Leading from the Middle - What You Need to Know: Definitions, Best Practices, Benefits and Practical Solutions

James Smith

Description

Leadership has been described as the "process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task"". Definitions inclusive of nature of leadership have also emerged. Alan Keith of Genentech states that, ""Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen."" According to Ken ""SKC"" Ogbonnia, ""effective leadership is the ability to successfully integrate and maximize available resources within the internal and external environment for the attainment of organizational or societal goals.""

This book is your one-stop, ultimate resource for Leading from the Middle. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, analysis, background and everything you need to know.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links covering all aspects of Leading from the Middle: Leadership, Agentic leadership, Isaac Ashkenazi, Association of Management Consulting Firms, BTS Group, Consideration and Initiating Structure, Coro (non-profit organization), Eisenhower Fellowships, Ethical leadership, European Center for Leadership Development, Evolutionary leadership theory, Fiedler contingency model, Robert K. Greenleaf, Hersey-Blanchard situational theory, Situational leadership theory, History of Contingency Theories of Leadership, The Intangibles of Leadership, Integral leadership, International Student Senate, Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management, Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries, Learning Organizations (Peter Senge), Love leadership, Macromanagement, Maintenance actions, Managerial grid model, Peggy McKercher, Meta-leadership, Micromanagement, Modes of Leadership, Multi-dimensional model of leadership, Narcissistic leadership, Organizational ethics, Outstanding leadership theory, Path-goal theory, The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO: A Remarkable Story About Living Your Heart's Desires, Servant leadership, Robin Sharma, Strategic Leadership, System Design and Management (MIT), The Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics, Theory of Constraints, Transactional leadership, Transformational leadership, Tribal Leadership, Vertical dyad linkage theory, Vroom-Yetton decision model

This book explains in-depth the real drivers and workings of Leading from the Middle. It reduces the risk of your time and resources investment decisions by enabling you to compare your understanding of Leading from the Middle with the objectivity of experienced professionals.

Unique, authoritative, and wide-ranging, it offers practical and strategic advice for managers, business owners and students worldwide.

Sujets

• Gestion et management
• Economics
• Business
• Management

Informations

• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781743331934
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

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