In Extremis Leadership
Leading As If Your Life Depended On It
1st Edition
Published on 29. June 2007
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-7879-9604-8 (ISBN)
Description
In this extraordinary book Col. Kolditz explains that his research on in extremis leadership, where followers perceive their lives to be threatened, reveals that the leadership lessons and principles in evidence in dangerous settings also apply to leading in business and everyday life. The book shows how leadership literally defines the promise of hope or future life and that extremely capable leaders are needed in all walks of life. The book describes a variety of high-risk situations that are ideal settings to seek and find great leaders, assess how they might be different, and to glean valuable insights for extraordinary leadership in our everyday lives. Through heart-stopping real-life stories of leaders in these extreme situations, Kolditz insists that leaders at all levels can improve their effectiveness.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
554 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-9604-8 (9780787996048)
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E-Book
03/2010
Jossey-Bass
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06/2008
Jossey-Bass
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Persons
Colonel Thomas Kolditz is professor and head of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Leader to Leader Institute's mission is to strengthen leadership in the social sector. Established in 1990 as the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management, the Institute furthers its mission by providing social sector leaders with the essential leadership wisdom, inspiration, and resources needed to lead for innovation and to build vibrant social sector organizations.
Content
Foreword (Joseph W. Pfeifer). Introduction.
1. Key Characteristics of In Extremis Leaders - and How They Are Relevant in All Organizations.
2. In Extremis Lessons for Business and Life: Strengthening Your Own Leadership by Example.
3. The In Extremis Leadership Model: What It Is, Why It Works, and How to Use It.
4. Learning About Fear and Leadership from Dangerous Settings: Handling Emotion During In Extremis Situations.
5. Leading When Tragedy Strikes: Learning to Cope with Loss.
6. Building Teams That Build Leaders: An In Extremis Case Study.
Conclusion.
Resource: Physical Development for In Extremis Leaders.
Notes.
Index.
Acknowledgments.
The Author.
1. Key Characteristics of In Extremis Leaders - and How They Are Relevant in All Organizations.
2. In Extremis Lessons for Business and Life: Strengthening Your Own Leadership by Example.
3. The In Extremis Leadership Model: What It Is, Why It Works, and How to Use It.
4. Learning About Fear and Leadership from Dangerous Settings: Handling Emotion During In Extremis Situations.
5. Leading When Tragedy Strikes: Learning to Cope with Loss.
6. Building Teams That Build Leaders: An In Extremis Case Study.
Conclusion.
Resource: Physical Development for In Extremis Leaders.
Notes.
Index.
Acknowledgments.
The Author.