Synopsis
Forward-thinking leaders are resoundingly saying "Yes!" to New World Leadership and are consciously and deliberately moving from mechanistic to holistic styles. These leaders understand that their organizations' people, policies and processes are entwined as one organism. Yvonne's dynamic look at New World Leadership takes the reader through a newly adapted holistic approach to building organizational culture and employee engagement. A new generation is entering the work force. These young people have something to teach us, and Yvonne Thompson knows what it is. Her book is a living map that reveals how to create organizational cultures of selfmanagement, authentic relationship, conscious dialogue and mutual trust. If you think these qualities have no place in business, then you're not keeping up with what our world is demanding of us in the 21st century. But don't worry: Thompson's book lays out the path to New World Leadership with an impassioned vision, practical suggestions and powerful stories. --Magdalen Bowyer, MA, RPC, CEC Executive Coach & Professional Counsellor ...an articulate and refreshing approach to leadership development and employee engagement. Yvonne Thompson has managed to capture the necessary qualities of leadership in the new world economy with new world employees. To be truly effective, leadership requires a conscious connection with people, and this connection begins with leader self-examination. The concepts and perceptions that Thompson outlines are truly transformational and bring leadership to a whole new level. This is a must read for new and emerging leaders, and should be on the nightstand of every HR professional. --Sharon Hooper, Assistant Vice-President & Chief Human Resources Officer, York University
About the Author
Dr. Yvonne Thompson CBE spent over 30 years working in the communications industry. During most of this time she campaigned for minorities, small business owners and closest to her heart, race and women's equality in the workplace, especially the boardroom. Having spent nearly half that time being the only woman on a board with nine men, at Choice FM (the UK's first legal black music radio station, now Capital Xtra), she experienced at first-hand how lonely being at the top can be for a woman. Having decided to share her experience, thoughts, hints, tips and advice to help other aspiring women, she spent a year researching and talking to other highly successful women in boardrooms. She chose 22 women's stories to share with readers. With this book, she moves the women on boards conversation from being facts and figures to an easily accessible and achievable read that both women and men can aspire to.
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