Your First Leadership Job - How Catalyst Leaders Bring Out the Best in Others
Published on 9. June 2015
Software
Other digital
288 pages
978-1-119-15384-9 (ISBN)
Description
Becoming the Very Best First-Time Leader. Congratulations! You're now in charge. Perhaps it's your first time as a leader, or maybe you want to fine-tune your skills. Either way, you've begun one of the most rewarding chapters of your career. But, like many beginnings, the first few years can be challenging. Fortunately, you don't have to tackle this challenge on your own. Your First Leadership Job gives you practical advice straight from others who have walked in your shoes. Not only does it include dozens of tools to ensure your success, but it's also based on the authors' and DDI's extensive experience and research, which ultimately has led to the development of millions of leaders around the world. In fact, a quarter-million leaders will be developed this year alone via DDI training. Your First Leadership Job is divided into two sections. Part 1 introduces the concept of catalyst leader-one who sparks energy, passion, and commitment in others. Your transition to catalyst leader is a major step in your leadership journey. This book provides essential tips to put you on the catalyst path. Ultimately, leadership is about the many conversations-frequent, clear, authentic, and occasionally difficult-that you will have daily. Your First Leadership Job builds awareness of the fundamental skills you'll come to rely on to make every one of these interactions successful. Part 2 devotes 13 chapters to critical core leadership competencies, including coaching for success, hiring the best employees, turning dreaded appraisals into discussions that propel performance, and handling difficult employees. It also includes a chapter for first-time female leaders.
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My interest was thoroughly captured by this title and I can't stop recommending it."(HR Magazine, May 2016)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
666 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-15384-9 (9781119153849)
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Tacy M. Byham | Richard S. Wellins
Your First Leadership Job
How Catalyst Leaders Bring Out the Best in Others
E-Book
04/2015
Wiley
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€19.99
Available for download
Tacy M. Byham | Richard S. Wellins
Your First Leadership Job
How Catalyst Leaders Bring Out the Best in Others
E-Book
04/2015
Wiley
from
€19.99
Available for download
Person
Tacy M. Byham, PD, is the CEO of Development Dimensions International (DDI). Tacy has worked with dozens of global organizations, creating custom solutions to improve their leaders' performance. She believes that better leadership is not only about the workplace, but also about better communities and, ultimately, a better world. Richard S. Wellins, PD, is a global expert in leadership development. Your First Leadership Job is Rich's fifth book on talent management, including the bestseller, Empowered Teams. His research has been featured in Fortune, BusinessWeek, CNBC, NPR, BBC, and Forbes.
Content
Foreword xi Preface xiii Part 1: Catalyst Leadership 1 1. Now You re a Leader 3 The Journey Begins 2. Boss or Catalyst? 9 What Makes a Great Leader? 3. Navigating the Transition to Leadership 17 The Mind-Set You Need to Succeed 4. Your Leadership Brand, Part 1 28 Be Authentic 5. Your Leadership Brand, Part 2 35 Bring Out the Best in People and Be Receptive to Feedback 6. Leadership Is a Conversation, Part 1 46 How to Make People Feel Heard, Valued, and Motivated 7. Leadership Is a Conversation, Part 2 66 How to Build Trust and Ownership 8. Your Five-Step Conversation Road Map 75 Taking a Practical Approach to Get Results 9. Nothing Else Matters Unless You Get Results 87 How to Execute with Focus, Measurement, and Accountability Part 2: Mastery and Leadership Skills 113 10. Hiring and Selecting the Best 115 Behavior Predicts Behavior 11. What Your Boss Really Wants from You 130 Become an Adviser 12. Engagement and Retention 135 Creating the Environment to Energize People 13. Meetings 149 Make Them Count! 14. Coaching 161 Learning from Success 15. Feedback Fundamentals 173 Specific, Timely, and Balanced 16. Handling Difficult Employee Situations 181 Focus on the Behavior, Not the Person 17. Delegation 191 Be a Delegator, Not a Dumper 18. Performance Management 201 An Ongoing Cycle, Not an Event 19. You and Your Network 209 Nurture Your Business Relationships 20. Influence 221 Look Up, Down, and Across 21. A Woman s First Leadership Job 229 Own the Moment 22. Leadership Changes the World 241 The Difference Is You Part 3: Bonus Chapters and Tools 245 (available online at the DDI microsite) Citations 247 Acknowledgments 253 About DDI 255 About the Author 256 Index 259.