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ISBN10: 1259836045 | ISBN13: 9781259836046

ISBN10: 1259836045
ISBN13: 9781259836046
By D. A. Benton and Kylie Wright-Ford

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Lead your company to success in  the New Industrial Revolution!

The world of business has completely transformed in recent years—and the pace of change will only increase in coming years. But one thing remains the same: Quality leadership is the hinge on which the fate of every organization swings.

The Leadership Mind Switch provides the critical lessons you need to lead your company in a fully globalized business world where radical technologies reign supreme.

Debra Benton and Kylie Wright-Ford have helped some of today’s most top executives successfully position themselves and their companies for the future. Now, in this groundbreaking leadership guide, they share their insight with you. Learn how to effectively lead a workforce that:

  • Is rich in demographic texture—representing as many as four different generations
  • Has varying—and sometimes conflicting—expectations of the company
  • Operates with different ideas about what success looks like
  • Uses, approaches, and even understands technology in different ways

The answers to these questions and many others are all here. You’ll learn how to be the kind of leader who is both firm in his or her decisions but maintains an air of approachability. You’ll learn how to drive high productivity while keeping your workers happy and satisfied in their jobs.  And you’ll learn how to embrace new technologies without sacrificing the human touch—which is the hallmark of great leadership.

It will take unprecedented levels of agility, confidence, and fearlessness to lead into the future. Make the leadership mind switch to seize the competitive edge now in order to drive profits and growth tomorrow.   


 

Introduction: The Fourth Industrial Revolution

Part One: Leading Today and Tomorrow

Chapter 01: The Changing World of Leadership

Chapter 02: Rethinking Our Leadership Qualities

Chapter 03: Developing Our Leadership Behaviors

Chapter 04: Good Leaders Start as Good Followers

Chapter 05: The Ups and Downs of Being a Leader

Part Two: Management, Leadership, or Both?

Chapter 06: Basic Leadership Responsibilities

Chapter 07: Creating Culture in the New World of Work

Chapter 08: Addressing Feedback and Rewards

Chapter 09: Prioritizing Decisions

Chapter 10: Managing Conflict and Handling Controversy

Conclusion: Getting Results

Acknowledgments

Further Resources

Index

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