Learn Like a Leader Today's Top Leaders Share Their Learning Journeys

by Goldsmith, Marshall; Kaye, Beverly; Shelton, Ken

• ISBN13: 9781857885576
• ISBN10: 1857885570
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-16
• Publisher: Nicholas Brealey

Summary

More than a decade ago, a group of bestselling authors, thought leaders and management experts-among them Marshall Goldsmith, Beverly Kaye and Ken Shelton-met to share their defining moments on leadership with one another. So taken were they with each other's stories that an annual tradition of trading leadership secrets was established. A recurring truth emerged: great leaders seize the opportunity to learn, again and again. Learn Like a Leader brings together these remarkable stories of learning and provides a close look at how top leaders-including Jim Collins, Warren Bennis and Dave Ulrich-were able to grow their careers, overcome setbacks and soar to the top. Offering profound lessons from key learning moments in the lives and careers of the contributors, Learn Life a Leader conveys the power of storytelling in teaching, training and mentoring. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Marshall Goldsmith is a world authority of management and leadership development. His bestselling books, including What Got You Here Won't Get You There and MOJO, have sold over a million copies and have been translated into over 25 languages. Beverly Kaye is an internationally recognized authority on career issues and retention and engagement in the workplace. She is the bestselling author of Love 'Em, or Lose 'Em, Love It, Don't Leave It and Up Is Not the Only Way. Ken Shelton is the founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of Executive Excellence. He is the author of Beyond Counterfeit Leadership and has collaborated on books with Stephen Covey, Warren Bennis and Ken Blanchard.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Lessons on Leadership
Write Your Own Life	p. 3
The Learning Executive	p. 11
A Journey to Authentic Leadership	p. 15
Speaking Truth is Power	p. 19
Key Learning Points: Lessons on Leadership	p. 24
Crossroads and Choices
Everything Counts	p. 27
The Dancing Toll Taker	p. 31
Living ôAs Ifö	p. 35
Learning Journeys as Great Teachers	p. 39
Key Learning Points: Crossroads and Choices	p. 42
Leading, Learning, and Teaching
Shaping Experiences	p. 45
Teaching and Training	p. 53
The Learner's Point at View	p. 57
Standing on the Shoulders of Gaints	p. 61
Nurturing Learning Partnerships	p. 65
Key Learning Points: Leading, Learning, and Teaching	p. 70
Seeing Yourself as Others Do
Reach into Yourself to Understand Others	p. 73
Lessons on Life from the Goddess of Love	p. 77
Before Lunging Forward, Take a Step Back	p. 83
Key Learning Points: Seeing Yourself as Others Others Do	p. 87
Developing Self-Knowledge
An Allegory for Learning…and Meaning	p. 91
Integrity or out of Tegrity?	p. 97
Sometimes It Takes an Elbow in the Ribs	p. 103
Recognizing Leadership, Trusting Life	p. 107
Key Learning Points: Developing Self-Knowledge	p. 112
Unlearning what you thought was So
What Strength Really Means	p. 115
Learning to Live with Questions	p. 119
True Learning is Often Slow	p. 123
The Impact of Paradigms on Change	p. 127
Key Learning Points: Unlearning What You Thought Was So	p. 136
Pain is a Great Teacher
The Person in the Mirror	p. 139
My Wake-up Call	p. 143
Making the Flat Side Round	p. 149
The Gain is Worth the Pain	p. 153
What do you do When Things Go Wrong?	p. 159
Key learning Points: Pain Is a Great Teacher	p. 162
Mentors Matter
Does All That Make You Happy?	p. 165
Mentoring for Untapped Potential	p. 169
Seven Lessons on Teaching and Training	p. 175
Pushing Through to the Next Level	p. 181
Lessons from My Coach	p. 185
Contagious Influence is a Wonderful Teacher	p. 189
Key Learning Points: Mentors Matter	p. 193
Afterword Forums for Learning	p. 195
Epilogue The Power of Stories	p. 201
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