Common purpose : how great leaders get organizations to achieve the extraordinary / Joel Kurtzman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kurtzman, Joel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From one of the most respected names in business and leadership, a rare look at the specifics of how great leaders achieve ""common purpose"" and success within their organizations. What is common purpose? It is that rare, almost-palpable experience that happens when a leader coalesces a group, team or community into a creative, dynamic, brave and nearly invincible we. It happens the moment the organization's values, tools, objectives and hopes are internalized in a way that enables people to work tirelessly toward a goal. Common purpose is rarely achieved. But Kurtzman has o

Contents:

Common Purpose: How Great Leaders Get Organizations to Achieve the Extraordinary; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION: NO ONE LEADS ALONE; Chapter One: THE LEADERSHIP DISCONNECT; Chapter Two: THE NEW RULES OF EMPLOYMENT; Chapter Three: LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS; Chapter Four: INTERNALIZING WHAT THE ORGANIZATION STANDS FOR; Chapter Five: THE BEST LEADERS ARE PART OF THE GROUP; Chapter Six: CULTIVATING CURIOSITY, NOT COMPLACENCY; Chapter Seven: CREATING A CULTURE OF LEADERSHIP; Chapter Eight: WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER; Chapter Nine: HOW LEADERS STAY POSITIVE AND DETERMINED

Chapter Ten: LEADING IS A MENTAL GAMEChapter Eleven: DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT GENERATIONS; Chapter Twelve: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE RUTHLESS TO LEAD; Chapter Thirteen: IDEAS MATTER; EPILOGUE: THE FUTURE OF LEADERSHIP; A LEADERSHIP LIBRARY; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786612481833

9780470583395

0470583398

9781282481831

1282481835

9780470583388

047058338X

OCLC:

593295451