| Title : | Why should anyone be led by you? : what it takes to be an authentic leader / | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Robert Goffee, Author ; Gareth Jones, Author | | Publisher: | Boston, MA : Harvard Business School Press | | Publication Date: | 2006 | | Pagination: | 244 p. | | Layout: | ill (b & w) | | Size: | 25 cm | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-1-57851-971-2 | | Class number: | 658.4092 | | Abstract: | Why should anyone be led by you? At the start of the Millennium, our research was driven by this single, simple question. It had an impact. Audiences throughout the world paused for thought. Rooms fell silent as people pondered their right to lead. An article in the Harvard Business Review with the question as its title drew a flood of communication and launched us on a five-year journey.
Since then, we have talked to hundreds of leaders and their followers within the business world and beyond – from CEOs of multinational corporations to teachers and nurses. What we learned is that to be a leader, you need vision, purpose and energy. But, to be a great leader you need to understand your differences – your strengths and weaknesses – and, crucially, how to adapt these qualities to context.
This is a book whose genesis was driven by a question, but it is one whose fruition, we believe, provides real answers to the leadership dilemmas we face. If you are serious about leadership, don't try to be someone else: Be yourself – more – with skill. | | Contents note: | Introduction. Why Should Anyone Be Led By You?; One. Be yourself - More - with skill; Two. Know and Show yourself - Enough; Three. Take Personal Risks; Four. Read - and Rewrite - the Context; Five. Remain Authentic - but conform enough; Six. Manage Social Distance; Seven. Communicate - with Care; Eight. Authentic Followership; Nine. The Price and Prize of Leadership; Appendix A Evaluating Your Leadership Potential; Appendix B Maximising Authenticity and Skill
Acknowledgements; Notes; Index; About the Authors |
Why should anyone be led by you? : what it takes to be an authentic leader / [printed text] / Robert Goffee, Author ; Gareth Jones, Author . - Boston, MA : Harvard Business School Press, 2006 . - 244 p. : ill (b & w) ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-1-57851-971-2 | Class number: | 658.4092 | | Abstract: | Why should anyone be led by you? At the start of the Millennium, our research was driven by this single, simple question. It had an impact. Audiences throughout the world paused for thought. Rooms fell silent as people pondered their right to lead. An article in the Harvard Business Review with the question as its title drew a flood of communication and launched us on a five-year journey.
Since then, we have talked to hundreds of leaders and their followers within the business world and beyond – from CEOs of multinational corporations to teachers and nurses. What we learned is that to be a leader, you need vision, purpose and energy. But, to be a great leader you need to understand your differences – your strengths and weaknesses – and, crucially, how to adapt these qualities to context.
This is a book whose genesis was driven by a question, but it is one whose fruition, we believe, provides real answers to the leadership dilemmas we face. If you are serious about leadership, don't try to be someone else: Be yourself – more – with skill. | | Contents note: | Introduction. Why Should Anyone Be Led By You?; One. Be yourself - More - with skill; Two. Know and Show yourself - Enough; Three. Take Personal Risks; Four. Read - and Rewrite - the Context; Five. Remain Authentic - but conform enough; Six. Manage Social Distance; Seven. Communicate - with Care; Eight. Authentic Followership; Nine. The Price and Prize of Leadership; Appendix A Evaluating Your Leadership Potential; Appendix B Maximising Authenticity and Skill
Acknowledgements; Notes; Index; About the Authors |
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