Alpha Leadership: Tools for Business Leaders Who Want More from Life - Couverture rigide

Deering, Anne; Dilts, Robert; Russell, Julian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0470844833 ISBN 13 : 9780470844830

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2002

Synopsis

This is a book for 21st Century leaders. The authors are offering approaches to reduce stress and to promote satisfaction at a time when this seems impossible for most people struggling to make sense of the workplace and its demands: 76% of managers want to spend more time with their families 50% say they feel too mentally and physically exhausted to do anything but work or sleep 30% say their lives are out of control one in five say they are too stressed to enjoy their lives at all Many of the leadership skills (such as emotional intelligence, weak signal management, mental agility) that are key to success in today's corporate world are not taught in business schools, are rarely discussed by business academics, nor are they recognised within corporations as they recruit, promote and train their staff. Business conversation is all about the war for talent - and yet the solutions presented are all "outside-in" (i.e. what the corporation needs to do to ensure people stay, to "make" their values align, to retain them) rather than "inside-out" (i.e. alignment of individual's sense of purpose with how they spend their time, the fit of their skills to the demands of their job, and so on). Alpha Leadership seeks to redress these imbalances. The book is constructed around a new and simple model of leadership. The authors call this, 'Alpha leadership', which consists of three main axes: Anticipate, Align and Act. They have derived this model from their extensive experience of leadership development in the US and Europe, during a period of rapid adaptation to the digital economy. The authors argument is that traditional approaches to leadership, leadership as it is taught in the business schools and the criteria assigned to it by corporate promotion and appraisal systems, focus exclusively on 'action', and take little or no account of the crucial importance of anticipation and alignment. This is of increased concern since the skills most likely to generate success for leaders

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

"Alpha Leadership should be read by anyone seriously interested in understanding more about the leadership process. It breaks out of the pack of "me–too" leadership books with intriguing applications from across the spectrum of social and behavioral sciences. The authors provide fresh perspectives and insights into the process of leadership and becoming a more effective leader. Examples are exciting and intriguing and the applications descriptively practical." –– Barry Z. Posner PhD, internationally recognized expert in leadership and leadership development, Dean of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, USA and author of The Leadership Challenge.

"Walk into the Leadership section of any bookshop and you get bombarded by a whole host of different ideas, strategies, and style manuals; most making academic and unrealistic promises for the "leader in the street". For a budding leader, it′s not only confusing, but frustrating having your skills and aspirations benchmarked against people like Branson and Welch. Alpha Leadership really is different. It′s more of a handbook than a straight read – you get as much from dipping into chapters that take your fancy, as from reading it start to finish. This is stuff you can use – key points are framed in a story that′s easy to relate to; which helps you to see that, actually, some of the mindset and style of being a good leader is already lying dormant within you. All you have to do is give it a bit of thought to set your homegrown leadership potential free." ––David Thompson, Vice President, Equity Learning & Development Manager, Investment Management, Merrill Lynch.

"A wonderful ′guide for the perplexed′. Explains how to persevere in shifting situations and fulfil your original purpose by different means – splendidly anecdotal and down–to–earth." –– Charles Hampden–Turner, The Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge. Co–author of Riding the Waves of Culture.

Revue de presse :

"..full of useful advice and insights..." (Long Range Planning, No.35, 2002) 

" this one had me hooked I stopped reviewing it and started reading it for pleasure " (EDGE, Autumn 2002)

" this one provides the means of moving from admiration to emulation without suggesting imitation. The suggestion is that existing and would–be leaders should use the hints and methods contained here to decide on their own approach " (The Independent, 7 December 2002)

" This how to book has arisen from the authors extensive experience of leadership development in the US and Europe " (Management Abstracts)

" had me hooked the lessons of the book are as applicable to team leaders as they are to corporate leaders. " (Edge, December 2002)

"...full of useful advice and insights..." (Long Range Planning, No.35, 2002) 

" this one had me hooked I stopped reviewing it and started reading it for pleasure " (EDGE, Autumn 2002)

" this one provides the means of moving from admiration to emulation without suggesting imitation. The suggestion is that existing and would–be leaders should use the hints and methods contained here to decide on their own approach " (The Independent, 7 December 2002)

" This how to book has arisen from the authors extensive experience of leadership development in the US and Europe " (Management Abstracts)

" had me hooked the lessons of the book are as applicable to team leaders as they are to corporate leaders. " (Edge, December 2002)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0470844833
• ISBN 13: 9780470844830
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 244