Seven Secrets of Inspired Leaders

How to achieve the extraordinary...by the leaders who have been there and done it
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-1-84112-650-0
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 381 g

Why 'inspired' Leadership?

Most of the leadership around at the moment is insipid, self-serving, ego-driven stuff. It's more David Brent from BBC TV's The Office than Nelson Mandela. Nine out of Ten employees report no sign of inspiration in their leaders - not a jot, not a glimmer.

''The single most important factor that the majority of employees would like to see in their leader is 'inspiration'. However, only One in Ten respondents felt that they witnessed this elusive quality at work.'' The Guardian, October 2004

So, 90% of leaders and would-be leaders urgently need a dose of inspiration. Which, luckily, is exactly what we've crammed into this book. It contains the concentrated leadership juice of 80 or so inspired leaders from the private and public sectors, from the UK, US and mainland Europe - just some of the members of the Inspired Leaders Network. It's our first pressing. Sip it slowly; it's strong stuff.

'' A useful and readable account of how some extraordinary leaders operate outside 'leadership as usual'." Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Management, University of Southern California, and author of On Becoming a Leader and Geeks and Geezers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dourado, Phil

Blackburn, Phil

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Literatur für Manager
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Seven Secrets (plus one).

Preface.

Introduction.

Secret 1. Leadership is Viral: Pass it on.

Secret 2. You're not fooling anyone.

Secret 3. They have to want to follow you.

Secret 4. Make a difference.

Secret 5. Lead from the edge.

Secret 6. There's nothing out there.

Secret 7. The impossible isn't.

Conclusion and Bonus Secret 8: Get an NBA, not an MBA.

Afterword: Who Inspires us?.

Notes.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Phil Blackburn is the the co-author of two books on innovation and economic growth. He is the Inspired Leaders Network's co-founder. Phil was CEO of the government agency in charge of economic development for a large part of London, the UK's capital. He was a judge of the Millennium Design Awards and helps judge the National Business Awards. He is Chairman of Inspired Movies, a feature film production company.

Phil Dourado is a writer, editor & business analyst. He specializes in emerging forms of leadership and in business, consumer and social trends. He has written for a wide range of national newspapers and magazines on both sides of the Atlantic, from New Scientistto GQ. He has also edited two B2B magazines, one in the US, the other in the UK. Phil is the Inspired Leaders Network's Chief Story Teller.