New Roles for Leaders : A Step-by-Step Guide to Competitive Advantage

By Tom Hornsby and Larry Warkoczeski

As corporate management styles have transformed from hierarchies to team-centered models in the latter part of the twentieth century, leader roles have become ill-defined. Confusion and frustration... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1577361849
• ISBN13: 9781577361848
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Hillsboro Pr
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"

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Throw away all the fad management techniques. What is the real key to competitive advantage? How can you deal with conflict more effectively? What is your role and what do you need to do to thrive as a leader in the 21st century?If you have asked these questions, New Roles For Leaders is a must read book. The book is based on our proven method of leading/coaching/managing which is now used worldwide. Leading is about creating a vision and helping employees to make the vision a reality. Coaching is about helping employees grow, quickly adapt and add value to the organization. Managing is about working on processes within systems to improve the performance of the organization. Oftentimes, leaders spend their time only on leading and managing. New Roles For Leaders shows you how to spend equal effort on all three functions. Organizations that have adopted this approach have gained competitive advantage, including manufacturers, hospitals, colleges and churches, to name a few. As renowned author William Byham, Ph.D. stated - This is "a survival kit for managers in the twenty-first century." Enjoy and Grow!!

New Roles for Leaders : A Step-by-Step Guide to Competitive

The book is extremely well organized and easy to follow. The points made in the book have already exercised in my organization with wonderful results.I especially like the way Mr Hornsby can help one search their own leadership styles and find ways to improve.

Leadership Developmant Made Easy by Examples

This book is extremely easy to read and comprehend, yet detailed with actual facts and experiences at various levels of business demanding strong management and leadership principles. If ever such principles have been broken down and made available in print for easy adaptability, this is it!