Pivot points : five decisions every successful leader must make / Julia Tang Peters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peters, Julia Tang, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Decision making.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Five decisions every successful leader must make

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A Roadmap for Transforming Ambition into Achievement In the sea of thrown-together, stereotypical leadership advice, Julia Tang Peters' Pivot Points stands out like a beacon. This book is not the result of trite 10-step recipes or unstudied observations. Instead, its source is in-depth research conducted among some of the country's most effective leaders. Intimate interviews and broad survey data reveal that the leaders who stand out are the ones who fearlessly face the decisions that characterize career turning points. Amazingly, the people who break through

Contents:

Pivot Points: Five Decisions Every Successful Leader Must Make; Copyright; Contents; Preface: A Different Approach to Leadership and Careers; Leader-Making Decisions; Authentic People You Want to Know; Everyone Is a Developing Leader; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: From Ordinary Career to Leadership Journey: What Separates Leaders from Managers?; Decision-Making Leaders, Leader-Making Decisions; Are Five Pivotal Decisions the Experience of Just Leaders or Everyone?; Pivotal Decisions Determine the Journey; Five Characteristics of a Pivotal Decision

The Art of Leading and the Science of Management The Leaders We Should Learn From; Chapter 2: IDEA Bud Frankel: Founder and Former Chairman of Frankel & Company; Why You Should Know Him and About His Work; What Matters to Bud Frankel; Bud's Pivotal Decisions; Pivot Point: Launching Decision; Pivot Point: Turning Point Decision; Pivot Point: Tipping Point Decision; Pivot Point: Recommitment Decision; Pivot Point: Letting Go Decision; The Leader's Legacy; Chapter 3: CHANGE: Glen Tullman: Managing Partner of 7wire Ventures Former CEO of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions

Why You Should Know Him and About His Work What Matters to Glen Tullman; Glen's Pivotal Decisions; Pivot Point: Launching Decision; Pivot Point: Turning Point Decision; Pivot Point: Tipping Point Decision; Pivot Point: Recommitment Decision; Pivot Point: Letting Go Decision; The Leader's Legacy; Chapter 4: TEAM John W. Rogers, Jr., Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Ariel Investments LLC; Why You Should Know Him and About His Work; What Matters to John Rogers; John's Pivotal Decisions; Pivot Point: Launching Decision; Pivot Point: Turning Point Decision; Pivot Point: Tipping Point Decision

Pivot Point: Recommitment Decision Pivot Point: Letting Go Decision; The Leader's Legacy; Chapter 5: CULTURE: Al Golin: Founder and Chairman of Golin Harris; Why You Should Know Him and About His Work; What Matters to Al Golin; Al's Pivotal Decisions; Pivot Point: Launching Decision; Pivot Point: Turning Point Decision; Pivot Point: Tipping Point Decision; Pivot Point: Recommitment Decision; Pivot Point: Letting Go Decision; The Leader's Legacy; Chapter 6: PASSION: Dale Dawson: Founder and CEO of Bridge2 Rwanda; Why You Should Know Him and About His Work; What Matters to Dale Dawson

Dale's Pivotal Decisions Pivot Point: Launching Decision; Pivot Point: Turning Point Decision; Pivot Point: Tipping Point Decision; Pivot Point: Recommitment Decision; Pivot Point: Letting Go Decision; The Leader's Legacy; Chapter 7: Lessons from the Journeys of Five Leaders; What Do Leaders Have in Common?; Leaders Continually Create Their Jobs; Chapter 8: Lessons from Survey Findings; Do Pivot Points Occur in Most People's Careers?; How Do People Make Pivotal Decisions?; To Lead Is to Create; Chapter 9: Your Pivotal Five: A New Career Road Map; Connecting Your Dots: Your Pivotal Decisions

Connecting Your Dots: Your Decision-Making Behavior

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 14, 2014).

ISBN:

9781118893951

1118893956

9781118894057

1118894057

OCLC:

879026303