Patrick Nelson (U.S. Army)

Front-Line Leadership

How to Eliminate Complacency and Build All-In Engagement

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In Front-Line Leadership: How to Eliminate Complacency and Build All-In Engagement, Purple Heart recipient and renowned leadership speaker Patrick Nelson delivers an inspiring and exciting new take on real-world leadership that changes lives and gets results. Drawing heavily on the author's experience as a paratrooper in the US Army--where he led soldiers during three combat deployments--the book explores firsthand accounts of the author's time in combat that sheds light on how you can lead men and women in academic, business, nonprofit, military, and government settings.   You'll find startling insights into developing a growth mindset, service-based leadership, forward-looking accountability, and building self-awareness. Each chapter of the book culminates in a practical takeaway for the reader, allowing them to continuously challenge themselves and their teams.   Front-Line Leadership offers strategies you can employ immediately to get "unstuck" in your personal and professional life, as well as techniques for developing a clear understanding of who you are and what you can bring to an organization as a leader.   Perfect for executives, managers, directors, entrepreneurs, founders, and other business leaders, Front-Line Leadership is a must-read for active military service members, nonprofit professionals, government leaders and workers, athletes, teachers, and anyone else tasked with shaping and encouraging the efforts of others. It's the engaging and practical leadership roadmap you've been waiting for.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 150mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781394240753
• ISBN-10: 1394240759
• Artikelnr.: 69739284

Autorenporträt

PATRICK NELSON is an experienced leader who spent nearly seven years in the US Army as a paratrooper. He completed three combat deployments leading soldiers, earning the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart during his service. He's a recognized speaker and trainer who regularly facilitates leadership development programs for businesses of all sizes.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction xi Part I Leading Yourself 1 Chapter 1 Discover and Ignite
Your Purpose 3 Purpose Is Your Journey, Not Your Job 6 Proactively Pursuing
Opportunities 6 Committing to Your Path 9 Changing Your Course 11 Handling
Adversity While Finding Your Purpose 15 Your Challenge 18 Chapter 2
Embracing a Growth Mindset 19 Understanding Your Own Expectations 22
Managing Your Reactions 24 Growing Through Who You Know 27 Your Challenge
30 Chapter 3 Practicing Resilience 31 Getting Bad News 33 Holding Space and
Emotional Intelligence 36 Surrounding Yourself with the Right People 39
Maintaining Perspective 42 Your Challenge 46 Chapter 4 Continuous
Improvement 47 Learning While Working 50 Seeking Out New Opportunities 53
Transitioning Development Is an Ongoing Journey 55 Being SMART About
Setting Goals 58 Your Challenge 60 Part II Leading Teams 61 Chapter 5
Leading by Example 63 Incoming! 66 Setting the Example 71 Putting It into
Practice 75 Your Challenge 77 Chapter 6 Service-Based Leadership 79
Willingness to Learn 81 Leading Alongside People 83 Building Authentic
Relationships 84 Having Difficult Conversations 87 Intimidating People
Isn't Leading Them 90 Your Challenge 91 Chapter 7 Motivating Others 93 What
Is Motivation? 95 Meet Greg 96 Getting Back in the Fight 98 Intrinsic
Motivation and Extrinsic Motivation 100 Driven by Values 103 How Motivation
Works 108 Your Challenge 109 Chapter 8 The Art of Delegation 113 Delegating
to Grow 115 Why Delegate? 117 Challenges to Delegating 119 How to Delegate
Effectively 121 Your Challenge 125 Part III Leading the Culture 129 Chapter
9 Creating a Culture of Accountability 131 Learning the Hard Way 134
Forward-Looking Accountability 136 Taking Accountability in the Heat of the
Moment 138 Guiding Principles of Accountability 142 Rolling with a Culture
of Accountability 145 Your Challenge 148 Chapter 10 Building a Positive
Workplace Culture 151 Why a Positive Workplace Culture Matters 153 When a
Workplace Culture Has Problems 155 When a Workplace Culture Works Well 156
How to Make a Difference 158 The Power of Respect and Recognition 160 Your
Challenge 166 Chapter 11 Engaging and Empowering Others to Lead Cultural
Change 169 Engage and Empower 171 Iron Fist 173 Turning the Culture Around
175 Working Together 178 Case Studies 181 Shifting a Safety Culture 183
Your Challenge 185 Chapter 12 Making a Difference 187 Part I: Leading
Yourself 189 Part II: Leading the Team 190 Part III: Leading the Culture
192 Your Journey 193 Acknowledgments 195 About the author 197 Index 199