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When Professionals Have to Lead

Author : Thomas J. DeLong
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
ISBN 13 : 1422131068
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (221 download)

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Download or read book When Professionals Have to Lead written by Thomas J. DeLong and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2007-11-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For too long, professional services firms have relied on the “producer-manager” model, which works well in uncomplicated business environments. However, today’s managing directors must balance often conflicting roles, more demanding clients, tougher competitors, and associates with higher expectations of partners at all levels. When Professionals Have to Lead presents an overarching framework better suited to such complexity. It identifies the four critical activities for effective PSF leadership: setting strategic direction, securing commitment to this direction, facilitating execution, and setting a personal example. Through examples from consulting practices, accounting firms, investment banks, and other professional service organizations, industry veterans DeLong, Gabarro, and Lees show how this model works to: • Align your firm’s culture and key organizational components. • Satisfy your clients’ needs without sacrificing essential managerial responsibilities. • Address matters of size, scale, and complexity while maintaining the qualities that make professional services firms unique. A valuable new resource, this book redefines the role of leadership in professional services firms.

When Professionals Have to Lead

Author : Thomas DeLong
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
ISBN 13 : 1422117375
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (221 download)

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Download or read book When Professionals Have to Lead written by Thomas DeLong and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For too long, professional services firms have relied on the "producer-manager" model, which works well in uncomplicated business environments. However, today's managing directors must balance often conflicting roles, more demanding clients, tougher competitors, and associates with higher expectations of partners at all levels. When Professionals Have to Lead presents an overarching framework better suited to such complexity. It identifies the four critical activities for effective PSF leadership: setting strategic direction, securing commitment to this direction, facilitating execution, and setting a personal example. Through examples from consulting practices, accounting firms, investment banks, and other professional service organizations, industry veterans DeLong, Gabarro, and Lees show how this model works to: * Align your firm's culture and key organizational components. * Satisfy your clients' needs without sacrificing essential managerial responsibilities. * Address matters of size, scale, and complexity while maintaining the qualities that make professional services firms unique. A valuable new resource, this book redefines the role of leadership in professional services firms.

First Among Equals

Author : Patrick J. McKenna
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471108694
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book First Among Equals written by Patrick J. McKenna and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing people when you're not their boss is a challenge, particularly in professional service firms where, increasingly, top professionals are being tapped to lead their peers. Now Patrick McKenna and David Maister provide a 'play book' for professionals trying to be both a team member and coach. In industies ranging from banking and insurance to law and engineering, as well as in research labs and software companies, management responsibility is increasingly delegated - ususally without guidance - to those who head up smaller teams of professionals. FIRST AMONG EQUALS speaks directly to those who have gone from focusing on their own performance to being a group manager in charge of leading others. From understanding the group leader role to setting terms of reference and effectively dealing with talented prima donnas, McKenna and Maister present a thorough introduction to managing and orchestrating talent.

How to Lead Smart People

Author : Mike Mister
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 178283494X
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book How to Lead Smart People written by Mike Mister and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many jobs people work their way up through a hierarchy, an experience that prepares them for managing a team. In some professions, such as law, finance, accountancy, academia, engineering, education and healthcare, individuals may find themselves managing a team of equals. This book uses 50 simple lessons to show the reader in concise, pithy prose how to manage a team of equals with intelligence and diplomacy. Each lesson features a short introduction and example from the authors' experience, showing you how skills can be acquired. These are then followed by 6-10 action points to implement immediately. Core leadership skills are reevaluated for the leader of a smart team. The book teaches you core skills such as decision making and delegating, but also soft skills such as delivering good and bad news to team members and how to realise more general aims such as building trust and growing your team. The authors also offer advice on how to look after yourself as a team leader, how to build resilience in tough situations, but also how to develop creativity and extend your skill base so that you are constantly learning.

Flying Without a Net

Author : Thomas DeLong
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
ISBN 13 : 142216229X
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (221 download)

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Download or read book Flying Without a Net written by Thomas DeLong and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confronted by omnipresent threats of job loss and change, even the brightest among us are anxious. Packed with practical advice and inspiring stories, "Flying Without a Net" explains how to draw strength from vulnerability.

Leading Professionals

Author : Laura Empson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198744781
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Leading Professionals written by Laura Empson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reveals the power dynamics and interpersonal politics that lie at the heart of professional organizations. Drawing on the latest academic theory, and based on interviews with over 500 senior professionals, it analyses how professionals come together to create 'leadership'. It explains how change happens and why leaders so often fail.

Responsibility at Work

Author : Howard Gardner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118047508
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Responsibility at Work written by Howard Gardner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with original essays by Howard Gardner, William Damon, Mihaly Csikszenthmihalyi, and Jeanne Nakamura and based on a large-scale research project, the GoodWork® Project, Responsibility at Work reflects the information gleaned from in-depth interviews with more than 1,200 people from nine different professions—journalism, genetics, theatre, higher education, philanthropy, law, medicine, business, and pre-collegiate education. The book reveals how motivation, culture, and professional norms can intersect to produce work that is personally, socially, and economically beneficial. At the heart of the study is the revelation that the key to good work is responsilibilty—taking ownership for one’s work and its wider impact.

Leadership on the Line, With a New Preface

Author : Ronald Heifetz
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
ISBN 13 : 1633692841
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (336 download)

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Book Synopsis Leadership on the Line, With a New Preface by : Ronald Heifetz

Download or read book Leadership on the Line, With a New Preface written by Ronald Heifetz and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dangerous work of leading change--somebody has to do it. Will you put yourself on the line? To lead is to live dangerously. It's romantic and exciting to think of leadership as all inspiration, decisive action, and rich rewards, but leading requires taking risks that can jeopardize your career and your personal life. It requires putting yourself on the line, disrupting the status quo, and surfacing hidden conflict. And when people resist and push back, there's a strong temptation to play it safe. Those who choose to lead plunge in, take the risks, and sometimes get burned. But it doesn't have to be that way say renowned leadership experts Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky. In Leadership on the Line, they show how it's possible to make a difference without getting "taken out" or pushed aside. They present everyday tools that give equal weight to the dangerous work of leading change and the critical importance of personal survival. Through vivid stories from all walks of life, the authors present straightforward strategies for navigating the perilous straits of leadership. Whether you're a parent or a politician, a CEO or a community activist, this practical book shows how you can exercise leadership and survive and thrive to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

What You Really Need to Lead

Author : Robert Steven Kaplan
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
ISBN 13 : 1633690555
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (336 download)

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Download or read book What You Really Need to Lead written by Robert Steven Kaplan and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Harvard Business School professor and business executive Robert Steven Kaplan explains in this new book, leadership is accessible to all of us-today-and it starts with an ownership mind-set. You don't need an invitation to lead. Leadership is a dynamic way of thinking and acting that anyone can take on. For Kaplan, acting as a leader is a function of three key questions: 1. Do you work to figure out what you believe as if you were an owner? 2. Do you take action based on those beliefs? 3. Do you focus on adding value to others and take responsibility for the impact of your actions on others-both positive and negative? The book is full of stories taken from the author's own leadership experience as well as from his work helping various types of leaders and organizations. What's revealed is that leadership is not a role reserved for an elite few blessed with the right skills and key positions-it's about a focus on taking ownership and adding value to others. What's more, leadership is a lifelong journey of learning for which you must take responsibility. It's about learning to ask the right questions and learning to understand yourself. As in his earlier books, Kaplan asks probing questions, provides exercises, and suggests follow-up steps that will help you develop your skills, create new habits, and move you toward reaching your unique potential. What You Really Need to Lead is your key to unlocking the power of thinking and acting like an owner"--

Face to Face

Author : Joel Small
Publisher : Higherlife Development Service
ISBN 13 : 9781935245421
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Face to Face written by Joel Small and published by Higherlife Development Service. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small business leaders have more ability to influence the culture of their workplace than leaders of giant corporations...and they can do so more quickly and effectively, seeing positive results in a shorter amount of time. Yet the vast majority of small business leaders do not understand the transformational impact their leadership can have on the lives of the clients, staff, customers, patients and colleagues around them. Face to Face leadership is unique to small organizations. It is emotional and personal as well as being powerful and transformational. Learning to find your voice and how to bring who you are to what you do will forever change the way you lead. Ask yourself...what are you doing with the sphere of influence that you have been given to positively impact the organization you lead? How are you leading your colleagues to orient their work in a way that reflects the core values and integrity that make their services so distinct? Book jacket.

Speaking As a Leader

Author : Judith Humphrey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118141016
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (181 download)

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Download or read book Speaking As a Leader written by Judith Humphrey and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make every communication count—with a simple, four-step speaking model Whether it's among colleagues at lunch or an audience of a thousand, a leader's role is to move and inspire others. It's not only the big occasions that test a leader's mettle, but the little ones as well—in a casual conversation in the elevator, in phone calls, or one of many incidental, seemingly "insignificant" interactions in everyday work life. Written by one of the world's leading communications coaches, Speaking as a Leader shows you how to make the most of your daily communications, creating a presence on the job as a genuine and constant leader. In this eye-opening guide, aspiring (and established) leaders can enhance their reputations and influence by following a few simple steps. Speaking as a Leader: Shows how to structure your thoughts and message in any situation using a four-step model Offers tips on listening effectively, in three dimensions Details why you are the best visual and how to avoid "Death by PowerPoint" Offers guidance on taking the "numb" out of numbers Includes tips on moving from subject to message With Speaking as a Leader, you'll learn to tap into your innate leadership skills at every occasion—whether small or large—and earn the sort of respect that creates devoted friends and passionate supporters.

Leading Imperfectly

Author : James T. Robilotta
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781943164110
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book Leading Imperfectly written by James T. Robilotta and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a problem in today's developing leaders-they think they need to be someone they are not to get what they want. In short, none of us is perfect, and when we pretend to be, people quit listening to us. Instead, we need to focus on trying to connect with others. Leading Imperfectly is full of examples for how to make those connections. The book is divided into a series of short, often humorous, and always insightful essays filled with real-life stories from James' own life. The through line for the book is the significance of practicing authentic leadership. The essays discuss topics such as realizing our story has value, the importance of love in leadership, how to prevent over-committing because you can't be everything to everyone, realizing you don't have all the answers, and some practical advice about the importance of valuing the time we have and giving that time to the most important people in our lives. James also challenges us to look at the lies we tell ourselves that hold us back in life, and to learn how to listen to others so they will listen to us. James' humor provides comic relief in the middle of some of the more serious stories, but the humor always makes his examples hit home and keeps his stories memorable. Readers will appreciate that while he speaks as someone who has had success in life, his leadership background is not that of the typical leader who writes leadership books-he's not a former company CEO or a famous athlete-and that makes his points stand out all the more. Educators, business professionals, student leaders, and others will find this book to be introspective, validating, and motivational. Most importantly they will take away that their story is good enough. Check out Leading Imperfectly. Between the chuckles, there's quite a bit of wisdom that will stick with you long after you turn the last page.

The Young Professional's Guide to Managing

Author : Aaron McDaniel
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1601635419
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Young Professional's Guide to Managing written by Aaron McDaniel and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to succeed when you make the big move to supervising others: “A must for every new manager.” —Alexandra Levit, author of They Don’t Teach Corporate in College One of the hardest challenges in anyone’s career is transitioning from being an employee responsible solely for one’s own work to a manager responsible for others’ performance. New managers face the stress of giving up control while at the same time needing to drive results through others. The Young Professional’s Guide to Managing helps smooth the transition with a mix of relevant tips and stories, and a connection to rich online resources. It’s an essential guide for new managers and emerging leaders, providing important insights including: How to successfully transition to being a manager from the very first day The ten skills all young professionals must develop to thrive as star managers Managing people of different generations, both older and younger than you How to hire, develop, and lead teams to incredible results Advanced strategies for young managers, including how to fire underperforming employees and how to squash office politics

Permission to Screw Up

Author : Kristen Hadeed
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1591848296
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book Permission to Screw Up written by Kristen Hadeed and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring, unlikely, laugh-out-loud story of how one woman learned to lead–and how she ultimately succeeded, not despite her many mistakes, but because of them. This is the story of how Kristen Hadeed built Student Maid, a cleaning company where people are happy, loyal, productive, and empowered, even while they’re mopping floors and scrubbing toilets. It’s the story of how she went from being an almost comically inept leader to a sought-after CEO who teaches others how to lead. Hadeed unintentionally launched Student Maid while attending college ten years ago. Since then, Student Maid has employed hundreds of students and is widely recognized for its industry-leading retention rate and its culture of trust and accountability. But Kristen and her company were no overnight sensation. In fact, they were almost nothing at all. Along the way, Kristen got it wrong almost as often as she got it right. Giving out hugs instead of feedback, fixing errors instead of enforcing accountability, and hosting parties instead of cultivating meaningful relationships were just a few of her many mistakes. But Kristen’s willingness to admit and learn from those mistakes helped her give her people the chance to learn from their own screwups too. Permission to Screw Up dismisses the idea that leaders and organizations should try to be perfect. It encourages people of all ages to go for it and learn to lead by acting, rather than waiting or thinking. Through a brutally honest and often hilarious account of her own struggles, Kristen encourages us to embrace our failures and proves that we’ll be better leaders when we do.

Compass: Your Guide for Leadership Development and Coaching

Author : Peter Scisco
Publisher : Center for Creative Leadership
ISBN 13 : 1604916540
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Compass: Your Guide for Leadership Development and Coaching written by Peter Scisco and published by Center for Creative Leadership. This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for leaders and managers looking to develop themselves and others. It is for training & development professionals, inside or working as independent consultants, who can use the book as a coaching tool, a blueprint for leader development plans, and in other ways .For leaders concerned with their development, dedicated to developing their people for more responsibilities, and committed to organizational sustainability, this book will help in those efforts.

Total Leadership

Author : Stewart Friedman
Publisher : Harvard Business Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1625274424
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Total Leadership written by Stewart Friedman and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Bestseller “Students talk about Stewart D. Friedman, a management professor at the Wharton School, with a mixture of earnest admiration, gratitude and rock star adoration.” —New York Times In this national bestseller, Stew Friedman gives you the tools you need to achieve “four-way wins”—improved performance in all domains of life: work, home, community, and self. Friedman, celebrated professor and founding director of the Wharton School’s Leadership Program and its Work/Life Integration Project, explains how three simple yet potent principles—be real, be whole, and be innovative—can help you, no matter what your age or what you do for work, become a better leader and have a richer life. In this engaging adaptation of his hands-on Wharton course, he offers step-by-step instruction to help you create positive, sustainable change in your world. This proven, programmatic method teaches you how to produce stronger results at work, find clearer purpose, feel less stressed, strengthen connections with the people who matter most to you, contribute further to important causes, and gain greater support for your vision of your future. If you’re ready to learn to lead in all parts of your life—this is the book for you. For a full array of Total Leadership tips and tools, visit totalleadership.org. Also look for Stew Friedman’s book, Leading the Life You Want, which builds on Total Leadership by profiling well-known leaders—from Bruce Springsteen to Michelle Obama—who exemplify its principles and demonstrate how success in your work is accomplished not at the expense of the rest of your life, but as the result of meaningful attachments to all its parts.

Read to Lead

Author : Jeff Brown
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493430254
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Read to Lead written by Jeff Brown and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the common habit shared by many successful people throughout history. It's responsible for unlocking limitless creativity and influence. It's known to reduce stress, improve decision-making skills, and make you a better leader. What is it? Reading. And it's the single best thing you can do to improve yourself professionally. Reading more and better books creates opportunities for you to learn new skills, rise above your competition, and build a successful career. In Read to Lead you'll learn - why you need to read like your career depends on it - the five science-backed reasons reading will help you build your career - how to absorb a book into your bloodstream - a technique that can double (or triple!) your reading speed - tips on creating a lifetime reading habit - and more If you want to lead a more satisfied life, have more intelligent conversations, and broaden your mind, you need to read to lead!