Leadership transitions : how business leaders take charge in new roles / Richard Elsner and Bridget Farrands.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elsner, Richard.

Contributor:

Farrands, Bridget.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Executive ability.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Kogan Page, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a working life of 35 years, a manager can expect to make at least 10 job changes - or 10 transitions - where the demands for rapid business delivery and effective leadership will only increase with each new job. According to recent research, upwards of 25 per cent of new leaders appointed from within fail within 18 months; the figure is closer to 40 per cent for new leaders appointed from outside the company or sector. The cost to both the individual manager and the company of this rate of failure is high, ranging from financial to performance to organizational disruption. This book identif

Contents:

PRAISE FOR LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS; Contents; Introduction: The great unspoken struggle; 01 The myths of transition; 02 The reality of transition; 03 The tensions of transition; 04 The inner qualities of leaders; 05 The tools for transition; Conclusion: Leaning into the slope - Thriving on transitions; Bibliography; Appendix; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613884190

9781283571746

1283571749

9780749466930

0749466936

OCLC:

809669652