Leader to Leader 2 Enduring Insights on Leadership from the Leader to Leader Institute's Award Winning Journal

by Hesselbein, Frances; Shrader, Alan R.

• ISBN13: 9780470195475
• ISBN10: 0470195479
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-28
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

This is a collection of the best of and most popular articles from the Leader to Leader Journal written by some of the top author's and thought leaders in leadership. Organized by different themes the book will include an Introduction by Frances and and a Foreword from a top name leader. The book will include global and diverse perspectives from all types of leaders from the US an other countries. The Parts will include: Leadership after 9/11: Dealing with crisis, turbulence, war, conflict resolution, unpredictable markets, natural disatsers, etc. Ethical Leadership: authentic leadership, defining values and principles, etc. Emerging/New Models of Leadership Leading Teams, small and large groups, organizations, etc. Collaborative Leaderhsip: leading across boundaries, sectors, positions, etc. Developing Leaders: mentoring, modeling, etc. Authors Will Include: Warren Bennis Ken Blanchard William Bridges James Collins Steven Covey Max DePree Peter Drucker Esther Dyson Howard Gardner Marshall Goldsmith Bill George Gary Hamel Sally Helgesen Rosabeth Moss Kanter Beverly Kaye Philip Kotler Richard Leider Patrick Lencioni Peter Senge Roger Schwarz Noel Tichy Margaret Wheatley More Editorial Commentary and Content: The editors will write brief sections introducing the Parts, touching on themes, and tying the articles together. They will also write short sections concluding each Part giving readers ideas on how to enact the concepts discussed in the chapters. These will include include brief action steps, questions and tools for each Part.

Author Biography

Frances Hesselbein is the former founding president and current chairman of the Board of Governors of the Leader to Leader Institute and editor in chief of its journal Leader to Leader. She is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor, and has been awarded doctorates from twenty college universities.

Alan Shrader is managing editor of Leader to Leader. He has more than twenty-five years of experience in publishing as an editor, writer, and director of marketing.

Established in 1990 as the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management, the Leader to Leader Institute furthers its mission—to strengthen the leadership of the social sector—by providing social sector leaders with essential leadership wisdom, inspiration, and resources to lead for innovation and to build vibrant social sector organizations.

Table of Contents

The Editors	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Understanding Leadership	p. 1
Leadership Is an Enabling Art	p. 5
Building the Bridge as You Walk on It	p. 14
The Price and Prize of Leadership	p. 23
The Source of Leadership	p. 32
Improving Your Personal Effectiveness	p. 37
Becoming a Leader
The Transformation from "I" to "We"	p. 45
Leadership T'ai Chi: A Beginner's Guide	p. 56
Challenge Is the Opportunity for Greatness	p. 63
Managing Yourself
Maintaining Your Focus	p. 75
Stand Up for Your Values	p. 82
Adjusting Your Leadership Volume	p. 89
Mastering Peter Drucker's The Effective Executive	p. 98
Communicating Effectively and Managing Conflict
The Influential Leader	p. 108
Ten Questions to Stellar Communication	p. 118
The Leader's Role in Managing Conflict	p. 129
Using Dialogue to Deal with Conflicts	p. 138
Developing People and Teams	p. 147
Coaching and Mentoring
The Leader's Role in Growing New Leaders	p. 153
Helping People Achieve Their Goals	p. 160
Energizing Others	p. 168
Strengthening Teamwork
The Trouble with Teamwork	p. 178
Leading Resonant Teams	p. 186
Communication Strategies for Leading Teams	p. 196
Making Diversity Pay Off	p. 204
Leading High-Performance Organizations	p. 209
Planning and Execution
Doing Performance Planning Right	p. 216
Aligning Boards and Management on Strategy	p. 226
Making It Up and Making It Happen	p. 235
Leading Change
Leading Transition: A New Model for Change	p. 246
The Enduring Skills of Change Leaders	p. 256
Building a High-Performance Culture
The Key to Cultural Transformation	p. 267
Culture as Competitive Advantage	p. 271
The Culture Starts with You	p. 283
Leading Strategically in a World That Demands Innovation	p. 291
The Strategic Challenge
The Challenge of Strategic Innovation	p. 296
Responding to Strategic Inflection Points	p. 307
Leading for Innovation
Assessing Your Organization's Innovation Capabilities	p. 317
Innovation Means Relying on Everyone's Creativity	p. 333
Conclusion	p. 343
When the Roll Is Called Ten Years from Now	p. 345
Index	p. 349
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