View from the top : an inside look at how people in power see and shape the world / D. Michael Lindsay with M.G. Hager.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lindsay, D. Michael (David Michael), 1971- author.

Hager, M. G., author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership--Psychological aspects.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 218 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Learn leadership from the best-proven insights from the power elite in business, government, and beyond View from the Top brings readers inside the corridors of power and relates the personal stories and powerful findings from the Platinum Study, a groundbreaking study of 550 elite American CEO's, senior government leaders, and nonprofit executives based on ten years of research. The largest study of its kind, the Platinum Study delves into the domains of the elite with stories that illustrate both the use and misuse of power across the landscape of prominent American institution

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Act Personally, But Think Institutionally: Develop Your Network Beyond Your Organization; Mentor Relationships; Institutions; Connections; Cohesion and Tension; Fractures; ACT Personally, but Think Institutionally; Chapter 2 Leadership Begins at 20: Beyond Bootstraps and Boarding School; The Path to the Top; Overcoming Disadvantage; Being on the Outside; Unequal Resources; Family Challenges; Early Influences; Self-Made Leaders; College and Beyond: Continuing the Liberal Arts Life; Institutional Loyalty; Making the Most of Youth

Chapter 3 More Breadth, Less Depth: Catalyzing Your Leadership Leadership Catalysts; Programs; The White House Fellowship; Significant Work; Broadening Education; A Diverse Cohort of Peers; Public Recognition; From Microscope to Telescope; Cultural and Social Capital: The Golden Web; Chapter 4 The Essence of Leadership: Driving Productivity, People, and Culture; Leadership and Power; Productivity; No Typical Day; Saving Time and Managing Meetings; Time to Think; Managing and Motivating; Staying Connected to the Ladder; Developing a Shared Vision; Building a Thriving Culture

Institutional Reconnaissance Chapter 5 Strength in the Crucible of Crisis; Surviving Frustrations and Futility; Leader Knows Best; The Crucible Refines; The Emergency Phase; The Adaptive Phase; Making Decisions in the Crucible; Chapter 6 Lead with Your Life: Because It's Much More than a Job; The Toll it Takes; Taxing the Personal Life; Family Matters; The Privileged Lifestyle: ""There's Something Wrong here""; They Love to Work; Chapter 7 Lead for Good: Motivations and Outcomes; Motivations; The Ethic of Responsibility; Ethic of Conviction; Combining Conviction and Responsibility

Mechanisms of Influence Philanthropy; Clout; Organizations for the Common Good; View from the Top; A Strategic Investment for Global Impact; Conclusion; Notes; Appendix; Acknowledgments; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 29, 2014).

ISBN:

9781118901151

1118901150

9781118901397

1118901398

OCLC:

879285312