Speed: How Leaders Accelerate Successful Execution
1st Edition
Published on 9. December 2016
256 pages
978-1-259-83739-5 (ISBN)
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Description
Seize the competitive advantage by building speed into your leadership DNAThe rapid pace at which change occurs in business today is unprecedented. Speed has become a major source of competitive advantage. Leaders who act quickly and inspire others to do the same are the ones who ultimately win the day. But achieving increased levels of speed is not always easy.Culled from the data of one million 360-degree feedback assessments, Speed provides valuable insights into the qualities that make a leader successful and productive. Jack Zenger and Joe Folkman reveal eight essential leadership behaviors shown to improve performance and ultimately drive organizational effectiveness.The authors will help you assess the pace at which you work and determine how you stack up against others in their firm s database. You ll discover tactics for speeding up critical elements of your day and learn how you can use the eight companion behaviors including innovation, develop courage, initiate action, and set stretch goals to help you increase your speed.
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John Zenger | Joseph Folkman
Speed: How Leaders Accelerate Successful Execution
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12/2016
McGraw-Hill Education
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Content
- Cover Page
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- PART I NEED FOR SPEED
- CHAPTER 1 Speed Matters
- CHAPTER 2 Your Speedometer
- CHAPTER 3 Speed Laws
- CHAPTER 4 Speed Traps
- CHAPTER 5 Organizational Benefits from Leadership Speed
- PART II TACTICS TO INCREASE LEADERSHIP SPEED
- CHAPTER 6 Speeding Up Your Day
- CHAPTER 7 Accelerate Meetings
- CHAPTER 8 Modeling Speed
- PART III THE CROSS-TRAINING APPROACH TO INCREASING SPEED
- CHAPTER 9 Companion Behaviors for Leadership Speed
- CHAPTER 10 Innovating
- CHAPTER 11 Exhibiting Strategic Perspective
- CHAPTER 12 Displaying Courage
- CHAPTER 13 Setting Stretch Goals
- CHAPTER 14 Communicating Powerfully
- CHAPTER 15 Bringing External Focus
- CHAPTER 16 Taking Initiative
- CHAPTER 17 Possessing Knowledge and Expertise
- Conclusion: Speed and the Balanced Life
- Appendix: Research Methodology
- Notes
- Index
