HAROLD KURSTEDT has 30 years experience teaching strategic thinking, management systems engineering, and relationship competence to practicing professionals. He is an award-winning professor and is a co-founder and the managing member of Newport Group LLC, a leadership consulting and training firm that works with industry, government organizations, professional associations, and people. Harold now focuses on new approaches in leadership oriented toward human relationships in an information-based society.
DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE ABOUT THE AUTHORS: MEET HAROLD KURSTEDT & TIM THAYNE PART I: WE LEAD THROUGH OTHER'S STRENGTHS On the Mountain, in the Dark Leaders Surrender to Others
Strengths People Naturally Seek Leadership Start the Relationship by Spending Time Listening Understanding Comes before Control People
s Strengths Directly Reflect Their Uniqueness A Leader Harnesses Others
Strengths We Get What We Focus On Encouragement Makes the Difference PART I: STRENGTHS AT A GLANCE PART II: WE SUPERVISE THOUGH ANTICIPATING, SETTING, AND MEETING EXPECTATIONS Talmage and Apache: A Developing Partnership We All Need Clear Expectations and Boundaries All Attempts to Meet Needs or Fix Problems Result in Unintended Consequences We Respond to Encouragement and Rewards In a New World We Do Things Differently It
s about Change Know the Process What Happened? We Perform Best with Comfort and Clarity PART II: EXPECTATIONS AT A GLANCE
