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Book SynopsisThe capabilities leaders are required to demonstrate have changed and will no doubt continue to do so. As there is no change without learning, their development experiences are critical. Too many development programmes are preoccupied with defining what leaders should learn, but 'content' is conditioned by dynamic circumstances and in the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) organizational world, it is rapidly out of date.
Developing Leaders For Real: Proven approaches that deliver impact presents chapters from international experts analysing approaches to leadership development that have actually delivered results, capturing how executives at all levels really learn to become better organizational leaders.
The chapters:
• Share with developers how to create contexts for learning that enable leaders to develop the capabilities needed to thrive in the fast-paced business environment
• Provide examples of formal processes of development which have worked in practice
• Demonstrate the need for experiential involvement, self-reflection, and a holistic approach
Trade ReviewOver the last few years, it has become increasingly clear to most providers, prescribers and consumers of leadership development programs that too often, the impact of these programs is much less significant and durable than the world rightfully expects from them. [Developing Leaders for Real] examines the causes of this situation and proposes a number of excellent and diverse principles and practices that will help improve it. It is an essential read for anyone – academic or practitioner – interested in making leadership development the game changer that the world needs it to be if we are to tackle the world’s problems more effectively.
-- Jean-François Manzoni, Professor of Leadership and Organizational Development and President, IMD
As someone who has worked both in commercial and in development, I have spent most of my career looking at performance and seeking the best ways in which to help others, particularly leaders, realize their full potential. I am delighted to finally find a book that brings to life a collection of thought provoking, ‘real world’ examples of Leadership Development. I was struck by the timeless nature of the underpinning principles and excited by the evidenced and proven practical examples shared, finding myself going back to chapters particularly relevant to me currently. I would highly recommend Developing Leaders for Real for any professional involved in Leadership Development who has a curious mind and believes there must be better ways in which we can help leaders be their best self. You’ll find your answers here!
-- Richard Brooke, Talent Director, AMEA/APAC, Bacardi
Ever noticed how your leaders often don’t seem to apply formal learning? Why? Because, ultimately, the learning journey is deeply personal and fraught with complexity. There are thousands of books that purport to tell you how get it right. I finally found one that delivers on the promise: its evidenced, globally relevant, written by people who walk the talk and topped off with a how-to guide. What more can a learning professional ask for?!
-- Tania Hector, Global Head of Learning, Nestlé
Developing Leaders for Real provides insight into numerous valuable leadership development approaches – with diverse cultural, theoretical and geographical foundations. It illustrates how to combine a clear set of values and principles, with practical applications for developing leaders in a global context requiring continuous adaptation and change.
-- Dale A. Martin, Former CEO, Siemens Hungary
Table of ContentsForeword; Peter Honey
Chapter 1. Developing Leaders: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly; Anne Gimson, Harry Gray, and Ian Cunningham
Chapter 2. Leadership : A Function of Organisations as Complex Systems; Harry Gray
Chapter 3. Self Managing Leaders: Lessons in Learning; Ian Cunningham
Part 1 – Contexts for Leadership Development
Chapter 4. Leadership Development: Examples from Central and Eastern Europe; Magdolna Csath
Chapter 5. Learning Leadership in a Multi-cultural Country: South Africa; Chris Van Wyk
Chapter 6. Leadership Development Across the Divides: from Triple Helix to Converging Spheres; Tony Eccles
Chapter 7. Leadership Development in Higher Education Contexts: Exploring the Efficacy of Widely-used Approaches; Brian Findsen
Chapter 8. Leadership Development Lessons from India: Contextual Enablers within Organisations; Shilpa Kabra Maheshwari
Chapter 9. Learning in Groups: Working with Difference; Michael Reynolds
Part 2 – Programmes, Processes & Frames for Leadership Development
Chapter 10. Holistic and Strategic Leadership Development: The Impact of Self Managed Learning; Anne Gimson
Chapter 11. Service Leadership Development: Service-learning at a Hong Kong University; Maureen Yin-Lee Chan and Robin Snell
Chapter 12. Space, Place and Time: How Consideration of these Factors Impact Leadership Development Design and Practice; Arthur Turner
Chapter 13. Organisations as Soap-opera: Leading Change and Continuity through Narrative-based OD; Anne Murphy and Jonathan Gosling
Chapter 14. Treading the Noble Eightfold Path: a Leadership Development Strategy in a VUCA World; Joan Marques
Chapter 15. The Role of Coaching and Mentoring : Addressing the Leadership Deficit; David Clutterbuck
Chapter 16. Where next for Leadership Development?: Problems, Potential and Possibilities; Ian Cunnigham, Anne Gimson, and Harry Gray
