Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership: A Guide for Inspiring Creativity, Innovation, and Engagement - Hardcover

DePaul, Gary A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1498720595 ISBN 13: 9781498720595

Publisher: Productivity Press, 2015

Synopsis

Unlike leadership books that focus on competencies, Gary DePaul provides nine practices that anyone - regardless or role - can use immediately! Recipient of the ISPI 2016 Outstanding Performance Communication Award, Gary DePaul explains how the concept of leadership is radically changing.
 
In it, you'll read 27 real-life examples of how individual contributors, managers, and executives have applied each of the nine practices (three per practice). You'll also have access to numerous tools and reference materials to strengthen your leadership development.

 

Features

• Demystifies the confusion about leadership and how leadership works
• Defines 21st century leadership and updated principles and beliefs
• Alerts you to the pitfalls of traditional leadership
• Explains the nine practices of 21st century leadership
• Provides real-life examples of how individual contributors, managers, and executives have applied the practices
• Explains how you can manage and monitor your own leadership development

About this title

About the Author

Gary A. DePaul has two decades of experience as a manager and scholar of management, has worked as a manager in fortune 500 companies, and consults with organizations to improve leadership practices. 

He has a Ph.D. and Ed.M. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Educational Organization and Leadership and completed his bachelor's degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) and a CPT application reviewer.

Dr. DePaul regularly presents at associations such as the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and the Association for Talent Development (ATD).

From the Back Cover

Want to improve your organization's culture, engagement, and ability to practice leadership? Want to influence people to become more curious, creative, and innovative? Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership can help! Derived by analyzing some of the best contemporary writers and thinkers on leadership, Gary DePaul describes leadership practices that that anyone can apply to improve morale, productivity, and performance. The practices include tactics, tools, and resources such as:

• The Nine Practices 360-feedback Diagnostic Tool
• 21st Century Leadership Development Roadmap
• Grave's Five Levels of Listening
• Drexler's/Sibbet Team Performance Model
• Anatomy of Performance
• The Six Boxes® Model

In addition, Gary DePaul provides real-life examples, demystifies the leadership concept, helps you avoid harmful traditional leadership assumptions, and explains the underlying principles and beliefs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Productivity Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498720595
• ISBN 13: 9781498720595
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 356