Synopses & Reviews
Leader to Leader 2 brings together an encyclopedic array of articles, from the award-winning journal Leader to Leader, by some of the best-selling authors and thought leaders of our day. With thirty-five new chapters not included in the previous volume, this book is designed as a resource for leaders at all levels. Each of the book's five parts opens with guidance and ideas on how to enact the concepts discussed, practical action steps, thought-provoking questions, and handy tools. The amazing lineup includes
Synopsis
A collection of inspiring articles from the best of the award-winning Leader to Leader journal and the top authors in leadership
Organized by theme, this collection includes global and diverse perspectives from all types of leaders from the U.S. and around the world. Areas covered include post-9/11 leadership, ethical leadership, collaborative leadership, and leadership development.
Contributors include Warren Bennis, Ken Blanchard, Steven Covey, and many other leaders. Each section concludes with ideas on how readers can enact the concepts discussed in the chapters, including brief action steps, questions, and tools for each part.
Frances Hesselbein (New York, NY) is the former founding president and current Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Leader to Leader Institute and editor in chief of its journal Leader to Leader. She has been honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States's highest civilian honor. Alan Shrader (Moraga, CA) has two decades' experience as a writer, director of marketing, and executive editor. He is Managing Editor of Leader to Leader and has developed and published more than 200 books.
Synopsis
Leader to Leader 2brings together an encyclopedic array of articles, from the award-winning journal Leader to Leader,by some of the best-selling authors and thought leaders of our day. With thirty-five new chapters not included in the previous volume, this book is designed as a resource for leaders at all levels. Each of the book’s five parts opens with guidance and ideas on how to enact the concepts discussed, practical action steps, thought- provoking questions, and handy tools.
Synopsis
Leader to Leader 2 brings together the best and most popular articles from the award-winning journal Leader to Leader by some of the best-selling authors and thought leaders of our day. With thirty-five new chapters not included in the previous volume, this book is designed as a resource for leaders at all levels. Each of the book’s five parts opens with guidance and ideas on how to enact the concepts discussed, practical action steps, thought-provoking questions, and handy tools.
The Parts include: Understanding Leadership, Improving Your Personal Effectiveness, Developing People and Teams, Leading High-Performance Organizations, Leading Strategically in a World That Demands Innovation
Authors Include: David Allen, Ram Charan, Clayton Christensen, Stephen Covey, Marshall Goldsmith, Bill George, Andy Grove, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Beverly Kaye, Jim Kouzes & Barry Posner, Patrick Lencioni, Peter Senge, Margaret Wheatley...and more!
About the Author
Frances Hesselbein is the former founding president and current chairman of the Board of Governors of the Leader to Leader Institute and editor in chief of its journal Leader to Leader. She is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor, and has been awarded doctorates from twenty college universities.
Alan Shrader is managing editor of Leader to Leader. He has more than twenty-five years of experience in publishing as an editor, writer, and director of marketing.
Established in 1990 as the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management, the Leader to Leader Institute furthers its missionto strengthen the leadership of the social sectorby providing social sector leaders with essential leadership wisdom, inspiration, and resources to lead for innovation and to build vibrant social sector organizations.
Table of Contents
The Editors.
Introduction.
PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING LEADERSHIP.
1 Leadership Is an Enabling Art (Stephen R. Covey).
2 Building the Bridge as You Walk on It (Robert E. Quinn).
3 The Price and Prize of Leadership (Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones).
4 The Source of Leadership (Peter M. Senge).
PART TWO: IMPROVING YOUR PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS.
5 The Transformation from “I” to “We” (Bill George and Andrew McLean).
6 Leadership T’ai Chi: A Beginner’s Guide (Robert A. Goldberg).
7 Challenge Is the Opportunity for Greatness (James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner).
8 Maintaining Your Focus (Sam T. Manoogian).
9 Stand Up for Your Values (Bowen H. “Buzz” McCoy).
10 Adjusting Your Leadership Volume (Bob Kaplan and Rob Kaiser).
11 Mastering Peter Drucker’s The Effective Executive(Joseph A. Maciariello).
12 The Influential Leader (Jack Stahl).
13 Ten Questions to Stellar Communication (Dianna Booher).
14 The Leader’s Role in Managing Conflict (Howard M. Guttman).
15 Using Dialogue to Deal with Confl icts (George Kohlrieser).
PART THREE: DEVELOPING PEOPLE AND TEAMS.
16 The Leader’s Role in Growing New Leaders (Beverly Kaye).
17 Helping People Achieve Their Goals (Marshall Goldsmith and Kelly Goldsmith).
18 Energizing Others (Dean Spitzer).
19 The Trouble with Teamwork (Patrick M. Lencioni).
20 Leading Resonant Teams (Daniel Goleman).
21 Communication Strategies for Leading Teams (Ichak Adizes).
22 Making Diversity Pay Off (R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr.).
PART FOUR: LEADING HIGH-PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATIONS.
23 Doing Performance Planning Right (Douglas K. Smith).
24 Aligning Boards and Management on Strategy (Ram Charan).
25 Making It Up and Making It Happen (David Allen).
26 Leading Transition: A New Model for Change (William Bridges and Susan Mitchell).
27 The Enduring Skills of Change Leaders (Rosabeth Moss Kanter).
28 The Key to Cultural Transformation (Frances Hesselbein).
29 Culture as Competitive Advantage (Paul Meehan, Orit Gadiesh, and Shintaro Hori)
30 The Culture Starts with You (Ray Davis).
PART FIVE: LEADING STRATEGICALLY IN A WORLD THAT DEMANDS INNOVATION.
31 The Challenge of Strategic Innovation (Constantinos Markides).
32 Responding to Strategic Infl ection Points (Andrew S. Grove).
33 Assessing Your Organization’s Innovation Capabilities (Clayton M. Christensen).
34 Innovation Means Relying on Everyone’s Creativity(Margaret J. Wheatley).
PART SIX: CONCLUSION.
35 When the Roll Is Called Ten Years from Now(Frances Hesselbein).
Index.