The Leadership Contract
The Fine Print to Becoming a Great Leader
Published on 29. July 2013
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-118-63557-5 (ISBN)
Description
Establish the terms and conditions of a "Leadership Contract" to ensure the success of your company
Recent studies show that only 7 percent of employees have trust and confidence in their senior leaders. How can we ever get our organizations to succeed if so few employees believe in their senior leaders? The Leadership Contract explains why leadership, and specifically leadership culture, is the only real differentiator between the organizations that thrive and those that fall behind. This book explains how to establish a leadership contract that is fully understood and agreed upon by business leaders to ensure the success of their company.
The book lays out the four terms and conditions of the leadership contract and enlists leaders in making a conscious decision to lead, including the understanding that leadership is a decision, entails an obligation, is difficult, and requires a community.
* Designed for top-level executives, mid-level managers, front-line leaders, and emerging leaders, the book identifies the shortcomings of current leadership methods and explains how to adopt new policies and mentalities to make you a better leader and ensure business success
* Author Vince Molinaro, Ph.D., CMC is the author of two successful books, Leadership Solutions and The Leadership Gap and is also a Certified Management Consultant
Create the contract that ensures your leadership will take your organization to new heights.
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VINCE MOLINARO, PhD, is the Global Managing Director of the Leadership Practice within Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions, a firm dedicated to helping organizations seamlessly execute their business strategies through their people. Vince advises senior executives and boards on how to make leadership culture their ultimate business differentiator. He has worked with organizations in the energy, financial services, technology, professional services, and public sectors. An engaging speaker, he conducts keynote presentations for corporations and conferences. He is the author of Leadership SolutionsandThe Leadership Gap, both published by Wiley.
Content
Introduction 1
Redefining How You Lead 4
The Leadership Contract 5
A Word of Warning 8
Chapter 1 My Personal Leadership Story 9
Is Leadership Worth Dying For? 12
Why Are Some Leaders Such Jerks? 19
Why Are Many Leaders So Lame? 21
Has Anyone Noticed That We've Stopped Talking about Our Values? 24
How Do You Create a Vibrant Culture? 25
Reflect--Your Personal Leadership Story 29
Chapter 2 What's Wrong with Leadership Today? 31
When Organizations Let Us Down 33
Leadership Is Disconnected 36
Leadership Is Disappointing 38
Leadership Is Disgraceful 41
How Did We Get Here? 42
It's Time We Stop Settling--and Start Expecting More 48
Reflect--What's Wrong with Leadership Today? 49
Chapter 3 Why We Need a Leadership Contract 51
The Leadership Contract and Its Four Terms 53
Reflect--Why We Need a
Leadership Contract 57
Chapter 4 Leadership Is a Decision--Make It 59
Why Doesn't Anyone Want to Be a Leader Anymore? 62
Why You Need to Make the Leadership Decision 64
The Two Kinds of Leadership Decisions 66
Big D and Small d Leadership Decisions--Clarity and Commitment 72
A Real Leadership Decision Is Visceral 75
Deciding Not to Lead Is an Important Leadership Decision 78
Final Thoughts--Get Your Act Together 80
Reflect--Leadership Is a Decision 81
Chapter 5 Leadership Is an Obligation--Step Up 83
The Iron Ring Ceremony 86
What's It Going to Take? 94
The Five Core Obligations of Leadership 96
The Five Core Obligations in Action 106
Revisiting the Iron Ring Ceremony and What It Means for Leaders 108
Final Thoughts--Leadership Is an Obligation 109
Reflect--Leadership Is an Obligation 109
Chapter 6 Leadership Is Hard Work--Get Tough 111
Do We Have Wimps or Leaders in Our Organizations? 113
The Hard Rule of Leadership 114
Final Thoughts--It's Time to Get Tough 129
Reflect--Leadership Is Hard Work 130
Chapter 7 Leadership Is a Community--Connect 131
The Missed Opportunity 134
We Are Wired for Community 134
A Rotting of Zombies 135
A League of Heroes 137
A Stable of Thoroughbreds 138
It's Time to Build a Community of Leaders 141
A Strong Community of Leaders--Clarity and Commitment 142
Has Everyone Noticed the Change in the Room? 145
Final Thoughts--How Is Help Defined in Your Organization? 147
Reflect--Leadership Is a Community 148
Chapter 8 Signing the Leadership Contract 149
It's Time to Sign the Leadership Contract 152
The One Thing You Cannot Do 154
Signing the Document 156
Create Your Own Leadership Contract 158
Final Thoughts--Signing the Leadership Contract 158
Reflect--Signing the Leadership Contract 159
Chapter 9 The Turning Points of Leadership 161
Revisiting the Turning Points of Leadership 163
Final Thoughts--The Turning Points of Leadership 176
Reflect--The Turning Points of Leadership 177
Chapter 10 Putting the Leadership Contract into Action 179
Foundational Strategies for Putting the Leadership Contract into Action 185
Regular Practices to Put the Leadership Contract into Action 188
Putting the Leadership Contract into Action within Your Organization 191
Create Your Own Organization's Leadership Contract 194
Final Thoughts--Redefining How We Lead 197
Notes 199
Acknowledgments 201
About the Author 203
About Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions 205
Index 207