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The offsite : a leadership challenge fable / Robert H. Thompson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thompson, Robert H., 1947-
- Series:
- J-B Leadership Challenge: Kouzes/Posner
- J-B Leadership Challenge: Kouzes/Posner ; v.130
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Leadership.
- Management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (205 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Drawing on the leadership theories in the management classic The Leadership Challenge, Robert Thompson effortlessly incorporates these ideas into a fable of leadership and growth. Based on a company's three-day offsite meeting, we follow this tale of transition through the eyes of two former rival pharmaceutical companies creating a joint sales strategy. The characters ultimately learn how to adopt the five practises that form the Leadership Challenge:Model the WayInspire a Shared VisionChallenge the ProcessEnable Others to ActEncourage the Heart. T
- Contents:
- The Offsite: A Leadership Challenge Fable; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part One: Arrivals; Chapter 1: The Revolution Begins; Chapter 2: I'm Perfect; You're Perfect; Chapter 3: The Lone Stranger; Chapter 4: The Games Begin; Part Two: Connections; Chapter 5: Yoda Is My Gardener; Chapter 6: Light My Fire; Chapter 7: Suck or Succeed; Chapter 8: Pyramids Amid Denial; Part Three: Sessions; Chapter 9: It's No Secret; Chapter 10: A Grenade for Your Thoughts; Chapter 11: The Perfect Fall; Chapter 12: Practice Makes Perfect; Chapter 13: Burn Baby Burn; Chapter 14: To Dream, Perhaps
- Chapter 15: Our Never-Ending StoryChapter 16: A Rope; A Hope; Chapter 17: Fire Away!; Chapter 18: The Brainstory; Chapter 19: Embrace the Struggle; Chapter 20: What's Real Matters!; Part Four: Separate Ways; Chapter 21: Success Is Assured; Chapter 22: The Perfect Choice; Acknowledgments (Gratitude); The Author
- Notes:
- "Foreword by Jim Kouzes".
- ISBN:
- 1-281-23730-2
- 9786611237301
- 0-470-22913-6
- OCLC:
- 437202740
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