Description
Book SynopsisMaster the essential skill set of the truly effective leader The Leadership Journey charts a course through four critical areas of being a great leader. Written by Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison, this book brings world-renown people and talent development expertise to bear in a discussion about ''good'' versus ''great'' leadership. Successful leadership at any level is about getting results, but how do the best of the best manage to consistently deliver bigger and better things? This book shares the ''secret sauce'' of successful leadership, and provides an actionable framework for discoveringand developingyour own leadership skills and potential. Anyone can have the right hands-on skills, but true leadership finesse lies in the much tougher realm of developing self-awareness to lead yourself first (''Look in the Mirror''); navigating by a fixed point of personal and organizational purpose (''Embody Purpose''); journeying with others who want to follow you (''Don''t Walk
Table of Contents
Introduction A Leader’s Path 8
Look in the Mirror 18
Lead Yourself 22
Radiate Purposeful Passion 28
Embody Purpose 34
Start with the “Why” 39
Define the “How” 44
Don’t Walk Alone 50
It’s all About the People 55
Celebrate… Always 60
You are the Message 64
Be in the Moment 69
Navigate Beyond the Horizon 72
Don’t be the Pilot of the Inevitable 77
Anticipating Beyond the Known 82
Course Corrections in Real Time 86
Be the Catalyst of Curiosity 92
Destination Leadership 94
Afterword
The Leader’s Journey of Influence 100
