Steve Arneson

Bootstrap Leadership (eBook, ePUB)

50 Ways to Break Out, Take Charge, and Move Up

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Arneson was named one of America's top leadership consultants by Leadership Excellence magazine in 2008 Enables leaders at all levels to design a complete self-directed leadership development program Concise, accessible, practical and flexible Leadership training can be inconsistent in the best of times. In tough economic times it's often one of the first things that even the most progressive companies cut back on. And you can't necessarily depend on finding that mentor you've been looking for either. Now more than ever, if you're going to advance your career you need to lift yourself up by your own bootstraps. But not entirely: Steve Arneson is here to give you a boost. In Bootstrap Leadership Arneson, one of America's top leadership coaches, offers a complete blueprint for designing your own personal leadership development program. In fifty brief, to-the-point chapters he provides practical ideas and techniques that have been proven successful in his work with executives at Fortune 500 companies like AOL, PepsiCo and Capital One. Surprisingly, most of these ideas cost nothing to implement, nor do they require any elaborate equipment or infrastructure-they're open to anyone with sufficient initiative, drive and ambition. The chapters are entirely self-contained and can be read in any order and at any pace. You can read one a week and you'll have a comprehensive year-long self-improvement program (with two weeks off for vacation). Or you can choose a chapter that speaks to a particular challenge you're facing at work or one that just seems intriguing. There's a self-assessment at the beginning of the book to suggest specific chapters that fit your developmental needs. No one is going to just hand that next promotion. You have to earn it by developing and demonstrating your leadership skills. And ultimately it's not just about you-true leaders make everyone around them better. Bootstrap Leadership shows you how.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781605098289
• Artikelnr.: 38330441

Autorenporträt

Steve Arneson is the president of Arneson Leadership Consulting. He was named one of America's top 100 thought leaders on leadership and one of the country's top 25 leadership coaches by Leadership Excellence magazine.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Dave Ulrich
Preface
Introduction
Part One: How Are You Showing Up as a Leader?
1. Where Have You Been?: Document Your Leadership Journey
2. Build a Spider Web: Evaluate Your Working Relationships
3. Spin Around in a Circle: Make 3600 Feedback Work for You
4. Your Own Private Detective: Ask a Peer to Track Your Development
5. When the Student is Ready: Find a Mentor
6. Just Like the CEO: Create a Personal Board of Directors
7. Get in the Weight Room: Identify and Leverage Your Strengths
8. Go Back in Time: Ask Past Colleagues about Your Leadership
9. Is There Another Way?: Confront Your Hardest-Held Positions
10. How Am I Driving?: Develop a Vision, Mission, and Strategy
Part Two: Add Something New to Your Game
11. Break Out the Dictionary: Craft Your Own Definition of Leadership
12. Put it In Writing: Prepare a Leadership Development Plan
13. One Year at a Time: Develop One Leadership Skill a Year
14. What Is It That Only You Can Do?: Learn to Delegate
15. The Whistle and the Clipboard: Practice Your Coaching Skills
16. Hit the Books: Read Three Business Titles a Year
17. The Best Thinking Tools Ever Invented: Keep a Journal
18. I Have a Theory: Study Great Leadership Thinking
19. Once Upon a Time: Become a Great Storyteller
20. This is Me: Share Your Leadership Foundations
Part Three: Get Curious About the World around You
21. Take a Trip Around the World: Learn about Other Cultures
22. So This is What We Do: Learn the Business
23. Keep Tabs on Your Friends: Document Your Network
24. That Thing Called the Internet: Leverage Technology
25. Who Are These People?: Get to Know Your Team Members
26. Ask the Experts: Tap Vendors and Consultants for New Ideas
27. Scout the Enemy: Know Your Competitors
28. Go Back to School: Attend a Conference or Seminar
29. Road Trip!: Visit Innovative Companies
30. Bring It Home: Learn Something New – Outside of Work
Part Four: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
31. Get Outside the Circle: Practice New Leadership Behaviors
32. You’re Right and I’m Wrong: Admit Mistakes and Limitations
33. Become a Member: Join a Professional Network
34. Share Your Story: Organize an Internal Speaker’s Bureau
35. Tell the Boss You’re Bored: Take Charge of Your Own Career
36. Love the Numbers: Learn to Read Financial Statements
37. Build the Business Case: Give Great Presentations
38. A Healthy You: Bring Energy to Your Work
39. Write Your Own Screenplay: Imagine Yourself in Future Roles
40. Question Everything: Review Your Strategy Twice a Year
Part Five: It’s Not About You
41. It’s All About Them: Showcase Your People
42. Give Something Back: Help a Nonprofit Organization
43. What the Boss Needs to Hear: Provide Feedback up the Ladder
44. Extend Your Reach: Spend Time with Your Broader Team
45. Your Most Precious Resource: Set Priorities for Your Time
46. Step Up to the Podium: Teach a Course inside Your Company
47. Talk to Yourself: Ask Three Questions Every Day
48. Join the Volunteer Army: Donate Your Leadership Skills
49. The Best Advice Ever: Become a Better Listener
50. Welcome the New Guard: Write a Letter to Your Successor
Where Do You Go From Here?
Figures
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author