The Leadership Engine
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.35 (961 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0887309313 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-07-29 |
Language | : | English |
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It Can Be Done The subtitle suggests the book's objective: To explain "How Winning Companies Build Leaders at Every Level." According to the authors, there are certain "fundamentals" common to winning organizations: "First, leaders with a proven track record of success take direct responsibility for the development of other leaders. Second, leaders who develop other leaders have teachable points of view in the specific areas of ideas, values, and something I call E-cubed -- emotional energy and edge.Third, leaders embody their teachable points of view in living stories.Finally, becaus. "Practical, great stories/examples, easy read, good format" according to sqbb. The GWU/Richmond book club gave this book a thumbs up. It was easy to read, but full of clear examples of the leadership qualities under discussion. Leadership was demonstrated not just as a quality of the top execs, but for all levels. The handbook at the end was occasionally simplistic, but overall very usable & useful. Worth your investment of time and money.. One to add to your library. Bradley Bigelow Good thought provoking read, but could have used more examples from ordinary leaders versus Fortune 500 CEO's. For a small business owner or someone who wants just to be a better leader, there is some application but mostly in generalities not specifics.
Technologies, products and economies constantly change. In this Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek bestseller, Michigan Business School guru and worldwide consultant Noel Tichy brings his special brand of organisational transformation to a practical level that guarantees a leader at every level of an organisation. Tichy explains that everyone has untapped leadership potential that can be developed winning leaders and winning organisations have figured out how to do this. Why do some companies consistently win in the marketplace while others struggle from crisis to crisis? The answer, says Noel Tichy, is that winning companies possess a "Leadership Engine" , a proven system for creating dynamic leaders at every level. In this acclaimed bestseller, Tichy offers colourful and insightful best-practice examples from dozens of leaders gathered from decades of research and practical experience.. To get ahead and stay ahead, companies need agile, flexible, innovative leaders who can anticipate change and respond to new realities swiftly
of Michigan School of Business, has observed firsthand when trying to determine why some companies succeed and others fail or just limp along. But in discussing large companies, the book is on the money.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. The book's argument ignores small entrepreneurial companies where a product innovation, speed to market or customer service can make all the difference. His conclusion: the winners have "good leaders who nurture the development of other leaders at all levels of the organization." These leaders urge their workers to see reality and mobilize the a