Leadership Passages: The Personal and Professional Transitions That Make or Break a Leader (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership)

ISBN: 0787974277
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 121

Authors: David L. Dotlich, James L. Noel, Norman Walker

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Table of Contents
BackCover
Leadership Passages--The Personal and Professional Transitions That Make or Break a Leader
Introduction
What to Expect from the Passages
Our Approach to Leadership
How Learning Can Lead to Success
Contents of the Book
Chapter 1: What Is Effective Leadership?
Ineffective Leadership Development
Leadership Development That Includes Learning from Passages
A Bad Boss as Potential Derailer
A Test of Learning from Passages
Chapter 2: How Do Leaders Learn?
How Attitude Affects Learning
Failure as a Second Chance
Ways to Create a New Identity
Example of Adversity as a Spur to Learning
The Value of Failure
Chapter 3: Joining a Company
Leaving Cultures and Networks
Facilitating the Journey
Learning a Critical Leadership Lesson
Chapter 4: Moving into a Leadership Role
Challenges for First-Time Leaders
How a Company Can Help First-Time Leaders
The Normality of Struggle
Early Learning for Future Payoffs
Chapter 5: Accepting the Stretch Assignment
The Pain in Stretch Assignments
Common Hurts During a Stretch
How to Handle the Stretch for Maximum Learning
How Organizations Can Help
Chapter 6: Assuming Responsibility for a Business
The Mind-Set of the Business Leader
The Dangers of Being a Know-It-All GM
The Role of Paradox in Business
Promotion as Passage
Chapter 7: Dealing with Significant Failure for Which You Are Responsible
Perception Versus the Reality of Failure
Three Don ts in Dealing with Failure
Four Dos in Dealing with Failure
Effects of Company Attitudes on Failure
Chapter 8: Coping with a Bad Boss and Competitive Peers
A Continuum of Badness
Questions to Ask Before Fighting or Fleeing
How Bad Bosses and Peers Help Create Good Leaders
Why Reaction Is What Counts
Chapter 9: Losing Your Job or Being Passed Over for Promotion
Reaction Versus Reflection
Signs of Self-Destruction
How to Grow from Being Diminished
When the Worst Happens
Chapter 10: Being Part of an Acquisition or Merger
Rejoining the Corporation
Learning More Than How to Keep Your Job
Getting on Board with One Foot
Growing as a Company Changes
Chapter 11: Living in a Different Country or Culture
The Challenges of Making a Foreign Journey
What to Avoid When Going Abroad
How to Take Advantage of a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
When You Return Home
Chapter 12: Finding a Meaningful Balance Between Work and Family
Becoming Conscious of Balance
Calculating What You Will Tolerate
Experiencing the Rewards
Chapter 13: Letting Go of Ambition
How the Process Works
How to Navigate the Passage Successfully
A Legacy of Service to Others
Chapter 14: Facing Personal Upheaval
How Tragedy Affects Direction
How to Manage Upheaval
How Fresh Perspective Brings Leadership Maturity
When Companies Don t Help
Chapter 15: Losing Faith in the System
Losing Faith and Finding Meaning
Purposeful Leadership
Chapter 16: How Companies Can Use Passages to Develop Leadership
How Organizations Can Facilitate Learning
Benefits of Developing Leadership in a New Way
Chapter 17: An Eight-Step Survive-and-Thrive Guide
Step 1: Learn Resilience
Step 2: Accept Personal Responsibility
Step 3: Reflect
Step 4: Seek Support from Your Partner, Family, Friends, and Professionals
Step 5: Develop and Use a Professional Network
Step 6: Seek Refuge
Step 7: Gain Perspective
Step 8: Take Risks
The Last Step: Retirement
Passing on Your Experiences
Bibliography
Index
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List of Figures
List of Exhibits