Head, Heart and Guts : How the World's Best Companies Develop Complete Leaders

by David L. Dotlich (Mercer Delta Executive Learning Ctr.); Peter C. Cairo; Stephen Rhinesmith

• ISBN13: 9780787985684
• ISBN10: 0787985686
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

This book reveals the three most important capabilities leaders must demonstrate today: the ability to set strategy, empathize with others, and take risks-all at the same time. In Head, Heart, and Guts, leadership experts David Dotlich, Peter Cairo, and Stephen Rhinesmith-who teach and coach CEOs and executive teams throughout the world-argue that to be successful in a complex, matrixed, fast-moving world, "whole" leaders must set strategy, develop trusting relationships with others, and consistently do the right thing based on personal values. "Partial" leaders, often the product of traditional executive programs, may be successful in the shortrun, but their companies lose over time. Filled with case studies of companies such as Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, and UBS, Head, Heart, and Guts, lays out specific steps and actions for leaders who want to grow beyond their "leadership comfort zone" and an action plan for companies that want to move beyond tried-and-true leadership development in order to develop "whole" leaders throughout their leadership pipeline.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Case for Whole Leadership

Whole Leadership Versus Partial Leadership

Developing Leaders the Systemic, Integrated Way

Head Leadership

Rethinking the Way We Do Things Around Here

Reframing the Boundaries

Getting Things Done

Developing and Articulating a Point of View

Heart Leadership

Balancing People Needs with Business Requirements: Touching All the Bases

Delivering Integrated Solutions Through Trust

Working with and Leading People from Diverse Cultures: Developing True Empathy

Overcoming Personal Derailers in Working with Others

Guts Leadership

Taking Risks with Little or No Data

Balancing Risk and Reward

Acting with Unyielding Integrity

Mature Leadership

Developing Mature Leaders for the Twenty-First Century

References

About the Authors

Index

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