Leadership Agility: Five Levels of Mastery for Anticipating and Initiating Change

ISBN-13: 9780787979133 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 336 str.

Stephen A. Josephs

Opis

Leadership Agility is the master competency needed for sustained success in today's complex, fast-paced business environment. Richly illustrated with stories based on original research and decades of work with clients, this groundbreaking book identifies five levels that leaders move through in developing their agility. Significantly, only 10% have mastered the level of agility needed for consistent effectiveness in our turbulent era of global competition. Written in an engaging, down-to-earth style, this book not only provides a map that guides readers in identifying their current level of agility. It also provides practical advice and concrete examples that show managers and leadership development professionals how they can bring greater agility to the initiatives they take every day.

Recenzje

"...there is much to learn from this book and I commend the authors for their painstaking analysis" (The Learning Organisation, Vol. 15 No. 1, 2008)

Spis treści

Introduction: The Master Competency.

Part One:What Is Leadership Agility?

1 Agility in a World of Change and Complexity.

2 The Five Eds.

3 Four Competencies for Agile Leadership.

Part Two: Five Levels of Leadership Agility.

4 Expert Level: Solve Key Problems.

5 Achiever Level: Accomplish Desired Outcomes.

6 Catalyst Level:Mobilize Breakout Endeavors.

7 Co–Creator Level: Realize Shared Purpose.

8 Synergist Level: Evoke Unexpected Possibilities.

Part Three: Becoming a More Agile Leader.

9 Assessing Leadership Agility.

10 Developing Leadership Agility.

Appendix A: Research Behind This Book.

Appendix B: Stages of Personal Development.

Notes for Inquiring Readers.

References.

Resources.

Acknowledgments.

The Authors.

Index.

O autorze

Bill Joiner & Stephen Josephs are world–renowned consultants and executive coaches whose clients include Aetna, Corning, Dell, EMC, IBM, Hewlett–Packard, MIT, Sun Microsystems, Sunoco, and Travelers. They are partners in ChangeWise, a leadership and organization development firm with offices in Boston and San Francisco. Bill Joiner is an adjunct faculty member at the Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics at Boston College, and received his doctorate from Harvard University. Stephen Josephs is a master coach with degrees from the University of Massachusetts, Harvard University, Antioch College, and Clark University.

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Praise for Leadership Agility

"Leadership Agility is a unique and extraordinarily important contribution to our understanding of what it takes to lead in a world of rapid change and increasing complexity. The authors show us with vivid real–life examples how leaders grow, that this growth is essential to achieving higher levels of success, and that agility is the new master skill of leadership. I highly recommend this book."
Jim Kouzes, coauthor of the best–selling book, The Leadership Challenge

"Great coaching on how to develop leadership agility! Probably the most important competency for leaders to have in today′s rapidly changing world."
Marshall Goldsmith, author, Coaching for Leadership, Global Leadership, and The Leader of the Future

"In an era of turmoil and complexity, Leadership Agility is a breakthrough in thinking about leadership competencies.?Joiner and Josephs have achieved a creative synthesis of best practices in strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, problem–solving, and action learning. Profusely illustrated with clear examples from real–life leaders, this groundbreaking book will be welcomed by both the line leader and the leadership development professional."
David Giber, senior vice president, consulting and leadership development, Linkage, Inc.

"As executives operating in an often chaotic business environment, we know instinctively that our company′s ability to zig and zag is critical. Leadership Agility takes that instinctive understanding and defines it, measures it, and shows us how to develop it in ourselves and others. This is a timely, thought–provoking, and very important book on leadership."
Betsy Bernard, former president, AT&T