information about good leadership to more easily recognize flawed leadership, but seldom will business leaders and non-education entities look at examples of flawed leadership in education and non-profit settings as a learning tool. This book offers lessons for anyone interested in leadership by exploring multiple types of organizations. But there is something else to offer here, too. Any discussion about the determinants of destructive leadership would not be complete without also including what works. Destructive leaders, boards, and organizations are not necessarily lost causes. There are "antidotes" to the poison of destructive leadership. Sometimes the antidote is disproportionate to the number of determinants to counteract the effects; for example, it takes a steady and long-term "dose" of servant leadership to counteract the destructive effects and aftereffects of dictatorial leadership. The examples in this book of leadership and governance, including both destructive and effective leadership, come from several sources. There are 500 references and over 50 case studies analyzed to illustrate leadership points. Some of the case studies are troubling and some are reassuring. Some case studies are puzzling and they are all revealing. The message should become clear when reading this book that boards and leaders should be held accountable for allowing a destructive workplace climate to contaminate what otherwise could or should be a healthy organization. Of course, there are well-functioning organizations with effective leadership and governance; however, research shows that half of the people currently new in leadership positions will fail. They fail primarily due their inability or unwillingness to build and maintain a productive team, a positive work climate, and a leadership style that encourages and motivates employees. However, it does not have to be that way. In this book, the word "determinant" is used frequently. It is a concept that no other book on leadership uses. The word and concept come from the field of epidemiology. Epidemiologists work from two basic principles: (1) all diseases have determinants and (2) diseases do not occur randomly. In other words, there are always causes for diseases and there are patterns that reveal how a disease spreads, which holds the key to how it can be prevented and treated. Effective and ineffective leadership can be viewed the same way because there are always determinants and those impacts are not randomly distributed; the impacts are uniformly and deeply spread throughout an organization. Epidemiologists look for treatments, also, by matching the determinants to the disease. Like the epidemiologists, this book not only identifies determinants, such as arrogance, it also provides research-based "antidotes" to the determinants at the end of each chapter. At the end of the book is a section on leadership and motivation theories and models, as well as a section that provides leadership style surveys and assessments that can help readers identify their leadership style while also becoming aware of what changes in leadership style can improve the workplace. The reference section includes numerous citations and advanced reading suggestions.
Author: Garry Wade McGiboney Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing ISBN: 1527515028 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 355
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Effective leadership does not occur by chance. Leaders must be trained and groomed for the daunting responsibility of leading organizations. Research shows that half of the people currently in leadership positions will fail. Why they fail and what can be done to prevent failure are the main subjects of this book. It shows that effective leadership is possible and illustrates why and how, based on research and case studies from an epidemiological perspective. The epidemiological word “determinant” is used frequently, and is a word that no other book on leadership uses. Epidemiologists work from two basic principles: namely, that all diseases have determinants and that diseases do not occur randomly. In other words, there are always causes for diseases and patterns that describe how diseases spread. Effective and ineffective leadership always have determinants that are not randomly distributed; the impacts are uniformly and deeply spread throughout an organization. Like the epidemiologists, this book not only identifies leadership determinants, but also provides research-based “antidotes” at the end of each chapter, along with a summary of the most salient points in the chapter. This book offers examples of leadership and governance from the non-profit sector, businesses, public and private education, higher education, and other organizations, highlighting over 50 case studies to illustrate concepts about leadership.
Author: Jane A. G. Kise Publisher: Triple Nickel Press ISBN: 0983302073 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 23
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Empowered by the knowledge that employees are influenced by their direct supervisor more than any other leader in a company, author Jane A.G. Kise advocates intentional leadership-- a style of leading that focuses on how to lead, not just what to accomplish. Learn to concentrate on your strengths and manage your professional weaknesses. Benefits: Identify your priorities and consider how they relate to the essential work of leadership; Compare your own strengths and values to what is known about good leadership practices; Detect potential weaknesses that might become fatal flaws, limitations that bring leaders down; Learn to use your strengths and weaknesses to optimize your leadership style.
Author: Greg Park Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing ISBN: 1838675698 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 219
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Progressive Leadership addresses the diminishing and increasingly dysfunctional contribution of firm leadership in the operational effectiveness, performance, and survival of the firm in the business context of the twenty-first century.
Author: Ronald H. Humphrey Publisher: SAGE Publications ISBN: 1412998441 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 481
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Effective Leadership: Theory, Cases, and Applications, by Ronald H. Humphrey, integrates traditional and new leadership theories—including transformational leadership, leader-member exchange, authentic leadership, servant leadership, self-leadership, shared and distributed leadership, identity theory, and the value of emotions and affect—to provide a comprehensive look at the many facets of effective leadership. Practical and fun to read, this innovative book incorporates personal reflections and current business examples to bring the theories of organizational leadership to life. In addition, “Put it in Practice” features help readers see how they can apply the leadership research to their own work lives, while leadership cases throughout demonstrate how real leaders have succeeded by applying the leadership principles discussed in the book.
Author: Amy Jen Su Publisher: Harvard Business Press ISBN: 1633695921 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 154
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You can be the leader you want to be--today and every day. Do you find yourself wishing you had more hours in the day? Do you want to do more, yet feel you just can't add another thing to your plate without being overwhelmed by stress or compromising your health, relationships, and integrity? No doubt, as a leader, there are some days when you feel the flow. You're able to make a difference and achieve big goals. You feel confident and energized. On days like this, you are your best self--the leader you want to be. But on other days, you go down a different, negative path, with pressures and doubts making you feel like a lesser version of yourself. How can you be the leader you want to be, every day? The answer is more than a time-management system or a silver-bullet solution for changing your routines. Leadership expert and coach Amy Jen Su's powerful new book helps readers discover that the answer lies within. By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements--Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace--you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your impact, with less stress and more equanimity. Drawing on rich and instructive stories of clients, leaders, artists, and athletes, as well as on research by experts, the author brings together the best of both Western management thinking and Eastern philosophy to provide a holistic yet hands-on approach. The Leader You Want to Be is your indispensable guide to tapping into and expanding your leadership capacity so that you can be your best, sustain yourself, and thrive as a leader.
Author: Arthur Shriberg Publisher: ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 260
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TAKE AN EXCITING JOURNEY THROUGH THE PARADIGMS OF LEADERSHIP With the Second Edition of PRACTICING LEADRSHIP you can get the skills and knowledge you need to become a highly effective leader. Featuring contributions from a variety of disciplines, including psychology., management, communications, military science, the quality movement, political science, and philosophy, the text takes you on a unique journey through the key paradigms that have helped shape some of today's most widely respected world leaders. Original essays by Stephen Covey, James Kouzes, Barry Posner, and John Pepper, along with profiles pf such real-world leaders as Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, John Wooden, Sam Walton, and Colin Powell, will help you understand how to develop your own personal set of leadership skills. The Second Edition features: A new chapter on "Practicing Leadership in a Multicultural Society" New coverage of presidential leadership in Chapter 5 New profiles of Warren Buffet, Barry and Eliot, Oprah Winfrey, Martin Luther, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lee Kuang Kew, King Hussein, Ceasar Chavez, Mohammed Ali, and others Original essays by Stephen Covey, James Kouzes, Barry Posner, and John Pepper Expanded chapters on Psychology, Management, Political Science, The Military, Communications, and Leadership Theory Summaries of recently published leadership texts, including Gardner, Bennis, and Covey, with links to text chapters
Author: Stephen R. Covey Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA ISBN: 9780783881157 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 572
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A revolutionary guidebook to achieving peace of mind by seeking the roots of human behavior in character and by learning principles rather than just practices. Covey's method is a pathway to wisdom and power.
Author: Donald A. Laird Publisher: ISBN: 9781104848453 Category : Languages : en Pages : 234
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Author: Garry W. McGiboney
Author: Garry W. McGiboney
Author: Garry Wade McGiboney
Author: Jane A. G. Kise
Author: Greg Park
Author: Ronald H. Humphrey
Author: Amy Jen Su
Author: Arthur Shriberg
Author: Stephen R. Covey
Author: Donald A. Laird