基本信息·出版社：Amacom ·页码：224 页 ·出版日期：2004年04月 ·ISBN：0814407854 ·条形码：9780814407851 ·版本：2004-04-01 ·装帧：精装 ·开本 ...
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The Art of Winning Commitment: 10 Ways Leaders Can Engage Minds, Hearts, and Spi |
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基本信息·出版社：Amacom
·页码：224 页
·出版日期：2004年04月
·ISBN：0814407854
·条形码：9780814407851
·版本：2004-04-01
·装帧：精装
·开本：20开 Pages Per Sheet
·外文书名：如何赢得承诺
内容简介 Book DescriptionLeadership theories abound. Any given year sees dozens of new books revealing the leadership secrets of well-known executives, with the promise that these same approaches can transform your business into a comparable powerhouse. And while the profits and market shares of those organizations are admirable and worth striving for, your company is unique. Your mission is unique. Your people are unique. In short, what works for "everybody" may not work for you.
As a leader, then, you've got to find new, better ways to win the minds, hearts, and spirits of your people. They are skilled and dedicated professionals, but they are also something more, and it takes something bigger, deeper than standard-issue business leadership to engage them fully. The Art of Winning Commitment supplies a fresh perspective. It breaks free of the usual formula of presenting case studies and best practices from the insular world of business. Instead, the book looks outside the realm of business - to education, religion, the military, politics, social services, the arts, and more - for its potent, original leadership ideas.
Based on in-depth interviews with an eclectic group of 20 thoughtful, articulate, and successful leaders, The Art of Winning Commitment identifies ten crucial competencies leaders must master to win extraordinary commitment from others and inspire them to devote their energy to a common purpose.
Book Dimension length: (cm)23.6 width:(cm)16
作者简介 Dick Richards (Phoenix, AZ) is the author of
Artful Work. He has consulted for business, social service, health care, and educational organizations worldwide.
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From Publishers Weekly In this New Agey leadership primer, consultant Richards (Artful Work) notes that authoritarian leadership no longer jives with the democratic spirit of the age. Instead of barking orders at underlings, the business leader’s tasks are now the far more exalted, if far less definable, ones of "helping people come to full human maturity," being "a medium for the emotional energy that is moving within the group" and "rendering the current world spiritually significant." Richards culls such insights from interviews with 20 contemporary leaders as well as a variety of other sources, including Zen Buddhism on the need to live in the moment, mythologist Joseph Campbell on a leader’s duty to endure "the annihilation of the human ego," and Prudential founder John Dryden on insurance salesmen’s role as "Missionaries of Love." Leaders, he says, must be able to inspire intellectual, emotional and spiritual commitment; dividing his book into three main sections, Richards reveals how they can "win" each kind. He explains how enlightened leaders can foster commitment in followers based on 10 leadership "competencies" and 43 "development strategies" ranging from the practical ("hanging out with optimists" and "getting a good night’s sleep") to the mystical ("following your bliss" and "creating a sacred autobiography"). Further guidance is provided by a case-study chapter in which a model executive leader at a corporate gathering delivers a "heart-to-heart" talk in which "his voice was both more thoughtful and more passionate, resonating from who he was as a person." Managers seeking a more emotional way to connect with and lead their troops may find this book a gratifying voyage of self-discovery, but those favoring traditional approaches would be better served elsewhere.
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Minority Engineer "this book is certain to strike a chord-and inspire profound change."
North Bay Business Journal "book is a thought provoking read for leaders who are committed to improving themselves to gain the commitment of others."
Executive Update "It [thebook] successfully brings all the broken thoughts and individual commentaries on leadership together..easily applicable theory."
The School Administrator "...a useful and enlightening tool."
