Seven Disciplines of A Leader

307 Pages·2014·1.15 MB·English

by  Jeff Wolf

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SEVEN
DISCIPLINES
OF A
LEADER
How to Help Your People, Team,
and Organization Achieve
Maximum Effectiveness
J E F F W O L F
with Ken Shelton
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To my mom and dad who always believed in me,
taught me right from wrong, and provided unconditional
love and support in everything I ever did.
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction:WhatMakesCertainLeadersHighlyEffective? xi
I THENATUREOFHIGHLYEFFECTIVELEADERSHIP 1
1 WelcometoLeadership:NatureoftheJob 3
2 WhoSaidItWouldBeEasy?:Scopeofthe
Leader’sJob 14
3 PrinciplesofEffectiveLeadership:Essenceofthe
Leader’sJob 24
4 DisciplinesandPracticesofHighly
EffectiveLeaders 34
II SEVENDISCIPLINES 45
5 Discipline1:InitiativeandInfluence:Seize
theReinsandSetanExampleforOthers 47
6 Discipline2:Vision,Strategy,andAlignment:
TheProgressionfromPlanstoAccomplishments
MarksaTrueLeader 59
7 Discipline3:Priorities,Planning,andExecution:
ExecutionCannotSucceedwithouttheTeam’s
AcceptanceandEndorsement 75
v
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8 Discipline4:Social/Emotional/PoliticalIntelligence:
TheTribulationsofLeadershipandTheirRemedies 91
9 Discipline5:Reciprocation,Collaboration,
andService 104
10 Discipline6:LoveandLeverage:ThereIsNo
SubstituteforPassionaboutWork 113
11 Discipline7:RenewalandSustainability:ThoseWho
PracticeRenewalandSustainabilityAvoidCommon
Pitfalls 125
III ELEVENPRACTICESOFHIGHLYEFFECTIVELEADERS 133
12 Practice1:HirePeopleLikeaCastingDirector 135
13 Practice2:NeverStopDevelopingPeople 147
14 Practice3:UnderstandtheValueofCoaching 165
15 Practice4:MotivateandInspirePeople 174
16 Practice5:MasterCommunication 180
17 Practice6:BuildanOptimalTeam 200
18 Practice7:DeliverExcellenceandSatisfy
Customers 216
19 Practice8:BalanceYourWorkandPersonalLife:
ItWillHelpYouFindtheRightPerspective 228
20 Practice9:NurtureNewLeadersandRetain
HighPerformers 239
21 Practice10:LeadDesiredChange 248
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Contents vii
22 Practice11:ManageaMultigenerational
Workforce 258
AbouttheAuthor 273
Index 275
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