"This book specifies why organizations fall into patterns of inertia and details the skills leaders need to regain organizational momentum. It includes case illustrations from technology, finance, banking, home entertainment, and retail business sectors. Illustrations are drawn from organizations such as Amazon, Apple, Borders, Merrill Lynch, Nintendo, Starbucks, and Unilever, among many others. The book says that organizational leaders need to continuously explore new opportunities and transfer insights into new products, processes, and directions. They also need to mobilize support for…mehr
"This book specifies why organizations fall into patterns of inertia and details the skills leaders need to regain organizational momentum. It includes case illustrations from technology, finance, banking, home entertainment, and retail business sectors. Illustrations are drawn from organizations such as Amazon, Apple, Borders, Merrill Lynch, Nintendo, Starbucks, and Unilever, among many others. The book says that organizational leaders need to continuously explore new opportunities and transfer insights into new products, processes, and directions. They also need to mobilize support for ideas, sustain and drive these ideas forward, and achieve results"--
Samuel B. Bacharach, the McKelvey-Grant Professor at Cornell University, is the cofounder of the Bacharach Leadership Group, providing the skills of pragmatic leadership to numerous organizations. He is the author or editor of more than twenty academic books, more than one hundred articles, and a number of popular practitioner-oriented books, including The Agenda Mover. His leadership training material has been used by such corporations as Cisco, SunGard, PepsiAmericas, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Citigroup, Chubb, and Gap, as well as Cornell University, Lehigh University, and the University of Virginia. He is a frequent speaker on the topic of pragmatic leadership and a regular columnist for Inc.
Inhaltsangabe
1. THE CHALLENGE OF INERTIA Sluggish Organizations: Clunky and Myopic The Inertia of the Clunky Tendency Sprawling Expansion The Inertia of the Myopic Tendency The Blinder Traps Reaching Potential: Leading for Discovery and Delivery Robust Discovery Contextual Competence: Leaders as Explorers Ideational Competence: Leaders as Innovators Focused Delivery Political Competence: Leaders as Campaigners Managerial Competence: Leaders as Sustainers 2. LEADING FOR ROBUST DISCOVERY Explore the Context Scan for Information Read Weak and Strong Signals Partner for Direction and Execution Facilitate Ideation Structure Information Flow Frame the Challenge Lead for Ideation Maintain Hot Group Culture 3. LEADING FOR FOCUSED DELIVER Campaign for Support Create a Coalition Mind-Set Anticipate Where Stakeholders Are Coming From Overcome Resistance Sustain Momentum Monitor for Tight and Loose Execution Maintain Commitment and Direction CONCLUSION: PRAGMATIC LEADERSHIP AND THE COUCH-POTATO ORGANIZATION
1. THE CHALLENGE OF INERTIA Sluggish Organizations: Clunky and Myopic The Inertia of the Clunky Tendency Sprawling Expansion The Inertia of the Myopic Tendency The Blinder Traps Reaching Potential: Leading for Discovery and Delivery Robust Discovery Contextual Competence: Leaders as Explorers Ideational Competence: Leaders as Innovators Focused Delivery Political Competence: Leaders as Campaigners Managerial Competence: Leaders as Sustainers 2. LEADING FOR ROBUST DISCOVERY Explore the Context Scan for Information Read Weak and Strong Signals Partner for Direction and Execution Facilitate Ideation Structure Information Flow Frame the Challenge Lead for Ideation Maintain Hot Group Culture 3. LEADING FOR FOCUSED DELIVER Campaign for Support Create a Coalition Mind-Set Anticipate Where Stakeholders Are Coming From Overcome Resistance Sustain Momentum Monitor for Tight and Loose Execution Maintain Commitment and Direction CONCLUSION: PRAGMATIC LEADERSHIP AND THE COUCH-POTATO ORGANIZATION
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