Leadership Odyssey: A Self-Development Guide to New Skills for New Times (Jossey-Bass Leadership Series) - Softcover

S. Napolitano, Carole

 
9780787910112: Leadership Odyssey: A Self-Development Guide to New Skills for New Times (Jossey-Bass Leadership Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0787910112 ISBN 13: 9780787910112
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons, 1997

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The Resource of Choice for Those Who Need to Lead!

New times demand new competencies. Keep yours ahead of the curve with this engaging guide for the self-directed development of cutting-edge management skills. The Leadership Odyssey outlines thirty-seven abilities and attributes that define the successful manager of the future, and shows how to master them all. Readers will benefit from a synthesis of the latest thought on the subject, plus a wealth of learning tools, self-assessment materials, and expert advice from professionals with more than twenty years of management development experience. Great for training programs, too.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

CAROLE S. NAPOLITANO is founder and president of Synergies, a firm that provides education and consulting services in leadership, management, and organizational development. NASA, the Federal Judicial Center, the University of Maryland, Freddie Mac, Okidata, and State Farm Insurance are among her many public- and private-sector clients. Skilled in designing and facilitating learning experiences for managers, leaders, and teams, Napolitano focuses on helping organizations explore new models of effectiveness and enlarging their capacity for growth and change. LIDA J. HENDERSON is program manager for Xerox Corporation's corporate management education and training group. During her twenty-four-year tenure with Xerox, she has been integral to the development and implementation of leading-edge management and personal development training for employees at every corporate level.

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New times demand new competencies. Keep yours ahead of the curve with this engaging guide for the self-directed development of cutting-edge management skills. Readers will benefit from a synthesis of the latest thought on the subject, plus a wealth of learning tools, self-assessment materials, and expert advice from professionals with more than twenty years of management development experience. Great for training programs, too.

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Managing and leading. In this era of rapid and relentless change, the terms become inseparable. Today's managers must also lead if they are to survive―and thrive―in a world where job obsolescence is a mere reorganization away and individuals are left to chart their own courses for long-term personal and professional success.Applicable on an individual or company-wide basis, this unique resource outlines a process by which managers at all levels can build the leadership skills they need to deal effectively with an ever-changing business environment. The authors, acknowledged experts in management training and leadership development, delineate thirty-seven specific attributes and skills that define the successful manager of the future. Step-by-step they show readers how to master them all through a program of self-directed learning that embraces three domains: self-leadership, people leadership, and organizational leadership.The Leadership Odyssey, in addition to the in-depth guidance it offers, also contains a wealth of practical tools that enhance and reinforce the learning process. Among them:? An assessment kit for gathering 360? feedback on attributes and skills proficiency? An analysis guide for interpreting feedback data? Guidelines for developing a personal learning plan? Developmental exercises for addressing identified needs and bolstering evident strengths? A reflective learning model for translating the lessons of experience into a means of sustaining professional and personal growth? A spheres of influence model that offers a new way of thinking about future managerial leadershipMoreover, the developmental experiences the authors recommAnd are not limited to professional activities alone, but include family, personal, and community activities that recognize the importance of a balanced existence. The result is an unprecedented approach to building leadership skills in step with the future direction of the business world and

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Verlag
John Wiley & Sons
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0787910112
ISBN 13 
9780787910112
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
304
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