The language of leaders : how top CEOs communicate to inspire, influence and achieve results / Kevin Murray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murray, Kevin, 1928-

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Chief executive officers.

Communication in management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 229 pages) : illustrations

polychrome

Edition:

Second ED.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Kogan Page, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Inspiring communication can make the difference between poor performance and exceptional results. This is why CEOs and HR professionals now believe that the ability to understand, motivate and inspire others is the characteristic that is most important when recruiting senior leaders. Many leaders think they have to become inspired orators if they are to inspire others. Wrong. Language is a system of communication, so the issue is: what system should leaders use to inspire brilliant results? This is the question Kevin Murray answers in The Language of Leaders. Based on original interviews with an extraordinary list of more than 70 top leaders from a wide range of business and public sector organizations, this book provides a unique insight into how these leaders have responded to the demands of a transparent world. It reports on what they have learned and creates a lexicon for successful communication. The message from these leaders is resoundingly clear - communication is now one of the most crucial skills of leadership. Filled with actionable lessons and insights from leaders of high-profile organizations, The Language of Leaders is an invaluable book for anybody in a leadership position, or who aspires to lead. Book jacket.

Contents:

Foreword

Thanks

Introduction: communicate to inspire

Why you need to be a better communicator if you want to lead

Leadership transformed : life in the fishbowl

The 12 principles of leadership communication

The fundamentals

Learn to be yourself, better

Provide a framework for leadership and action, through mission and values

Communicate the future to drive the present

Bring the outside in and focus on building relationships and trust

Engage and align through conversations

Communicate, communicate, communicate

It's all about them : the need for audience centricity

The inspiring effect of listening leaders

Stand up to stand out : why you need a point of view

The power of stories

Watch out for the undermining signals beyond the words

Prepare properly for public platforms

Learn, rehearse, review, improve : become fluent in the language of leaders

Leadership in the public sector : is it different?

If you remember nothing else

Your cut out and keep guide to being inspiring

The tough questions all leaders need to ask of themselves

Index.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Murray, Kevin, 1928- Language of leaders.

ISBN:

9780749464394

0749464399

9781621983842

1621983846

9780749468132

0749468130

Publisher Number:

99989049361

9786613321039

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.