Future Leader
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If you have been granted the privilege and the opportunity to lead a team, then this book is for you. Organizations of all sizes and in all industries are being radically and permanently reshaped by two external forces: generational churn and rapid technological advancement. The force of generational churn refers to the movement of the generations through the workplace. The force of rapid technological advancement refers to technology that is reshaping and redefining what the work is and how it gets done. These forces are exerting enormous stress on leadership models that, according to the research, are already underperforming. The result is that our organizations are not as productive or as profitable as they could be. The response? We need a full leadership reboot to win in this time of rapid change. In this book, Jonathan Wilson, a Generation X leader with substantial experience in both the public and private sectors, shares a new leadership model that leaders can start implementing right away to effectively counter the forces of the generations and technology. The ideas found in the Future Leadership Framework may feel counterintuitive at first, but we are in unprecedented times. We can improve productivity and profitability. We can help our organizations effectively transition from the reality of today to the promise of tomorrow. But to do so, we must reboot how we lead. This book will show you how.
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Introduction - Why You Should Read This Book in 1,323 Carefully Chosen Words A succinct summary of the main points and why any of this matters for today's leaders.
PART I
Chapter 1 - The Clarion Call for the Future Leader Why we need Future Leaders now more than ever before.
Chapter 2 - Leadership on the Rocks The research shows that leadership in a number of organizations is significantly underperforming.
Chapter 3 - The Force of Generational Churn The scope and scale of generational change in the workplace is creating stress for today's leaders.
Chapter 4 - The Force of Rapid Technological Advancement Technology has caught up to its science fiction potential and is changing what work is and how it gets done.
Chapter 5 - Win the Future The prescription for winning the future is leveraging the power of leadership through the Future Leadership Framework.
PART II
Chapter 6 - CREATIVITY The leadership ability that comprises the Future Leadership Framework skills of Mission, Synthesis, and Strategy.
Chapter 7 - Mission: Find the Right Problems to Solve A clear mission is the power source of the future organization.
Chapter 8 - Synthesis: Create Stories from Data The skill of synthesizing disparate bits of information into stories that can be acted upon.
Chapter 9 - Strategy: Set the Organization's Sail The skill of creating appropriate strategies considering the goals and mission of the organization.
Chapter 10 - INTERACTIVITY The leadership ability that comprises the Future Leadership Framework skills of Relationships, Empathy, and Trust.
Chapter 11 - Relationships: Develop the Currency of the Future Organization Developing the skill of quickly building and maintaining relationships to complete big initiatives.
Chapter 12 - Empathy: Use Emotional Intelligence to Move Others Empathy for Future Leaders.
Chapter 13 - Trust: Be Radically Transparent Build and maintain trust to boost productivity.
Chapter 14 - PRODUCTIVITY The leadership ability that comprises the Future Leadership Framework skills of Expectations, Teams, Training, and Organization.
Chapter 15 - Expectations: Provide Abundant Clarity Getting clear on what you want.
Chapter 16 - Teams: Harness the Power of Future Teams The composition of future teams.
Chapter 17 - Training: Grow Your Greatest Asset Training and development are the new black.
Chapter 18 - Organization: Establish a Robust System of Organization Why organization matters more now than ever before.
Chapter 19 - SUMMARY Summary of the book's main points.
PART III
Chapter 20 - Future Leader Quick Start Guide An introduction to the action plan for leaders.
Chapter 21 - Take the Future Leader Assessment The Future Leader assessment.
Chapter 22 - Get Insanely Organized Steps to markedly improve your organization.
Chapter 23 - Renew the Mission Steps to renew the mission of your team or organization.
Chapter 24 - Future Leader Success Plan Steps to create a plan for success moving forward.
- Notes
- About the Author
- Taking the Future Leadership Framework Beyond the Page
- Special Thanks
- Index
