{"product_id":"leadership-at-scale-9781473696044","title":"Leadership At Scale","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraditional approaches to leadership development focus on a small number of individuals at the top. However, in today''s world of constant change and decentralized decision-making, organizations need effective leaders at all levels of their organizations. That requires a much broader and deeper pool of leadership talent, and most organizations fall far short of what they need.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeadership at Scale defines a new approach. In it, top experts at McKinsey, the world''s number one leadership factory, expose the secrets of how to drive leadership development that reaches the entire organization, adapts to diverse contexts and achieves impact at scale. Grounded in extensive research and the global experience of +25 leadership experts and illustrated with a fictional step-by-step case with numerous real-life examples, this book provides leaders with the systematic and fact-based approach they need to unlock organizational performance through leadership effectiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time of technology-driven change, the need to inspire, engage and tap into the creativity of employees demands better leaders. This book sets out how that can happen\u003c\/p\u003e -- Kevin Sneader, Global Managing Partner, McKinsey \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarge-scale organizations present particular challenges.  At the NHS, Europe's largest employer, all 1.3m staff are potential leaders.  This \u003cb\u003edeeply-researched\u003c\/b\u003e book shows how to work at scale, to simplify, concentrate and sustain leadership development for large organizations: it tells us who to develop and why, how and for how long, and in what ways.  \u003cb\u003eAs a practical guide it is invaluable\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Professor Nicki Latham, former COO Health Education England (NHS), responsible for the NHS Leadership Academy\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeadership at Scale\u003c\/i\u003e provides a clear methodology for increasing leadership effectiveness across an organization, not only for the top leaders, but for all employees. \u003cb\u003eA key resource for leaders \u003c\/b\u003ewho need to prepare their organizations to master the challenges ahead -- Joe Jimenez, Board Director, Procter \u0026amp; Gamble and General Motors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn organization with better leaders will invariably have better results. This practical guide shows you how to develop your leaders by focusing on what drives performance and on what people can learn easily and quickly on the job. The authors show how \u003cb\u003ethis approach can work for many leaders right across your organization\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Stuart Rose (Lord Rose), Chairman, Ocado PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA first class template\u003c\/b\u003e demonstrating how to use superior leadership to drive performance in large organizations\u003c\/p\u003e -- Paul Myners (Lord Myners), former FTSE100 Chair and Treasury Minister\u003cbr\u003eA strong cadre of leaders is essential for firms to thrive in today's complex and fast changing environment. This \u003cb\u003eacademically thorough, yet practical\u003c\/b\u003e book shows how to build such a cadre of a leaders -- Alain Bejjani, Chief Executive Officer, Majid Al Futtaim Holding\u003cbr\u003eTransformation means changing at scale starting with leaders. Our organization - like many - has limited resources and \u003cb\u003ethis book really showed me how we could use time and money effectively to create better leaders\u003c\/b\u003e everywhere that counts -- Andrea Clemente, HR Latin America Whirlpool Corporation\u003cbr\u003eThere are hundreds of magic recipes in the market about the \"most important attributes of great leaders\", but most of them provide only limited help to translating these lessons into concrete leadership growth programmes across the whole organisation. \u003cb\u003eThis book is very different.\u003c\/b\u003e It integrates the teaching on very thoroughly researched, highly practical and wide-ranging leadership development approaches with a fictitious implementation story, which \u003cb\u003estays entertaining until the very end\u003c\/b\u003e -- Bernd Uhe, Global Head of Human Resources, Pictet Group\u003cbr\u003eI find this book very illuminating. It is \u003cb\u003eone of the best pieces I read about leadership\u003c\/b\u003e since \u003ci\u003eLeadership at Scale\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique blend of cutting edge, field-tested research on developing the right leadership at scale, and a roadmap to make it happen in practice. The book is both: \u003cb\u003ea state-of-the-art reference\u003c\/b\u003e for the different research findings on Leadership and \u003cb\u003ea practical handbook\u003c\/b\u003e of how to make sustainable and lasting change happen. It has everything for firms and their leaders to cope with today's increasingly complex, volatile and hence challenging world -- Bruno Pfister, Chairman of Rothschild Bank AG\u003cbr\u003eMost leadership development programs disappoint or are being canceled to generate quick savings, leaving many organizations short of capable leaders. Yet, building leaders is one of the key priorities for organizations in today's dynamic and complex environment. This book \u003cb\u003eshows how firms can develop a leadership culture that can help them thrive and prosper\u003c\/b\u003e -- Daniel Vasella, M.D., Chairman and CEO Emeritus Novartis AG\u003cbr\u003eBuilding the bench of leaders necessary to lead corporations in today's world is a key CEO priority. The task is hard and complex. \u003ci\u003eLeadership at Scale\u003c\/i\u003e shows how. It is academically thorough, comprehensive, and practical. \u003cb\u003eAn invaluable resource for company leaders\u003c\/b\u003e -- Gitte P. Aabo, President \u0026amp; Chief Executive Officer, LEO Pharma A\/S\u003cbr\u003eMany leadership programs focus on developing a few individuals. However - given the dynamic environment - firms need to be able to build more leaders and faster. \u003cb\u003eThis book is unique in that it compellingly answers the question of how large firms can build leaders at scale\u003c\/b\u003e -- Graham Ward, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Organisational Behaviour, INSEAD Business School\u003cbr\u003eToday many organizations are trying to simplify and become more dynamic. However, decentralizing decision power and engaging all members of large organizations requires building more and stronger leaders. \u003ci\u003eLeadership at Scale \u003c\/i\u003eis a practical guide to do so -- Mario Greco, Chief Executive Officer, Zurich Insurance Group\u003cbr\u003eThe core principles outlined in this book are \u003cb\u003erelevant for all organizations, regardless of size, industry or strategy. \u003c\/b\u003eIn a more and more digitized world this book \u003cb\u003eshould be required reading\u003c\/b\u003e in particular for young leaders -- Rolf Dörig, Chairman of the Board of the Swiss Life Group and Adecco\u003cbr\u003eWhile there are many books about individual leadership development, \u003cb\u003ethe new focus here is on improving leadership effectiveness across a whole organization\u003c\/b\u003e, based on your specific context and strategy. This book will show you a theoretical sound but still pragmatic way to improved leadership effectiveness -- Prof. Dr. Thomas A. Gutzwiller, Partner, GW Partners AG, and Professor in Corporate and Leadership Development at the University of St. Gallen, Executive School of Management\u003cbr\u003eThis book shows you both WHAT skills really matter to organizational performance depending on your context, and HOW to create lasting leadership change across the organization. A practical and thoughtful book that \u003cb\u003eaddresses very well the multidimensional aspects of leadership\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jörg Reinhardt, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board of Directors, Novartis AG\u003cbr\u003eLeadership is our most valuable resource to drive positive change in business and society.  \u003ci\u003eLeadership at Scale\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea comprehensive, academically thorough, and yet practical guide\u003c\/b\u003e on increasing leadership effectiveness across a large organization, not only for the top leaders, but for all employees.  I look forward to applying the principles in our organization -- Vasant Narasimhan, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, Novartis AG\u003cbr\u003eTo institutionalize themselves \u003cb\u003eorganizations need a leadership culture. \u003c\/b\u003eThis book shows compellingly and practically how to do it. A worthwhile read! -- Nicolas Pictet, Senior Partner, Pictet Group","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739555541335,"sku":"9781473696044","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473696044.jpg?v=1720052576","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/leadership-at-scale-9781473696044","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}