The Handbook for Leaders
The Handbook for Leaders
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Lists the 24 competencies and guidelines identified time and again as essential for becoming an effective and extraordinary leader. This book introduces readers to the requirements for effective leadership and provides them with a systematic program for attaining, developing, and implementing those skills.
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The Handbook for Leaders by John Zenger
"The Handbook for Leaders" contains 24 lessons for extraordinary leadership. 'What makes a great leader?' Thousands of workers in both North America and Europe were asked that one simple question. Their top responses are compiled in "The Handbook for Leaders". This precise, no-nonsense rulebook lists the 24 competencies and guidelines identified time and again as essential for becoming an effective and extraordinary leader, including: focus on results; cultivate interpersonal skills; lead organizational change; learn from mistakes; develop your people; be open to new ideas; take initiative; build strengths; fix fatal flaws; take a non-linear approach; and, be accountable.The ability to lead is far more than just a natural gift. Study after study shows that leadership is a concrete and learnable skill, one that can be acquired and honed by studying and applying specific proficiencies, attitudes, and habits. Let "The Handbook for Leaders" introduce you to the requirements for effective leadership, then provide you with a systematic program for attaining, developing, and implementing those skills. John H. (Jack) Zenger, D.B.A., is executive vice president and a director of Provant, Inc. , and the author or coauthor of a number of books on the drivers and principles of leadership, including "The Extraordinary Leader" and "Results-Based Leadership". Joe Folkman, Ph.D., is managing director of Novations Group, Inc., and the author of "Turning Feedback Into Change", "Making Feedback Work", and "Employee Surveys That Make a Difference".
Jack Zenger is Executive Vice President and a director of Provant, Inc., now the largest performance skills improvement company in the world.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780071435321 |
| ISBN 10 | 0071435328 |
| Title | The Handbook for Leaders |
| Author | John Zenger |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Spiral bound |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe |
| Year published | 2004-05-16 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |