Lessons in Leadership / Steve Adubato.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adubato, Steve, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In this practical guide, Emmy Award-winning public broadcasting anchor Steve Adubato teaches readers to be self-aware, empathetic, and more effective leaders at work and at home. His powerful case studies spotlighting dozens of leaders-from Pope Francis to New Jersey governor Chris Christie-are complemented by concrete tips and tools based in real-life scenarios. With Lessons in Leadership, readers can learn to steer others through difficult economic times, to mentor rising leaders, to provide straight talk to underperforming employees, and even how to lead a company through a significant change.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Leadership Lessons from Leaders of All Stripes

2. Great Leaders Sometimes "Piss People Off"

3. You Can't Lead Others Until You Learn to Lead Yourself

4. In Leadership (and in Life), Attitude Is Everything

5. It's About Them: The Power of Empathy

6. Oh No, Not Another Meeting!

7. Listen, Really Listen!

8. Great Leaders Ask Great Questions

9. Great Leaders Build Future Leaders

10. Receiving Feedback: Can You Handle the Truth?

11. Leadership Is Very Personal

12. It's a Matter of Trust

13. Pumping Up Your People

14. Getting the Wrong People Off the Bus

15. Change Is the Only Constant

16. Big Shoes to Fill: Effective Succession Planning

17. Leading Successful Integration

18. Think You Know It All? Think Again

19. Step Up and Take Responsibility, and Never Abandon the Ship

20. Leadership Lessons from JFK

21. Leadership and The Godfather: A Lesson You Can't Refuse

22. Leadership Lessons from Lincoln

23. Obama as a Leader: You've Gotta Be More Engaged

24. Great Leaders Deliver Powerful Presentations

25. Inspirational Speeches That Made a Difference

Notes

About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

9780813580579

0813580579

9780813580562

0813580560

OCLC:

956990925