Discover your true north

"The Leadership Classic, Discover Your True North, expanded for today's leaders Discover Your True North is the best-selling leadership classic that enables you to become an authentic leader by discovering your True North. Originally based on first-person interviews with 125 leaders, this...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: George, Bill author (author), Gergen, David, author of introduction, etc (author of introduction etc)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiey 2015.
Edición:Expanded and updated edition. Second edition, revised and Updated
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629940506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Discover Your True North: Expanded and Updated Edition
  • Contents
  • Preface: The Remarkable Legacy of Warren Bennis
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Part One: Your Journey to Leadership
  • Chapter 1: Your Life Story
  • Howard Schultz's Leadership Journey
  • Your Life Story Defines Your Leadership
  • Dick Kovacevich: From Grocery Store Clerk to Premier Banker
  • Reatha Clark King: From Cotton Fields to the Boardroom
  • What Is Your Life Story?
  • The Journey to Authentic Leadership
  • Phase I: Preparing for Leadership
  • Wendy Kopp: Stepping Up at 21
  • Ian Chan: Creating a Scientific Revolution
  • Phase II: Leading
  • Jeff Immelt: Hitting the Wall
  • Hank Paulson: A Life of Service in All Sectors
  • Phase III: Generativity
  • Erskine Bowles: Connecting Public Service and Private Sectors
  • Michael Bloomberg: Going His Own Way
  • Exploring Leadership after Phase II
  • Exercise: Your Life Story and Journey to Authentic Leadership
  • Chapter 2: Losing Your Way
  • The Tragedy of Rajat Gupta
  • Why Leaders Lose Their Way
  • Losing Touch with Reality
  • Fearing Failure...
  • ...and Craving Success
  • The Loneliness Within
  • Derailing: Losing Sight of Your True North
  • Imposters
  • Richard Grasso's Fall from Grace
  • Rationalizers
  • The Collapse of Mike Baker
  • Glory Seekers
  • Lance Armstrong's Ruthless Quest for Glory
  • Loners
  • Richard Fuld Leads Lehman into Bankruptcy
  • Shooting Stars
  • A Tale of Two Tech Entrepreneurs
  • Heroes of Their Own Journeys
  • Exercise: Why Leaders Lose Their Way
  • Chapter 3: Crucibles
  • Daniel Vasella's Long Journey
  • Crucibles of Leadership
  • Oprah Winfrey: Reframing Her Story at 36
  • Pedro Algorta: Turning Wounds into Pearls
  • Taylor Carol: Terminal Cancer Survivor
  • Post-Traumatic Growth
  • Philip McCrea: Learning from Failure
  • Mike Sweeney: Dealing with Personal Illness.
  • Marilyn Carlson Nelson: Losing a Loved One
  • My Crucibles Came Early
  • Coping with Tragedy
  • Exercise: Your Greatest Crucible
  • Part Two: Developing as an Authentic Leader
  • Chapter 4: Self-Awareness
  • Arianna Huffington: Redefining Success
  • Becoming Self-Aware
  • The Importance of Emotional Intelligence
  • David Pottruck: Journey to Self-Awareness
  • Peeling Back the Onion
  • Vulnerability Is Power
  • Reflection and Introspection
  • Randy Komisar's Struggle to Find His Track
  • Chade-Meng Tan, Google's Jolly Good Fellow
  • The Importance of Feedback
  • Opening up Hidden Areas
  • Lord John Browne and Tim Cook: Emerging from the Closet
  • The Civil Rights Issue of our Time
  • Self-Compassion and Self-Acceptance
  • Becoming a Mindful Leader
  • Exercise: Knowing Your Authentic Self
  • Chapter 5: Values
  • David Gergen: Crisis Strengthened His Values
  • Values, Leadership Principles, and Ethical Boundaries
  • Narayana Murthy: Building a Company with Principles
  • Sam Palmisano: Leading by Values
  • Testing Values under Pressure
  • Jon Huntsman: Testing Values under Pressure
  • Sallie Krawcheck: Putting Clients First
  • Keith Krach: When Values Conflict
  • Setting Ethical Boundaries
  • Judy Haberkorn: Transparency Is the Right Thing to Do
  • Values Challenges at Medtronic
  • Exercise: Practicing Your Values and Principles
  • Chapter 6: Sweet Spot
  • Warren Buffett Finds His Sweet Spot
  • Finding His Sweet Spot
  • Buffett versus Wall Street
  • Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations
  • Finding Your Sweet Spot
  • Exploring Warren Buffett's Motivations
  • Tracy Britt: Heeding Your Call
  • Kevin Sharer: Discovering His Sweet Spot
  • Avoiding the Trap of Extrinsic Motivations
  • Balancing Your Motivations
  • Build on Your Strengths
  • Chuck Schwab's Journey to His Sweet Spot
  • Exercise: Your Sweet Spot
  • Chapter 7: Support Team.
  • Tad Piper's Support Team in His Crisis
  • Building Support Teams
  • The Power of Sharing Openly
  • Mentoring: A Two-Way Street
  • Mark Zuckerberg's Mentors Accelerated His Growth
  • Coach Campbell: Silicon Valley's Leading Mentor
  • Building True Friendships
  • True North Groups
  • Exercise: Building Your Support Team
  • Chapter 8: Integrated Life
  • John Donahoe: Choosing to Live Fully
  • Blending Careers with Family Life
  • Managing Dual Careers
  • Hitting the Wall at Home
  • An Integrated Life Makes You a Better Leader
  • Making Choices and Trade-Offs
  • Martha Goldberg Aronson: Taking on Added Responsibility
  • The Buckets of Your Life
  • Staying Grounded by Integrating Your Life
  • Prioritizing Your Family
  • Focusing on What Matters
  • Staying True to Your Roots
  • Finding Time for Yourself
  • Spiritual and Religious Practices
  • Community
  • Measuring Your Success
  • Integrating All Aspects of Your Life
  • Exercise: The Integrated Leader
  • Part Three: Your True North Meets the World
  • Chapter 9: I to We
  • Nelson Mandela: Seeking Reconciliation, Not Retribution
  • Mandela Emerges as a Leader
  • From Hero's Journey to Leader's Journey
  • Challenges in Making the Transformation
  • Gail McGovern: "It's Not Fair
  • Doug Baker Jr.: A Call to the Heart
  • Zach Clayton: It's Not about Your Resume
  • Crucibles Help Make the Transformation
  • Steve Jobs: Learning in the Wilderness
  • John Mackey: Learning to Share Power
  • My Defining Leadership Experience
  • Taking the I to We Journey
  • Exercise: Your Transformation from I to We
  • Chapter 10: Purpose
  • Ken Frazier: Medicine for the People
  • Defending Merck Science
  • A Mentor's Story
  • What's the Purpose of Your Leadership?
  • Dedicating Your Life to Public Service
  • Opening up Opportunities
  • Turning Purpose into Action
  • Jim Wallis: Taking Faith to the Streets.
  • Penny George: It's Never Too Late to Become a Leader
  • Steve Rothschild: Finding His Calling
  • Aligning Your Organization and Shared Purpose
  • Keeping Your True North and Purpose in Sync
  • Exercise: The Purpose of My Leadership
  • Chapter 11: Empowerment
  • Anne Mulcahy: Empowering People in Crisis
  • The Engaged Leader
  • Mutual Respect: The Basis for Empowerment
  • Treat Others as Equals
  • Listen Actively
  • Learn from People
  • Share Life Stories
  • Align around the Mission
  • Creating an Empowered Culture
  • Marilyn Carlson Nelson: From Sweatshop to Empowerment
  • Kent Thiry: The Mayor of DaVita
  • Tony Hsieh's Radical Transparency
  • Empowerment Is Accountability
  • Alan Mulally: Empowerment with Closed-Loop Accountability
  • Your Leadership Style
  • Selecting Your Altitude
  • Exercise: Empowering Other Leaders
  • Chapter 12: Global Leadership
  • Paul Polman: Transforming Unilever's Global Leadership
  • Challenges of the Global Context
  • Understanding Geopolitical Context
  • Reinventing Business Models
  • Flipping the Headquarters Paradigm
  • Building Diverse Leadership Teams
  • Developing Global Intelligence (GQ)
  • Adaptability
  • Awareness
  • Curiosity
  • Empathy
  • Alignment
  • Collaboration
  • Integration
  • Increasing Your GQ
  • Emerging Global Leaders
  • David Thai, the Serial Entrepreneur
  • Tamara Rogers, the Traveler
  • Peilung Li, the Rebel
  • Rodrigo Mascarenhas, the Multiplier
  • Abby Falik, Developing Global Leaders
  • The Future for Global Leaders
  • Exercise: Developing GQ
  • Afterword: Stakeholders in Society
  • Jack Ma: China's First Global Leader
  • The Purpose of Business
  • Becoming Stakeholders in Society
  • New Leaders Featured in Discover Your True North
  • Participants from the Original Research for True North
  • Where Are They Now?
  • References
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3.
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Afterword
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index
  • End User License Agreement.