Antidote to the Crisis of Leadership : Opportunity in Complexity / Stephen Wyatt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wyatt, Stephen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : De Gruyter, [2024]

Summary:

Leadership is in crisis. Scandals are commonplace, only 20% of employees claim they trust their leaders, two in three think politicians are only motivated by self-interest, three-quarters of firms say they don’t have the leadership bench that they need today, and major societal problems are not being resolved. In the context of this scenario, this book answers two important questions: What skills do you need to be successful as a leader today that are different from those required previously? How can you develop these differentiating skills and mindsets? The antidote to the crisis of leadership lies in four attributes: Aspire: Make clear personal choices of what purpose to pursue, what values to resolutely promote and which stakeholder interests to represent. Ally: Form mutually respectful, supportive relationships with others within and beyond the organisation. Adapt: Navigate through turbulence, flexing the enterprise and flowing resources to the priority issues. Accelerate: Continually learn to remain relevant and heighten impact. Antidote to the Crisis of Leadership is replete with "es, vignettes and encouragement contributed by over 50 leaders from a broad variety of backgrounds, sectors, and countries. Each chapter includes commentary, draws on the most relevant theory and reference texts and concludes with suggested exercises to increase your impact.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Preface

Contributors: The Panel

PART ONE Leadership Today

1 Crisis, Complexity and Opportunity

PART TWO Aspire

Introduction

2 What's Your Purpose?

3 What Values Do You Stand For?

4 What Are You Responsible for, to Whom Are You Accountable?

PART THREE Ally

5 Make Connections, Build Relationships

6 Collaborate: Alliances and Teams

7 Care: Help Others Thrive

PART FOUR Adapt

8 Build Capabilities to Sense and Make Sense

9 Build Capabilities to Seize and Replicate

10 Build Capabilities to Reposition and Reconfigure

11 Flow: Increase the Mobility of Resources

PART FIVE Accelerate

© 12 Be the Best You

13 Bring Others With You

14 Learn Faster

PART SIX Summary and Parting Advice

15 Summary: Antidote to the Crisis of Leadership

16 Encouragement from the Panellists

APPENDIX

Values Worksheet

Endnotes

About the Author

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

3-11-079629-5