True leaders : how exceptional CEOs and presidents make a difference by building people and profits / Bette Price, George Ritcheske.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Price, Bette.

Contributor:

Ritcheske, George.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive ability.

Leadership.

Chief executive officers.

Physical Description:

xvi, 223 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Dearborn Financial Pub., [2001]

Summary:

In years past, a business could measure its success by its bottom line. Today, a "profitable" company is one that balances human values along with economic ones. Managers who lead with an awareness of this union between people and profits are true leaders.

Price and Ritcheske's book, "True Leaders, provides managers of companies big and small with a blueprint for success through positive leadership. More than just theory, "True Leaders describes what successful people actually "do" to reach new levels of leadership. Drawing on interviews with more than 25 CEO's and presidents, the authors outline ten leadership characteristics that anyone can adopt to build up their company's people and profits.

Contents:

1. True Leaders Defined 1

2. Passion Is a Prerequisite 27

3. See What Is Not Yet Visible 47

4. Care Enough to Connect and Convey 63

5. Treat Learning Like Dirty Dishes 88

6. Do What's Right and Tell the Truth 102

7. Trust Is a Must 115

8. Recognize and Build People 129

9. Trust Your Intuition 149

10. Risk to Respond and Grow 156

11. Respect the Importance of Balance 167

12. So What? Predictions for the Future 177

Appendix A About Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) 191

Appendix B Dan Woodward's Leadership Evaluation 195

Appendix C TD Industries's One-with-One Discussion Card 200

Appendix D The Average True Leaders Attitudes and Values Graph 202

Appendix E True Leaders Company Information 204.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

079314826X

OCLC:

47161136