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Informationen zum Autor John H. Zenger! D.B.A.! is CEO of Zenger Folkman! a firm that helps organizations and individuals improve leadership effectiveness that! in turn! drives business results. These results include increasing employee engagement! retention! productivity! and bottom-line profitability. He is a member of the HRD Hall of Fame and has authored or coauthored eight books and 50 articles on leadership! productivity! and teams. Klappentext Discover your strengths, produce exponential results, and increase the bottom line Based on solid empirical research, The Handbook for Leaders reveals the keys to becoming an extraordinary leader, showing you how-and why-to focus on your core strengths rather than correcting your weaknesses. This precise, no-nonsense rulebook outlines the essential competencies and guidelines for effective leadership, including: Focus on results Cultivate interpersonal skills Lead organizational change Learn from your mistakes Develop your people Build positive relationships Be open to new ideas Take initiative Fix fatal flaws Take a nonlinear approach Be accountable The Handbook for Leaders shows you how to develop and implement the proficiencies you need to gain the respect and support of your people, enhance productivity and individual performance, and make an enormous contribution to the long-term success of your organization. Zusammenfassung Reveals the keys to becoming a leader. This book shows you how and why to focus on your core strengths rather than correcting your weaknesses. It outlines the essential competencies and guidelines for effective leadership. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Extraordinary leadership 2. Leaders can be Made 3. Great leaders make a great difference 4. Make good leaders great 5. Raise the leadership "tent" 6. Character is the essence of leadership 7. Leaders need personal capability 8. Focus on results 9. Cultivate interpersonal skills 10. Lead organizational change 11. Find your leadership sweet spot 12. Focus on building strengths 13. Concentrate on developing three to five strengths 14. Let the halo effect work for you >p> 16. Loot for powerful combinations of competencies 17. Learn from mistakes 18. Build positive relationships 19. Be open to new ideas 20. Be accountable 21. Take initative 22. Learn from feedback 23. Take a nonlinear approach 24. Take steps to improve leadership skills 25. Develop your people...
