
Reality-Based Leadership
Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results
Cy Wakeman(Author)
Jossey-Bass (Publisher)
Published on 22. October 2010
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-470-61350-4 (ISBN)
Description
Leadership strategies grounded in reality and focused on results
Recent polls show that 71% of workers think about quitting their jobs every day. That number would be shocking-if people actually were quitting. Worse, they go to work, punching time clocks and collecting pay checks, while completely checked out emotionally. In Reality-Based Leadership, expert Fast Company blogger Cy Wakeman reveals how to be the kind of leader who changes the way people think about and perceive their circumstances-one who deals with the facts, clarifies roles, gives clear and direct feedback, and insists that everyone do the same-without drama or defensiveness. Filled with dynamic examples, innovative tools, and diagnostic tests, this book shows you how to become a Reality-Based Leader, revealing how to:
* Uncover destructive thought patterns with yourself and others
* Diffuse drama and lead the person in front of you
* Stop managing and start leading, empowering others to focus on facts and think for themselves
Equipped with a facts-based, confident approach, you will free yourself from the frustrations you face at work and transform yourself into a Reality-Based Leader, with the ability to liberate and inspire others.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
371 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-61350-4 (9780470613504)
Schweitzer Classification
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Cy Wakeman
Reality-Based Leadership
Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results
E-Book
09/2010
Jossey-Bass
€19.99
Available for download

Cy Wakeman
Reality-Based Leadership
Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results
E-Book
09/2010
Jossey-Bass
€19.99
Available for download
Persons
Cy Wakeman is a dynamic, well-respected, national keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and trainer who helps individuals and organizations achieve stellarresults. Cy's background combines four successfulbusiness start-ups with 18 years working and consulting in manufacturing, banking, government, high-tech,and healthcare. She is also an expert blogger forFastCompany.com.
Content
Foreword (Larry Winget).
Introduction: Calling All Leaders.
Part One Find Peace at Work.
1 You Are the Source of Your Suffering--and That's the Good News.
2 If You Argue with Reality, You Lose (but Only 100 Percent of the Time).
3 Would You Rather Be Right, or Wildly Successful?
Part Two Restore Sanity to the Workplace.
4 Lead First, Manage Second.
5 Play Favorites: Work with the Willing!
6 Change Is a Fact of Life--Get Over It! How to Bullet-Proof Your Employees.
Part Three Lead Your Team to Results.
7 Opinions No Longer Count--Actions Do.
8 Stop Judging and Start Helping: The Golden Rule of Teamwork.
Conclusion: The Reality-Based Leader's Manifesto.
Appendixes.
Appendix 1 Alignment Survey.
Appendix 2 Self-Test: Managing Versus Leading.
Appendix 3 Feedback Frame.
Notes.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
Index.