Effective Leadership Ten Steps for Technical Professions (NetEffect Series)

by Goetsch, David L.

• ISBN13: 9780130485106
• ISBN10: 0130485101
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-07
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

ThisNetEffect¿how-to¿ book is a practical, step-by-step application for developing leadership skills necessary to succeed in technical professional careers. Written as a result of the current trend toward infusing more leadership and management in the technical professions.Define effective leadership; whether leadership skills are inherited or learned; the relationship between motivation and inspiration; different leadership styles; the best leadership style for a competitive setting; how to build and maintain a following; differences between leadership and management; the role of ethics in leadership.For working professionals in technical careers.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Effective Leadership-An Overview	vii
Effective Leadership Defined	viii
Leadership Skills: Inherited or Learned?	xi
Leadership, Motivation, and Inspiration	xii
Leadership Styles	xiii
Leadership Style in a Globally Competitive Setting	xv
Building and Maintaining A Following	xv
Leadership and Ethics	xvii
Effective Leadership: Ten Steps for Technical Professionals	xviii
1 Develop a Vision and Commit to Achieving It	1	(26)
Vision Defined	2	(1)
Importance of a Vision	2	(1)
How to Develop a Vision	3	(7)
How to Win Others to Your Vision	10	(3)
Impediments to Developing the Vision	13	(2)
Lessons on Vision from Selected Effective Leaders	15	(6)
Summary	21	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	22	(1)
Review Questions	22	(1)
Leadership Simulation Cases	23	(4)
2 Project Unquestionable Integrity and Selflessness	27	(24)
Integrity Defined	28	(1)
Selflessness and Integrity	29	(1)
Importance of Integrity and Selflessness to Leaders	30	(2)
The Ethical Dimension of Leadership	32	(3)
Making Ethical Decisions	35	(1)
Assessing Your Personal Integrity	36	(1)
Lessons on Integrity and Selflessness from Selected Leaders	37	(9)
Summary	46	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	47	(1)
Review Questions	47	(1)
Leadership Simulation Cases	47	(4)
3 Establish Credibility and Good Stewardship	51	(22)
Credibility Defined	52	(1)
Why Is Credibility So Important to Leaders?	52	(1)
How to Establish Credibility	53	(3)
How to Maintain Credibility	56	(5)
Stewardship and Credibility	61	(2)
Lessons on Credibility from Selected Leaders	63	(5)
Summary	68	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	68	(1)
Review Questions	69	(1)
Leadership Simulation Cases	69	(4)
4 Develop a Can-Do Attitude and Seek Responsibility	73	(22)
What Is a Can-Do Attitude?	74	(1)
Why Is a Can-Do Attitude Important?	75	(1)
Leaders Are Responsible for Their Attitude	75	(1)
Leaders Affect the Attitudes of Their Followers	76	(1)
How to Develop a Can-Do Attitude	76	(5)
Leaders Provide a Sense of Calm in the Middle of the Storm	81	(2)
Can-Do Leaders Take Charge and Seek Responsibility	83	(1)
Lessons on Can-Do Attitude from Selected Leaders	84	(6)
Summary	90	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	91	(1)
Review Questions	92	(1)
Leadership Simulation Cases	92	(3)
5 Develop Self-Discipline, Time Management, and Execution Skills	95	(28)
Self-Discipline Defined	96	(1)
Importance of Self-Discipline	97	(2)
Assessing Your Self-Discipline	99	(1)
Self-Discipline and Time Management	100	(2)
Time-Management Problems and What to Do about Them	102	(8)
Effective Execution and Self-Discipline	110	(3)
Lessons on Self-Discipline from Selected Leaders	113	(4)
Summary	117	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	117	(1)
Review Questions	118	(1)
Leadership Simulation Cases	118	(5)
6 Be a Creative Problem Solver and Decision Maker	123	(24)
Solving and Preventing Problems	124	(7)
Decision Making for Effective Leadership	131	(2)
The Decision-Making Process	133	(2)
Employee Involvement in Decision Making	135	(1)
Creativity in Decision Making	136	(2)
Lessons in Problem Solving and Decision Making from Selected Leaders	138	(4)
Summary	142	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	142	(1)
Review Questions	143	(1)
Leadership Simulation Cases	143	(4)
7 Be a Positive Change Agent	147	(20)
Importance of Leadership in Change	148	(1)
Facilitating Change as a Leadership Function	148	(2)
Perceptions of Employees and Managers on Change	150	(1)
Restructuring and Change	150	(2)
How to Lead Change	152	(7)
Lessons on Positive Change from Selected Leaders	159	(3)
Summary	162	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	162	(1)
Review Questions	163	(1)
Leadership Simulation Cases	163	(4)
8 Be an Effective Team Builder	167	(32)
Overview of Team Building and Teamwork	168	(4)
Building Teams and Making Them Work Effectively	172	(4)
Four-Step Approach to Team Building	176	(4)
Teams Should Not Be Bossed-They Should Be Coached	180	(3)
Handling Conflicts in Teams	183	(2)
Structural Inhibitors of Teamwork	185	(1)
Rewarding Team and Individual Performance	186	(3)
Recognizing Teamwork and Team Players	189	(1)
Lessons on Team Building from Selected Leaders	190	(3)
Summary	193	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	194	(1)
Review Questions	194	(1)
Leadership Simulation Cases	195	(4)
9 Empower Followers to Lead Themselves	199	(24)
Employee Self-Leadership Defined	200	(1)
Employee Empowerment Defined	201	(1)
Empowerment Does Not Mean Abdication	201	(1)
Rationale for Empowering Employees	202	(1)
Inhibitors of Empowerment and Self-Leadership	203	(5)
The Leader's Role in Empowerment	208	(1)
Achieving Empowerment and Self-Leadership	208	(5)
How to Recognize Empowered, Self-Leading Employees	213	(1)
Avoiding Empowerment Traps	214	(1)
Lessons on Empowerment from Selected Leaders	215	(2)
Summary	217	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	218	(1)
Review Questions	219	(1)
Leadership Simulation Cases	219	(4)
10 Be an Effective Conflict Manager and Consensus Builder	223	(42)
Managing Conflict in Organizations	224	(5)
Internal Politics Defined	229	(2)
Power and Politics	231	(1)
Internal Politicians and Their Methods	232	(7)
Impact of Internal Politics on Competitiveness	239	(2)
Controlling Internal Politics in Organizations	241	(10)
Negativity in Organizations	251	(2)
Territorial Behavior in Organizations	253	(2)
Lessons on Conflict Management from Selected Leaders	255	(4)
Summary	259	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	260	(1)
Review Questions	260	(1)
Leadership Simulation Cases	261	(4)
Index	265