Leadership Agility: Developing Your Repertoire of Leadership Styles
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (901 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1138065102 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorRon Meyer PhD is Managing Director of the Center for Strategy & Leadership and Professor of Corporate Strategy at Tias Business School, Tilburg University in the Netherlands. . For years, Ron has been combining boardroom consulting with in-house management trainings and applied management research. He has extensive experience working with leaders from small to international businesses, as well as the public sector. He is also supervisory board member at Dunamare, an education group. He has (co-)authored numerous articles and books, among which the internationally leading textbook Strategy: Process, Content, Context.Ronald M
The ten leadership style dimensions cover the full range of leadership roles, from the leader as coach (inter-personal leadership), to the leader as organizer (organizational leadership), as strategist (strategic leadership), as sense-maker (leadership and purpose) and as role model (leadership and self). Readers are invited to draw up their own leadership development plans, which is supported by an interactive App. Leadership is about influencing others to move in a certain direction and there are many ways of achieving this influence. Each of these leadership styles has its inherent qualities and pitfalls, and will be more suited to specific people and different circumstances. This book maps out ten sets of opposite leadership styles, giving the reader the possibility to understand the strengths and weaknesses of both sides, and to identify his/her own current preference.
For years, Ron has been combining boardroom consulting with in-house management trainings and applied management research. Prior to joining Deloitte in 2011, Ronald was co-chairman of the executive board of Krauthammer. He has (co-)authored numerous articles and books, among which the internationally leading