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ISBN10: 1259584828 | ISBN13: 9781259584824

Handbook for Leaders, 1st Edition

ISBN10: 1259584828
ISBN13: 9781259584824
By John H. Zenger

© 2015 Published March 20, 2015

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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.

    • 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

    15. Fix fatal flaws>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

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