Synopsis
We cannot do everything that we would like to do, but we can target what is vital at this moment in time to secure our success. —Dr. Mary Lippitt
Leaders at every organizational level face continual change with limited time, resources, and available talent. Will we call the right play? Will you? Dr. Mary Lippitt draws from insights based on her thirty years of consulting and training to present a groundbreaking Situational Mindsets framework to address pivotal challenges. Using this clear-cut framework, you can see through the fog of overwhelming options and confidently act on critical needs.In the Foreword, David Covey cites how Situational Mindsets enables leaders to take the pulse of their organization and pinpoint strategies for success.Part One captures how Kate Hollander, a composite of Dr. Lippitt’s clients, leverages Situational Mindsets at a faltering printing company. In this quasi-case history, Kate, a VP of Sales, utilizes the Situational Mindsets method to assesses the firm’s internal and external realities. Using the Mindsets she ignites sales, garners organization wide collaboration and extinguishes finger-pointing. Her success persuades the owner to use Situational Mindsets to chart a promising course for the company’s future — targeting what matters when it matters.In Part Two, the book shifts from the story to a description of how to employ the six mindsets. Electing to use the Inventing, Catalyzing, Developing, Performing, Protecting, and Challenging mindset shifts as circumstances dictate. Using Mindsets does not require the skills of a rocket scientist but a willingness to use a thorough, methodical, and results-oriented approach to make the right call at the right time fo the right results. Mindset Checklists ensure a comprehensive evaluation of current realities. Boost your effectiveness and influence by using six Situational Mindsets to handle change and target what matters when it matters to you and your success.
Review
"By using a time-tested formula, Mary pinpoints strategic thinking needs in each area of an organization as she helps them learn to effectively prioritize, assess risks, and create long-term strategies for success." - David M.R. Covey, CEO of SMCOV, Coauthor of Trap Tales: Outsmarting the 7 Hidden Obstacles to Success.
"Buck the trend and make a lasting and effective change with this book! Every leader should have it." - Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times #1 best selling author of Triggers, Mojo, and What Got You Here Won't Get You There.
"Situational Mindsets teaches leaders that they don't need an MBA. They need to stay curious, ask the right questions, and read this book! The six mindsets helped me see new possibilities for my own business as well as empowering my executive coaching clients to make positive changes. I predict Situational Mindsets will become a classic leadership book for the ages." - Dr. Marcia Reynolds, author of The Discomfort Zone: How Leaders Turn Difficult Conversations into Breakthroughs.
"Count on Mary Lippitt to see the world of leadership through a refreshingly new angle and bring her immense wisdom to its thoughtful practice. Situational Mindsets will open your eyes, clarify your perspective, and sharpen your influence in bringing the best of who you are to what you do." - Chip R. Bell, author of Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning.
"What the "just in time" is to inventory management, Mary Lippitt's Situational Mindsets concept will be to whole-of-business management. This is an eminently practical blueprint for business leadership in an era of relentless transformation." - Alan Axelrod, author of The Disruptors: 50 People Who Changed the World, and Profiles in Audacity: Great Decisions and How They Were Made.
"Challenge is the opportunity for greatness, and in Situational Mindsets by Mary Lippitt, you will discover the mindsets that leaders must have to navigate current challenges and turn them into exciting opportunities. It's a breakthrough work with a unique perspective that will make you think differently about how you think. And, you'll want to return to it regularly for its wise counsel on what you can do to have more of the brilliant and less of the blunder. I highly recommend it." - Jim Kouzes, coauthor of the award-winning The Leadership Challenge and Executive Fellow of Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University.
"Lippitt's approach is in my tool kit under the heading of "elegant process and solutions." It collapses several dynamics into a streamlined result-the silver bullet that leaders embrace." - Dr. Virginia Bianco Mathis, Managing Partner, Strategic Performance Group; Professor and Director, School of Business and Technology, Marymount University.
"Situational Mindsets offers a valuable tool for dealing with complexity and change using insights across the organization. In our dynamic environment, we must critically assess our realities and gain active support for execution. This book provides a checklist roadmap for engagement and results." - Kimo Kippen, Founder Aloha Learning Advisors, LLC and Former Chief Learning Officer for Hilton.
"I have used Dr. Lippitt's work in my graduate leadership course at the University of South Florida for several years now. She has the amazing ability to evaluate an organization's current position and see the potential opportunities and downfalls of their current operations. Each time the students walk away with a tangible tool that is entrenched in theory to help them be more effective in the workplace. Executive and budding leaders alike have seen the value in using this comprehensive system." - Dr. Doreen MacAuley, Professor of Management at the University of South Florida.
"Mary's original ideas will stretch your thinking and push you toward becoming a better leader who embraces the challenges of uncertainty, the promises of opportunity, and the impediments of complexity. Delve into this book; it is a must read from a thought leader who has devoted her career to helping others learn to lead and achieve results." - Elaine Biech, author The Business of Consulting, editor The ASTD Leadership Handbook and founder of Ebb Associates Inc.
"Mary Lippitt presents in actionable detail the six Situational Mindsets that every leader will need throughout a task or project's lifecycle to achieve success. Situational Mindsets is a book you will be glad you read and that you will find yourself repeatedly referring to." - Hile Rutledge, President/Principal Consultant, OKA (Otto Kroeger Associates).
"Figuring out what is going on is always a challenge in the complex world of organizations. As work itself becomes more complex, multifaceted, and collaborative, the need to do good situational analysis becomes ever more important, especially in teams and projects that cut across hierarchical lines. This book offers an excellent template for differentiating the requirements of different kinds of situations and should, therefore, be useful to all managers and employees." - Edgar H. Schein, Professor Emeritus, MIT Sloan School of Management, Co-author of Humble Leadership: The Power of Relationships, Openness, and Trust.
"Situational Mindsets targets today's critical leadership dilemma-how to handle thorny problems, complexity and risk. This book reveals no-nonsense insights on how to develop wise and agile leaders." - Daniel J. Doyle, Chief Human Resources Officer, Beall's, Inc.
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