LEADERSHIP MIND SWITCH

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-259-83604-6
Verlag: McGraw-Hill

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 574 g

Lead your company to success in the New Industrial Revolution! The world of business has completely transformed in recent years—and the pace of change will only increase in coming years. But one thing remains the same: Quality leadership is the hinge on which the fate of every organization swings.The Leadership Mind Switch provides the critical lessons you need to lead your company in a fully globalized business world where radical technologies reign supreme. Debra Benton and Kylie Wright-Ford have helped some of today’s most top executives successfully position themselves and their companies for the future. Now, in this groundbreaking leadership guide, they share their insight with you. Learn how to effectively lead a workforce that: - Is rich in demographic texture—representing as many as four different generations - Has varying—and sometimes conflicting—expectations of the company - Operates with different ideas about what success looks like - Uses, approaches, and even understands technology in different ways
The answers to these questions and many others are all here. You’ll learn how to be the kind of leader who is both firm in his or her decisions but maintains an air of approachability. You’ll learn how to drive high productivity while keeping your workers happy and satisfied in their jobs. And you’ll learn how to embrace new technologies without sacrificing the human touch—which is the hallmark of great leadership.It will take unprecedented levels of agility, confidence, and fearlessness to lead into the future. Make the leadership mind switch to seize the competitive edge now in order to drive profits and growth tomorrow.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Benton

Wright-Ford, Kylie

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Fourth Industrial RevolutionPart One: Leading Today and TomorrowChapter 01: The Changing World of LeadershipChapter 02: Rethinking Our Leadership QualitiesChapter 03: Developing Our Leadership BehaviorsChapter 04: Good Leaders Start as Good Followers Chapter 05: The Ups and Downs of Being a LeaderPart Two: Management, Leadership, or Both?Chapter 06: Basic Leadership ResponsibilitiesChapter 07: Creating Culture in the New World of WorkChapter 08: Addressing Feedback and RewardsChapter 09: Prioritizing DecisionsChapter 10: Managing Conflict and Handling ControversyConclusion: Getting ResultsAcknowledgmentsFurther ResourcesIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Benton
D.A. Benton founded Benton Management Resources in 1976 to provide executive development and career counseling. She has worked in seventeen countries and her numerous media appearances around the world have brought her wide acclaim. Her clients include AT&T, American Express, Pepsi, United Airlines, Nabisco, Mobil Oil, PricewaterhouseCoopers & Lybrand, and NASA. Benton is also the bestselling author of How to Think Like a CEO and Secrets of a CEO Coach.

D.A. Benton, Ft. Collins, Colorado, is the President of Benton Management Resources and has been helping leaders and organizations improve for more than 20 years. Kylie Wright-Ford, Cowra, Australia is the Chief Operating & Strategy Officer, World 50, a premiere resource for executives from globally respected organizations to share ideas, solutions, and collaborative discovery.