Handbook for Leaders

by Zenger, John

• ISBN13: 9781259584824
• ISBN10: 1259584828
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-04-10
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

Discover your strengths, produce exponential results, and increase the bottom line

Based on solid empirical research, The Handbook for Leaders reveals the keys to becoming an extraordinary leader, showing you how-and why-to focus on your core strengths rather than correcting your weaknesses. This precise, no-nonsense rulebook outlines the essential competencies and guidelines for effective leadership, including:

Focus on results

Cultivate interpersonal skills

Lead organizational change

Learn from your mistakes

Develop your people

Build positive relationships

Be open to new ideas

Take initiative

Fix fatal flaws

Take a nonlinear approach

Be accountable

The Handbook for Leaders shows you how to develop and implement the proficiencies you need to gain the respect and support of your people, enhance productivity and individual performance, and make an enormous contribution to the long-term success of your organization.