Description
Book SynopsisPresents thirteen specific 'leadership passages' based on research, interviews, and coaching of senior executives in such companies as Johnson & Johnson, Novarits, Intel, GE, and Bank of America. This book provides practical tools and techniques to improve your leadership, along with real-life examples.
Trade Review“…Leadership Passages has the answers…” (
Business Executive, June 2005)
“…packs in more useable advice than most of its ilk…a useful book…” (Third Sector, 2 March 2005)
“…insightful…” (CA Magazine, 1st Dec. 2004)
“…a wealth of practical tools and techniques to improve your leadership…” (Strategic HR Review, Nov/Dec 2004)
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
1. What Is Effective Leadership? 10
2. How Do Leaders Learn? 22
3. Joining a Company 34
4. Moving into a Leadership Role 45
5. Accepting the Stretch Assignment 58
6. Assuming Responsibility for a Business 70
7. Dealing with Significant Failure for Which You Are Responsible 81
8. Coping with a Bad Boss and Competitive Peers 93
9. Losing Your Job or Being Passed Over for Promotion 107
10. Being Part of an Acquisition or Merger 119
11. Living in a Different Country or Culture 132
12. Finding a Meaningful Balance Between Work and Family 144
13. Letting Go of Ambition 157
14. Facing Personal Upheaval 167
15. Losing Faith in the System 178
16. How Companies Can Use Passages to Develop Leadership 187
17. An Eight-Step Survive-and-Thrive Guide 201
Bibliography 215
About the Authors 219
Index 221
