Leadership for a New World: The Organic Approach to Employee Engagement

ISBN-13: 9780986589300 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 168 str.

Yvonne Thompson

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Forward-thinking leaders are resoundingly saying "Yes!" to NewWorld Leadership and are consciously and deliberately movingfrom mechanistic to holistic styles. These leaders understand thattheir organizations people, policies and processes are entwinedas one organism. Yvonnes dynamic look at New World Leadershiptakes the reader through a newly adapted holistic approach tobuilding organizational culture and employee engagement.A new generation is entering the work force. These young people havesomething to teach us, and Yvonne Thompson knows what it is. Her bookis a living map that reveals how to create organizational cultures of selfmanagement,authentic relationship, conscious dialogue and mutual trust. Ifyou think these qualities have no place in business, then youre not keepingup with what our world is demanding of us in the 21st century. But dontworry: Thompsons book lays out the path to New World Leadership with animpassioned vision, practical suggestions and powerful stories.--Magdalen Bowyer, MA, RPC, CEC Executive Coach & Professional Counsellor...an articulate and refreshing approach to leadership development and employeeengagement. Yvonne Thompson has managed to capture the necessaryqualities of leadership in the new world economy with new worldemployees. To be truly effective, leadership requires a conscious connectionwith people, and this connection begins with leader self-examination. Theconcepts and perceptions that Thompson outlines are truly transformationaland bring leadership to a whole new level. This is a must read for new andemerging leaders, and should be on the nightstand of every HR professional.--Sharon Hooper, Assistant Vice-President & Chief Human Resources Officer, York University