Book description
Much has been written about leaders and leadership. Journal articles, blogs and books try to home in on the essence of an effective leader. While there is common agreement that a executive's performance can make or break company, defining that essence of effective leadership remains the Holy Grail for those who find themselves at the top, for those who are responsible for carrying out the strategies and dictates of their managers, and for the shareholders who want to see commitment, action and positive financial return.
Breaking the Leadership Mold is designed to help senior executives and managers respond to the challenges of today and shed the vestiges of days gone by. In so doing they will better lead and enable their staff, and create a work environment that is healthy, engaging, productive and sustainable. Based on the author's extensive research and 35 years' experience in working with local, national and international companies, Breaking the Leadership Mold offers 20 principles-such as Principle #10: Recognize How Executive Team Dynamics Promote Mediocrity and Principle #14: Get Other Executives On Board (or Out of the Way)—that when implemented will ensure that not only is there effective communication throughout the organization, from top to bottom and bottom to top, but also that employees and executives alike contribute to their full potential. The net result — the organization wins on every measure. The 20 principles are built on the pillars of case studies, experience and research.
Effective leadership is an absolute in any business environment, but becomes even more critical in times when businesses face unprecedented challenges and need to be nimble and responsive to change. Breaking the Mold has proven strategies to empower, unite and galvanize managers and employees — and their organization - to enable them to prosper and adapt in a swift-changing environment.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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I. PART ONE
- 1. PRINCIPLE #1: FACE THE FACTS
- 2. PRINCIPLE #2: BREAK THE MOLD
- 3. PRINCIPLE #3: DEFINE A BETTER WAY
- 4. PRINCIPLE #4: FIGURE OUT IF YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES
- II. PART TWO
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III. PART THREE
- 9. PRINCIPLE #9: UNDERSTAND WHAT COULD BE AMISS WITH YOUR TOP TEAM
- 10. PRINCIPLE #10: RECOGNIZE HOW EXECUTIVE TEAM DYNAMICS PROMOTES MEDIOCRITY
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11. PRINCIPLE #11: GET THE TOP TEAM WORKING
- 11.1. STEP ONE: ASSESS THE TEAM'S PERFORMANCE
- 11.2. STEP TWO: GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE ON THE TEAM
- 11.3. STEP THREE: DEFINING A COMPELLING PURPOSE
- 11.4. STEP FOUR: CREATE A SENSE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY
- 11.5. STEP FIVE: HAVE THE RIGHT PROCESS
- 11.6. WHO'S RESPONSIBLE? DEVELOPING THE TEAM WHEN YOU'RE NOT THE CEO
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12. PRINCIPLE #12: GET THE BOARD ON BOARD
- 12.1. AWARENESS OF EFFECTIVENESS
- 12.2. IS THE BOARD PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT MATTERS?
- 12.3. BOARD ORGANIZATION
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12.4. WHAT TO DO
- 12.4.1. Value the human side of the business
- 12.4.2. Focus on organizational engagement
- 12.4.3. Pay attention to the executive team dynamics
- 12.4.4. Focus on executive leadership behavior
- 12.4.5. Assessing performance
- 12.4.6. Insist on executive leadership development
- 12.4.7. Organize for effective leadership
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IV. PART FOUR
- 13. PRINCIPLE #13: DEVELOP EVERYONE'S LEADERSHIP
- 14. PRINCIPLE #14: GET OTHER EXECUTIVES ON BOARD (OR OUT OF THE WAY)*
- 15. PRINCIPLE #15: FIGURE OUT COMMUNICATION
- 16. PRINCIPLE #16: CREATE COMMUNITIES
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V. PART FIVE
- 17. PRINCIPLE #17: TELL PEOPLE HOW THEY'RE DOING
- 18. PRINCIPLE #18: PROMOTE FOR THE FUTURE
- 19. PRINCIPLE #19: INTEGRATE THE HARD AND THE SOFT
- 20. PRINCIPLE #20: NEVER STOP
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ENDNOTES
- 20.1. PREFACE
- 20.2. CHAPTER ONE
- 20.3. CHAPTER TWO
- 20.4. CHAPTER THREE
- 20.5. CHAPTER FOUR
- 20.6. CHAPTER FIVE
- 20.7. CHAPTER SIX
- 20.8. CHAPTER EIGHT
- 20.9. CHAPTER NINE
- 20.10. CHAPTER TEN
- 20.11. CHAPTER ELEVEN
- 20.12. CHAPTER TWELVE
- 20.13. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
- 20.14. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
- 20.15. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
- 20.16. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
- 20.17. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
- 20.18. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
- 20.19. CHAPTER NINETEEN
- 20.20. CHAPTER TWENTY
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Product information
- Title: Breaking the Leadership Mold: An Executive's Guide to Achieving Organizational Excellence
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2010
- Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
- ISBN: 9780470677667
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