Kolditz In Extremis Leadership

Leading As If Your Life Depended On It
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7879-9741-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Drucker Foundation Future Series

In this extraordinary book Col. Kolditz explains that his researchon in extremis leadership, where followers perceive theirlives to be threatened, reveals that the leadership lessons andprinciples in evidence in dangerous settings also apply to leadingin business and everyday life. The book shows how leadershipliterally defines the promise of hope or future life and thatextremely capable leaders are needed in all walks of life. The bookdescribes a variety of high-risk situations that are ideal settingsto seek and find great leaders, assess how they might be different,and to glean valuable insights for extraordinary leadership in oureveryday lives. Through heart-stopping real-life stories of leadersin these extreme situations, Kolditz insists that leaders at alllevels can improve their effectiveness.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kolditz, Thomas A.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Pfeifer, Joseph W.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword (Joseph W. Pfeifer).
Introduction.
1. Key Characteristics of In Extremis Leaders - and How They AreRelevant in All Organizations.
2. In Extremis Lessons for Business and Life: Strengthening YourOwn Leadership by Example.
3. The In Extremis Leadership Model: What It Is, Why It Works,and How to Use It.
4. Learning About Fear and Leadership from Dangerous Settings:Handling Emotion During In Extremis Situations.
5. Leading When Tragedy Strikes: Learning to Cope with Loss.
6. Building Teams That Build Leaders: An In Extremis CaseStudy.
Conclusion.
Resource: Physical Development for In Extremis Leaders.
Notes.
Index.
Acknowledgments.
The Author.

Über Autor(innen)

Colonel Thomas Kolditz is professor and head of theDepartment of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the UnitedStates Military Academy at West Point.
The Leader to Leader Institute's mission is to strengthenleadership in the social sector. Established in 1990 as the PeterF. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management, the Institutefurthers its mission by providing social sector leaders with theessential leadership wisdom, inspiration, and resources needed tolead for innovation and to build vibrant social sectororganizations.