Making Strategic Leaders

Motivated by a desire to improve the effectiveness of the development of strategic leaders, this book focuses on the individual charged with shaping strategy and leading change in organizations. It offers a new and insightful model of strategic leader capability, and challenges much of the received wisdom of the leader development industry.

List of contents

Abstract Acknowledgements Research Agenda The Strategic Leader A Conceptual Framework of Strategic Leader Capability Patterns in the Dimensions and Employment of Strategic Leader Capability Developing Strategic Leaders: A New Synthesis Conclusions and Recommendations References Appendices

About the author

NARENDRA LALJANI is a director at Ashridge with responsibility for the Leading Strategy and Change executive education group, graduate programmes, and research. He teaches on the Advanced Management Programme and the MBA. In addition, he has worked on numerous customized executive development engagements, and has also served as a consultant to a number of leading international corporations. Prior to joining Ashridge, he had an international general management career in the chemical industry.

Summary

Motivated by a desire to improve the effectiveness of the development of strategic leaders, this book focuses on the individual charged with shaping strategy and leading change in organizations. It offers a new and insightful model of strategic leader capability, and challenges much of the received wisdom of the leader development industry.

Product details

• Authors: N Laljani, N. Laljani
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2009
• EAN: 9781349367214
• ISBN: 978-1-349-36721-4
• No. of pages: 231
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 13 mm x 216 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Illustrations: XV, 231 p.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Management, B, Leadership, Economics, Business Strategy/Leadership, Economics, general, Management & management techniques, Management science, Business Strategy and Leadership, Palgrave Business & Management Collection