Nine practices of 21st century leadership : a guide for inspiring creativity, innovation, and engagement / by Gary A. DePaul.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DePaul, Gary A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Nine practices of twenty-first century leadership

Guide for inspiring creativity, innovation, and engagement

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Productivity Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Most leadership books focus on traditional leadership, which is based on managerial practices and command-and-control assumptions. Traditional leadership methods produce short-term gains but often at the cost of employee disengagement, team isolation, and distrust. Twenty-first century leadership methods produce short-term gains while inspiring creativity and innovation and boosting engagement.Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership: A Guide for Inspiring Creativity, Innovation, and Engagement describes nine leadership practices that Gary DePaul derived by analyzing some of the best contemporary writers and thinkers on leadership. Explaining the nine practices, DePaul summarizes insightful leadership principles, beliefs, and practices, which includes tactics, tools, and resources that anyone at any career level can immediately begin using.In addition, the book demystifies the leadership concept, helps you avoid harmful traditional leadership assumptions, provides a leadership development roadmap, and presents real-world examples of how individual contributors, managers, and executives, have applied each of the nine practices successfully.After reading this book, you will be able to begin applying the nine proven leadership practices immediately in your organization. You will gain the skills needed to improve organizational strategies, diversity strategies, and leadership development training in your organization. You also will be able to improve how you manage and monitor your own professional leadership development.

Contents:

chapter 1 Clarifying Why Leadership Is Confusing

chapter 2 Defining 21st Century Leadership

chapter 3 Revealing Traditional Leadership and Assumptions

chapter 4 Explaining 21st Century Leadership Principles and Beliefs

chapter 5 Practice 1: Analyzing Like Detectives

chapter 6 Practice 2: Diagnosing and Treating Like Doctors

chapter 7 Practice 3: Finding Key Behaviors Like Social Psychologists

chapter 8 Practice 4: Communicating Like Agents

chapter 9 Practice 5: Directing Like Guides

chapter 10 Practice 6: Nurturing Like Gardeners

chapter 11 Practice 7: Facing the Unknown Like Lions

chapter 12 Practice 8: Developing Like Scouts

chapter 13 Practice 9: Communicating Like Broadcasters

chapter 14 Maturing and Sustaining Your Leadership Practices

chapter 15 Considering Organizational Implications.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780429257773

0429257775

9781498720601

1498720609

9781498720595

1498720595

OCLC:

930322631