New Roles For Leaders: A Step-by-step Guide To Competitive Advantage

Most business failures in recent years have been the result of ineffective leadership. As corporate management styles have transformed from hierarchies to team-centered models, leader roles have become hard to define. Confusion and frustration have resulted, and self-value has plummeted. In New Roles for Leaders, Tom Hornsby and Larry Warkoczeski provide a proven and comprehensive program that guides business leaders through the transition from traditional management to new roles leading, coaching, and empowering their employees. This dynamic masterplan includes real-life cases, explanatory illustrations, and cross-checking exercises. In contrast to old leader roles of controlling and commanding, the authors offer opportunity for new roles for managers that generate excitement in the workplace--an excitement that spills over into the personal lives of both leaders and employees.

Tom Hornsby provides consultation and workshops on leadership development, organization development, and quality management through his company, VisionWorks, LLC. He was formerly with Eastman Chemical Company, where he implemented new roles systems worldwide. Larry Warkoczeski holds a law degree from Valparaiso University and is currently senior vice president at a leading healthcare system. He has linked new roles for leaders with quality management and managed care.