Unusually excellent : the necessary nine skills required for the practice of great leadership / John Hamm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamm, John, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Values.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Master the fundamentals of leadership-at every stage in your career Often, when leaders experience trouble, they look to blame an outside source or expect a small tweak to right their ship. But many times they've actually lost their grip on the very basic foundation of leadership. The business environment may change, but no management trend can displace the core laws, proven over centuries, of excellent leadership. Unusually Excellent is an essential resource for leaders that brings these fundamentals together in a new and comprehensive way. This book will help leaders at any level keep their focus on the bedrock principles that will make them extraordinary. Thoroughly practical, day-to-day primer for achieving and maintaining their highest level of leadership, for today and for a lifetime The author's Harvard Business Review articles are among the most highly read in the magazine's history Written for all leaders who need to develop and renew their leadership skills Using a sports analogy, the author breaks the work of leaders into three parts: pregame: a matter of character; game day: a matter of competence; and postgame: a matter of consequence."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

UNUSUALLY EXCELLENT: THE NECESSARY NINE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE PRACTICE OF GREAT LEADERSHIP; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE CREDIBILITY: Earning the Right to Lead Through Character; 1 BEING AUTHENTIC: The Courage to Be Yourself; 2 BEING TRUSTWORTHY: The Consistency of Integrity; 3 BEING COMPELLING: The Commitment to Winning; PART TWO COMPETENCE: Leading on the Field with Skill; 4 LEADING PEOPLE: Talent to Teams; 5 LEADING STRATEGY: Ideas to Plans; 6 LEADING EXECUTION: Action to Results; PART THREE CONSEQUENCE: Creating a Culture, Leaving a Legacy of Values

7 A LEADER'S COMMUNICATION: Open, Honest Dialogue8 A LEADER'S DECISION MAKING: Values-Based Choices; 9 A LEADER'S IMPACT: The Transfer of Influence from Leader to Follower; AFTERWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613025845

9780470948965

0470948965

9781283025843

1283025841

9780470948941

0470948949

OCLC:

706422074