Barker, Tom, 1951-

Leadership for results : removing barriers to success for people, projects, and processes / Tom Barker. - xvii, 169 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why do organizations need leadership? -- What do effective leaders do? -- Effective leaders are all too rare, but they are out there -- Key leadership steps in each theme -- Barrier #1 : passive conformity -- Barrier #2 : adversarial competitiveness -- Barrier #3 : arrogant complacency -- Intentions : promote stakeholder-focused thinking -- Intentions : identify purposes that meet stakeholder needs -- Intentions : align stakeholder purposes -- Information : promote fact-based decisions -- Information : identify conclusions that address stakeholder risks -- Information : align stakeholder decisions -- Case study of a business that got back on track -- Influence : promote give-and-take behavior -- Influence : identify ground rules that guide behavior -- Influence : align stakeholder behavior -- Case study : using the leadership model to understand past failures and create future successes -- Key questions for leaders. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19.

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Leadership.
Management.
Corporate culture
Work environment
Success in business.

HD57.7 / .B3663 2006

658.4092