Leadership that matters : the critical factors for making a difference in people's lives and organizations' success

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sashkin, Marshall, Author.

Contributor:

Sashkin, Molly G., Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Berrett Koehler 2003

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Leadership That Matters examines transformational leadership-leadership that not only improves productivity and performance but also makes a positive difference in the lives of organization members. Traditional leaders achieve superior results because of their ability to transform people from dutiful followers into self-directed leaders who go beyond simply doing what is expected of them. Drawing on research that investigates leadership, culture, and performance in dozens of organizations, the Sashkins describe the specific behaviors and personal characteristics of transformational leaders. They show how you can construct an empowering organizational culture that nurtures self-reliance and long-term thinking. They offer practical advice on how you can become a transformational leader—and make leadership matter.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

What Is Leadership That Matters?

What Makes This Book Different?

Summary

CHAPTER ONE: What Is Leadership?

Personality, Behavior, and Situational Context

Leadership That Matters: A New Synthesis

CHAPTER TWO: What Have We Learned About Leadership?

Leaders and Managers

Leadership Research

A New Leadership Paradigm

CHAPTER THREE: Leadership Skills and Behaviors

Research to Identify Transformational Leadership Behaviors

Leadership Behavior and Performance

CHAPTER FOUR: Charisma and Character

Max Weber: Bureaucracy and Charisma

A Modern Approach to Charismatic Leadership

The Development of the Power Need

CHAPTER FIVE: Leaders, Followers, and Power

Three Basic Influence Processes

Leaders and Followers: Power Relations

Is Charisma Always Bad?

Can Transformational Leaders Be Charismatic?

CHAPTER SIX: Leaders With the Confidence to Act

What's Luck Got to Do With It?

When Is Taking Risks Risky?

What's Leadership Got to Do With It?

Confident Leaders Build Confidence

CHAPTER SEVEN: Vision-How Leaders Think

What Is Vision?

Cause and Effect

It's About Time!

Four Steps in the Visioning Process

Leaders and Followers: Cognitive Capability

The ABCs of Transformational Leadership Character

CHAPTER EIGHT: Leadership in Context

Behavior Is a Function of the Person and . . . What Situation?

The Context: The Nature of the Situation

Four Crucial Organizational Functions

Culture Is the Key

CHAPTER NINE: How Transformational Leaders Construct the Cultural Context

Three Keys to Constructing Culture

Culture: The Context Transformational Leaders Construct

Summary.

CHAPTER TEN: Six Paradoxes of Leadership: Transforming Followers

The Paradoxes of Transformational Leadership

What About Leaders' Own Transformation?

CHAPTER ELEVEN: How Do We Know Leadership Matters? The Research Evidence

The Leadership Profile

Research and Results

Okay, Okay, So It Works! But How Well Does It Work?

CHAPTER TWELVE: Issues in Leadership: Implications for Transformational Leaders

Leadership and Gender

Empowering Leadership

Leadership in Turbulent Times

Transformational Leadership and Globalization

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Leadership That Matters: A New Synthesis

Approaches to Transformational Leadership

Common Elements Among Transformational Approaches

Transformational Leadership: A New Synthesis

Conclusion

APPENDIX ONE: Bibliography

APPENDIX TWO: Development of The Leadership Profile

The Ten TLP Dimensions

TLP Reliability

TLP Validity

Notes

Index

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About the Authors.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781609941901

160994190X

OCLC:

883661855