William A. Cohen

Heroic Leadership (eBook, PDF)

Leading with Integrity and Honor

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Proven leadership strategies used by combat and business leaders to accomplish impossible goals Heroic Leadership examines military leadership principles as they apply to business and life. Leadership expert and retired general William Cohen describes the eight universal laws of leadership and explains why heroic leadership has worked so successfully and ethically for thousands of years despite severe conditions of risk, uncertainty and hardship. He also shows how to implement Heroic Leadership to attract fellowship, use influence tactics, develop self-confidence, build, coach, and motivate a team, take charge in crisis situations, and take action. * Includes real-world examples from business as well, as battle, that follow the eight universal laws * Contains proven strategies and techniques to apply the universal laws and multiply the productivity of any group or organization * Suggests little-known, but highly effective methods for building teamwork and esprit de corps * Based on the classic, bestselling books on leadership The New Art of the Leader and the Stuff of Heroes * With a timeless approach to leadership, Heroic Leadership offers innovative ideas for motivating people and helping them to achieve new heights of personal and group performance

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470618912
• Artikelnr.: 38185981

Autorenporträt

William Cohen, Ph.D., is president of the Institute of Leader Arts and the first graduate of Peter 's executive Ph.D. program. About him Drucker wrote: "My colleagues on the faculty and I learned at least as much as we could teach him." Cohen served as major general in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, has held executive positions in several companies, and was president of two universities. He is the author of many management books, including The Art of the Leader, A Class With Drucker, and Drucker on Leadership. For more information, please visit: www.stuffofheroes.com

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Concept of Heroic Leadership 1
Part One The Eight Universal Laws of Heroic Leadership 9
1 Maintain Absolute Integrity 11
2 Know Your Stuff 25
3 Declare Your Expectations 36
4 Show Uncommon Commitment 47
5 Expect Positive Results 59
6 Take Care of Your People 71
7 Put Duty Before Self 80
8 Get Out in Front 89
Part Two The Eight Basic Influence Tools 101
9 Direction 103
10 Indirection 110
11 Redirection 118
12 Deflection 125
13 Enlistment 131
14 Persuasion 139
15 Negotiation 146
16 Involvement 152
Part Three The Eight Competencies of Heroic Leadership 159
17 How to Attract Followership 161
18 How to Develop Your Self-Confidence 171
19 How to Build a Heroic Team 181
20 How to Build High Morale and Esprit de Corps 192
21 How to Motivate When Times Get Tough 200
22 How to Take Charge in Crisis Situations 210
23 How to Develop Your Charisma 221
24 How to Solve Problems and Make Decisions 231
Epilogue 243
Notes 247
About the Author 259
Index 261