Leadership
Published on 15. April 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-471-45805-0 (ISBN)
Description
Get on the FAST track. In the new workplace, the old rules of business don't always apply. That's why Fast Company magazine has always looked to the organizations and people who are rewriting the rules and reinventing business. Fast Company has quickly become the place to turn for influential voices on the future of business and innovative solutions to real problems. Now you can get the latest thinking on leadership, Fast Company style! Featuring twenty-seven articles, grouped into five topic areas, this Fast Company leadership reader will help you to meet the challenges of leading organizations in today's fast-paced world. You'll find essential knowledge and insights that will help you: Transform your organization to meet the changing needs of its environment. Envision and implement significant strategic and organizational change. Gain the commitment and buy-in of your workforce. Empower employees to voice their opinions about how they do their work and how the organization should be run. Harness the diversity in your organization to stimulate creativity and innovation. Learn from challenges, setbacks, and failures.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 154 mm
Weight
262 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-45805-0 (9780471458050)
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Content
Acknowledgements.About the Editors.Introduction.SECTION 1: LESSONS OF LEADERSHIP.Michael Porter's Big Ideas (Keith H. Hammonds).Marcus Buckingham Thinks Your Boss Has an Attitude Problem (Polly LaBarre).Andy Pearson Find Love (David Dorsey).How Do We Break Out of the Box We're Stuck In? (Keith H. Hammonds).I Can Only Compete through My Crew (Bill Breen).Leadership Ensemble (Ron Lieber).The Agenda-Grassroots Leadership (Polly LaBarre).SECTION 2: LEADING AMIDST CHANGE.Practical Radicals (Keith H. Hammonds).Five Habits of Highly Reliable Organizations (Keith H. Hammonds).Resistance Fighter (Bill Breen and Cheryl Dahle).I've Always Been a Human Modem (Paul C. Judge).The Not-So-Quick Fix (Keith H. Hammonds).How EDS Got Its Groove Back (Bill Breen).Fresh Start 2002: On the Road Again (Chuck Salter).SECTION 3: THE LEADER AS LEARNER (ESPECIALLY FROM FAILURE).Learning for a Change (Alan M. Webber).Will Companies Ever Learn? (Alan M. Webber).Where There's Smoke It Helps to Have a Smoke Jumper (Anna Muoio).How to Bounce Back from Setbacks (Rekha Balu).SECTION 4: LEADING OTHERS IN A GLOBAL, DIVERSE WORLD.Mighty Is the Mongrel (G. Pascal Zachary).The Female CEO ca. 2002 (Margaret Heffernan).Difference Is Power (Keith H. Hammonds).SECTION 5: LEADERSHIP OF THE FUTURE.The Leader of the Future (William C. Taylor).Rule #3: Leadership Is Confusing as Hell (Tom Peters).Do You Have the Will to Lead? (Polly LaBarre).