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 Results-Based Leadership
by David Ulrich (Preface), Jack Zenger, Norman Smallwood, Dave Ulrich, Norm Smallwood (Preface)
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Who would argue that leadership matters? Companies that can attract, develop and retain the best leaders are likely to flourish. The issues grow hazy when we attempt to define leadership, and hazier still when managers try to match, today's dizzying array of leadership practices with the specific needs of their organisation. Results-based leadership brings refreshing clarity and directness to the leadership discussion, providing a hands on programme that will help executives succeed with their leadership challenges.
A landmark book, RESULTS BASED LEADERSHIP, challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding leadership. The authors'-world renowned experts in human resources and leadership development, argue that it is not enough to guage leaders by personal traits such as character, knowledge, style, and values. Effective leaders, say the authors, do more than master the attributes of leadership. They know how to connect their attributes with results. Results-based leadership, shows executives how to deliver results in four specific areas:
* Results for their employees;
* Results for the organisation, its customers and its investors.
The authors provide action orientated guidelines for readers to develop and hone their own results based leadership skills. They look beyond the quick fixes, buzzwords and trends that typify many leadership programmes and focus instead on producing results that can be measured and integrated in to any business strategy or corporate culture.
Here, for the first time, is a guide book that bridges the gap, between leadership theory and leadership skills RESULTS BASED LEADERSHIP fundamentally improves our ability to deliver real leadership results. | |
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