Great Leadership: What It Is and What It Takes in a Complex World - Softcover

Bell, Antony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0891063978 ISBN 13: 9780891063971

Publisher: John Murray Business Academic, 2011

Synopsis

Distilling the wisdom of the past with an eye toward the future, Great Leadership cuts through the complexity of leading organizations, operations, and people to make leadership development manageable and greatness attainable.

Whether you are looking to lay a solid foundation for a lifetime of great leadership or searching for a curriculum to guide your self-development, Antony Bell has mapped out a journey of discovery to help you uncover what drives your leadership style and do what it takes to practice leadership that is both noble and competent.

About this title

From the Publisher

How does one learn leadership? Business schools don't teach it, and few top leaders have mentors. History's great leaders have contributed to the literature of leadership. And some of the best business minds have written brilliant tomes on the subject. But how does a good leader who wants to become great make the best use of this vast body of knowledge?

Leadership scholar and executive coach Antony Bell has integrated different elements of great leadership from the best thinkers and writers into one comprehensive, manageable source. In GREAT LEADERSHIP, he presents a coherent model that unifies the viewpoints, theories, concepts, and notions about leadership into a single easy-to-grasp, workable approach.

The book is embroidered with helpful graphics, real-life business stories, research studies, and quotes from a fantastic array of leaders and thinkers, ranging from Churchill and Faulkner, to Daniel Goleman and rock-star CEOs, to illustrate key concepts and breathe life into this thorough course on leadership.

Readers learn:
* How to develop within three leadership dimensions--organizational, operational, and people--to achieve a well-led organization
* How character and competence combine to achieve the heart, mind, soul, and talent of a great leader
* The key elements of an organization that are critical for bringing about real change in it
* How to improve the consistency of your leadership decisions
* How to use the book's framework to customize your own leadership development process

GREAT LEADERSHIP is for all C-suite leaders, mid-career managers, and entrepreneurs who want a framework to understand their organization, their leadership role, and how to prepare for challenges in the future.

From the Back Cover

The Tools to Make Leadership as Simple as Possible--And No Simpler

Distilling the wisdom of the past with an eye toward the future, GREAT LEADERSHIP cuts through the complexity of leading organizations, operations, and people to make leadership development manageable and greatness attainable. Whether you are looking to lay a solid foundation for a lifetime of great leadership or searching for a curriculum to guide your self-development, Antony Bell has mapped out a journey of discovery to help you uncover what drives your leadership style and do what it takes to practice leadership that is both noble and competent.

"Combines profound insight with a practical and usable framework to exercise great leadership and, in doing so, fills a void in the literature on leadership. I highly recommend this wonderful book."
--The Honorable Jack Kemp, former U.S. Congressman, Cabinet Secretary, and Vice Presidential Candidate

"A great book for people who want to give serious thought to the application of great leadership. It is for those who are looking for more than superficial answers and who are willing to embrace the importance of both character and competence--the two themes around which the book is structured."
--John A. Kaneb, Chairman, Gulf Oil Company; President, Catamount Companies; Partner, Boston Red Sox Baseball Franchise; Trustee, University of Notre Dame

"Meets current needs of leaders in a way I have not seen anywhere else, providing practical, innovative direction for both novice and expert leaders. The stories of great leaders are inspiring, challenging today's CEOs to rise above mediocrity."
--Dr. Kathy R. Hopkins, CEO, The National Institute for Learning Disabilities

Edition details

• Publisher: John Murray Business Academic
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0891063978
• ISBN 13: 9780891063971
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 228