The Leader's Window: Mastering the Four Styles of Leadership to Build High-Performing Teams - Softcover

Beck, John D. W.; Yeager, Neil M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471025542 ISBN 13: 9780471025542

Publisher: Wiley, 1994

Synopsis

A hands-on, proven approach to mastering the art and science of leadership. Based on 10 years of development and research with thousands of managers at hundreds of seminars, the authors have devised the L4 System which consists of a highly refined method for working with individuals and groups that promotes teamwork, maximizes potential and totally utilizes resources.

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About the Author

JOHN D. W. BECK, Ed.D., is one of the founders of the Charter Oak Consulting Group, a firm specializing in strengthening organizational performance by developing effective leaders, building high-performing teams and aligning organizations in pursuit of a shared vision. Recent clients include British Petroleum, Carrier, and Digital Equipment. NEIL M. YEAGER, Ed.D., has fifteen years of professional experience as an organizational development consultant. Clients include Coopers & Lybrand and McKinsey & Co. Formerly based at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where his adult Career Transitions Program won a national award for innovation, he is currently a consultant with the Charter Oak Consulting Group.

From the Back Cover

What's Your Leadership Style? The Leader's Window provides managers with an action plan for developing high-performing teams that's been "battle tested" and refined in over ten years of use by John Beck and Neil Yeager and their colleagues at the Charter Oak Consulting Group. The ideas in The Leader's Window have been used by thousands of managers in over twenty industries ranging from health care to telecommunications. "The Leader's Window takes situational leadership to the next level. It has a strong foundation in research, and the examples give rich leadership profiles and provide real depth based on hands-on experience." -Matthew Minahan Manager of Organizational Development World Bank "As a former McKinsey & Company partner, I know that leadership is one of the great black holes of management. What separates The Leader's Window from the pack is its riveting practicality. Here is an approach that will unleash the potential of every individual and team from the boardroom to the plant floor." -Alan Gayer Chief Executive Officer Egleston Children's Hospital "The concepts covered in The Leader's Window have been invaluable in our work with our clients as they move toward mature high-performance teams. This book will help traditional supervisors become more effective coaches and will help in the transition from treating leadership as a position to treating leadership as a function shared by team members." -Jack Orsburn President, Orsburn Team Works "The power of The Leader's Window comes from its combination of analytical framework and practitioner's guide, invaluable to anyone interested in developing high-performance teamwork. We have used it with a broad spectrum of teams and it actually works!" -M. O. Jones Manager, Organizational Development British Petroleum

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471025542
• ISBN 13: 9780471025542
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 242