Leadership that matters : the critical factors for making a difference in people's lives and organizations' success

Leadership That Matters examines transformational leadership-leadership that not only improves productivity and performance but also makes a positive difference in the lives of organization members. Traditional leaders achieve superior results because of their ability to transform people from dutifu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Sashkin, Marshall Author (author), Sashkin, Molly G Contributor (contributor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] Berrett Koehler 2003
Edición:1st edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009644289106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • What Is Leadership That Matters?
  • What Makes This Book Different?
  • Summary
  • CHAPTER ONE: What Is Leadership?
  • Personality, Behavior, and Situational Context
  • Leadership That Matters: A New Synthesis
  • Summary
  • CHAPTER TWO: What Have We Learned About Leadership?
  • Leaders and Managers
  • Leadership Research
  • A New Leadership Paradigm
  • Summary
  • CHAPTER THREE: Leadership Skills and Behaviors
  • Research to Identify Transformational Leadership Behaviors
  • Leadership Behavior and Performance
  • Summary
  • CHAPTER FOUR: Charisma and Character
  • Max Weber: Bureaucracy and Charisma
  • A Modern Approach to Charismatic Leadership
  • The Development of the Power Need
  • Summary
  • CHAPTER FIVE: Leaders, Followers, and Power
  • Three Basic Influence Processes
  • Leaders and Followers: Power Relations
  • Is Charisma Always Bad?
  • Can Transformational Leaders Be Charismatic?
  • Summary
  • CHAPTER SIX: Leaders With the Confidence to Act
  • What's Luck Got to Do With It?
  • When Is Taking Risks Risky?
  • What's Leadership Got to Do With It?
  • Confident Leaders Build Confidence
  • Summary
  • CHAPTER SEVEN: Vision-How Leaders Think
  • What Is Vision?
  • Cause and Effect
  • It's About Time!
  • Four Steps in the Visioning Process
  • Leaders and Followers: Cognitive Capability
  • The ABCs of Transformational Leadership Character
  • Summary
  • CHAPTER EIGHT: Leadership in Context
  • Behavior Is a Function of the Person and . . . What Situation?
  • The Context: The Nature of the Situation
  • Four Crucial Organizational Functions
  • Culture Is the Key
  • Summary
  • CHAPTER NINE: How Transformational Leaders Construct the Cultural Context
  • Three Keys to Constructing Culture
  • Culture: The Context Transformational Leaders Construct
  • Summary.
  • CHAPTER TEN: Six Paradoxes of Leadership: Transforming Followers
  • The Paradoxes of Transformational Leadership
  • What About Leaders' Own Transformation?
  • Summary
  • CHAPTER ELEVEN: How Do We Know Leadership Matters? The Research Evidence
  • The Leadership Profile
  • Research and Results
  • Okay, Okay, So It Works! But How Well Does It Work?
  • Summary
  • CHAPTER TWELVE: Issues in Leadership: Implications for Transformational Leaders
  • Leadership and Gender
  • Empowering Leadership
  • Leadership in Turbulent Times
  • Transformational Leadership and Globalization
  • Summary
  • CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Leadership That Matters: A New Synthesis
  • Approaches to Transformational Leadership
  • Common Elements Among Transformational Approaches
  • Transformational Leadership: A New Synthesis
  • Conclusion
  • APPENDIX ONE: Bibliography
  • APPENDIX TWO: Development of The Leadership Profile
  • The Ten TLP Dimensions
  • TLP Reliability
  • TLP Validity
  • Summary
  • Notes
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Z
  • About the Authors.