Inspired Leadership

Elevate your leadership to achieve the extraordinaryInspired Leadership is the essential guide to performing at the highest level every day. As CEO of Porsche, author Kevin Gaskell led the company from near-bankruptcy to the most profitable car company. During his four years at BMW, the company saw 80% growth in sales and 500% increase in profitability. Good leaders get results and great leaders get great results--but Inspired Leaders get extraordinary results, turn around companies, ensure people development and turn brands into household names. This book shows you how to become an Inspired Leader. Workable strategies, practical frameworks, and real-world essential skills give you a concrete curriculum for success, while anecdotes and examples drawn from the author's experiences illustrate important concepts in action.Inspirational, aspirational, and deeply instructional, this guide will become your go-to resource for navigating the leader's role. From tricky situations to everyday interactions, you'll learn the skills and outlook you need to take your leadership to the next level.* Learn what Inspired Leadership looks like in terms of results* Discover the key factors that separate Inspired leaders from the merely "great"* Adopt the tools and processes that get extraordinary results in the real world* Understand the essential core of high performance, and incorporate it into your day-to-dayQuality leadership is the difference between success and failure, but Inspired Leadership is the difference between success and world-class performance. It requires 360-degree attention, laser focus, authentic relationships, and a rock-solid understanding of the leader's role. When you're ready to achieve the extraordinary, Inspired Leadership is the resource to keep within arm's reach.

List of contents

Acknowledgements ixAbout the Author xiIntroduction xiiiPART ONE: Commit 11 Dare to Dream 32 Build Belief 153 How Good Do You Want to Be? 334 Make the Impossible Possible 475 Confront the F Word 67PART TWO: Connect 816 Begin at the End 837 A Simple Plan 1018 Don't Be a Genius, Make a Genius 1299 Be Better First, Then Bigger 14310 In Command, Out of Control 157PART THREE: Create 17311 Are We Having Fun Yet? 17512 No One Is an "Only a ..." 19313 Catch In, Don't Catch Out 21114 Sustaining Success 223Afterword: Wait Until the Sun Comes Up 241Bibliography 245Index 249

Summary

Elevate your leadership to achieve the extraordinary

Inspired Leadership is the essential guide to performing at the highest level every day. As CEO of Porsche, author Kevin Gaskell led the company from near-bankruptcy to the most profitable car company. During his four years at BMW, the company saw 80% growth in sales and 500% increase in profitability. Good leaders get results and great leaders get great results--but Inspired Leaders get extraordinary results, turn around companies, ensure people development and turn brands into household names. This book shows you how to become an Inspired Leader. Workable strategies, practical frameworks, and real-world essential skills give you a concrete curriculum for success, while anecdotes and examples drawn from the author's experiences illustrate important concepts in action.

Inspirational, aspirational, and deeply instructional, this guide will become your go-to resource for navigating the leader's role. From tricky situations to everyday interactions, you'll learn the skills and outlook you need to take your leadership to the next level.
* Learn what Inspired Leadership looks like in terms of results
* Discover the key factors that separate Inspired leaders from the merely "great"
* Adopt the tools and processes that get extraordinary results in the real world
* Understand the essential core of high performance, and incorporate it into your day-to-day

Quality leadership is the difference between success and failure, but Inspired Leadership is the difference between success and world-class performance. It requires 360-degree attention, laser focus, authentic relationships, and a rock-solid understanding of the leader's role. When you're ready to achieve the extraordinary, Inspired Leadership is the resource to keep within arm's reach.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Gaskell
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781119383024
• ISBN: 978-1-119-38302-4
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business; Management, Führung, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Allg. Wirtschaft u. Management, Management f. Führungskräfte, Management / Leadership