Why should the boss listen to you? : the seven disciplines of the trusted strategic advisor / James E. Lukaszewski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lukaszewski, James E.

Series:

J-B International Association of Business Communicators

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business consultants.

Leadership.

Decision making.

Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This is a book about gaining influence and becoming a key trusted advisor. It is for everyone who advises leaders and senior managers (accounting, finance, human resources, IT, law, marketing, public relations, security, and strategic planning) and for outside consultants in these functional staff areas. It's also for operations people yearning to finally be heard and heeded by their boss.

Contents:

Why Should the Boss Listen to You?; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction Leaders and Their Advisors; Professional Potholes; Five Imperatives for the Trusted Strategic Advisor; It Takes a Disciplined Approach; Are You Ready?; Part One THE REALITIES OF ADVISING TOP EXECUTIVES; Chapter 1 HOW LEADERS THINK AND OPERATE; Chapter 2 WHAT LEADERS EXPECT; Chapter 3 ACHIEVING MAXIMUM IMPACT; Part Two THE SEVEN DISCIPLINES; Chapter 4 BE TRUSTWORTHY; Chapter 5 BECOME A VERBAL VISIONARY; Chapter 6 DEVELOP A MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE; Chapter 7 THINK STRATEGICALLY

Chapter 8 BE A WINDOW TO TOMORROWChapter 9 ADVISE CONSTRUCTIVELY; Chapter 10 SHOW THE BOSS HOW TO USE YOUR ADVICE; Conclusion; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611204143

9781118041123

1118041127

9781281204141

1281204145

9780470241011

0470241012

OCLC:

252778401