Leadership Therapy Inside the Mind of Microsoft

by Rowley, Anna

• ISBN13: 9780230611313
• ISBN10: 0230611311
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-23
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

In this insightful book, Microsoft consulting psychologist Anna Rowley draws on fascinating case studies from her twelve years of working with the top levels of Microsoft management, revealing the skills that have helped the company's top executives to maintain market dominance. Rowley's tools have helped her powerhouse clients, who are passionately devoted to their jobs, attain their maximum potential while faced with constant pressure to innovate and excel. In Leadership Therapy , she explains how leaders can develop the characteristics they need to succeed in a demanding environment, including belief, objectivity, insight, connectivity, and ambition.

Author Biography

Anna Rowley, Ph.D., is a globally recognized expert in the field of resilience research and performance. Since 1996 she has consulted exclusively to Microsoft around the world. She is the founder of Rowley Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in psychological techniques that help managers to develop leadership skills.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
From Couch to Corporate: The Origins of Short Term Corporate Therapy	p. 7
Belief: The Cornerstone of Your Business	p. 39
Confidence: Why We Need It, How We Lose It, How to Get It Back	p. 81
Self-Awareness and Your: Behavioral Signature	p. 115
Trust: The Glue That Holds Us Together	p. 147
Power and Ambition: Do You Want to Be Feared or Loved?	p. 171
Be Your Own Therapist	p. 195
The Leadership Circumplex	p. 207
Notes	p. 223
Index	p. 235
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