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Real Leadership: Helping People and Organizations Face Their Toughest Challenges

by Dean Williams
RM28.88 MYR RM14.26 MYR 51% off
Real Leadership: Helping People and Organizations Face Their Toughest Challenges - Thryft
Real Leadership: Helping People and Organizations Face Their Toughest Challenges - Thryft

Lead by supporting, not dominating.

Real Leadership is a great read for anyone who wants to learn about effective leadership that focuses on empowering individuals rather than dominating them. The book explains how real leaders help individuals face their challenges and make adjustments based on their values, habits, practices, and priorities. Using practical examples, including case studies from Singapore, Aetna Life and Casualty, and the nomadic Penan tribe in Borneo, the book demonstrates how the principles of real leadership can be applied to any organization or community.

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Real Leadership: Helping People and Organizations Face Their Toughest Challenges

by Dean Williams
RM28.88 MYR RM14.26 MYR 51% off
ISBN: 9781576753439
Authors: Dean Williams
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Date of Publication: 2005-10-16
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Personal Development, Business, Leadership
Related Topics: Management, Personal Development, Business, Leadership
Goodreads rating: 3.75
(rated by 52 readers)

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Too many organizations today play follow the the commander articulates a “vision” and people uncritically go along with it. But this type of leadership—what Dean Williams calls "counterfeit leadership"—generates an unhealthy dependence on an authority figure and relies on dominance, control, and group seduction to get things done. By hampering people’s ability to anticipate and react to changing circumstances, it creates a self-limiting cycle. And if the leader’s vision is flawed, the entire organization suffers.The true task of a leader, Williams argues, is to get people to face the reality of any situation themselves and develop strategies to deal with problems or take advantage of opportunities. Real leaders don’t dictate; they help people face their challenges and make adjustments in their values, habits, practices, and priorities to ensure the enterprise is given its best chance to succeed.Williams details how to apply this new approach to the challenges every organization or community faces. Throughout, he demonstrates the practical application of real leadership in the real world through examples from his own experiences working with organizations as diverse as the government of Singapore, Aetna Life and Casualty , and the nomadic Penan tribe in Borneo, as well as historical examples and the insights gleaned from his many interviews with presidents, prime ministers, and business leaders. At a time when so many “visionary” leaders have led their organizations to disaster, Real Leadership offers a needed, proven alternative.
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