Description
Book SynopsisWhat does it take to do more with less? How can you do better than before, or better than others? How do you turn losses into wins, or near-bankruptcy into strong profitability, or abject failure into stellar success?
The power of uplift enables any organization to do more with less, beat the competition, and perform better than ever. Leaders who uplift their employees'' passions, intellects, and commitments produce remarkable results.
Based on original research from a seven-year global study, Uplifting Leadership reveals how leaders from diverse organizations inspired and uplifted their teams'' performance. Distilling the six common characteristics of leaders at high-performing organizations across business, sports, and education, authors Andy Hargreaves, Alan Boyle, and Alma Harris explore the nature of uplift, its impact on performance, and the ways to achieve it within and beyond an organization''s walls, revealing how leaders:
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Uplift 1
1 Dreaming with Determination 17
2 Creativity and Counter-Flow 45
3 Collaboration with Competition 67
4 Pushing and Pulling 93
5 Measuring with Meaning 113
6 Sustainable Success 137
7 Uplifting Action 159
Appendix: Research Methodology 177
Notes 181
Acknowledgments 207
The Authors 209
Index 213
