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360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization [Pehme köide]

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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 368 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 229x150x30 mm, kaal: 380 g, 1 Paperback / softback
  • Ilmumisaeg: 21-Sep-2011
  • Kirjastus: HarperCollins Leadership
  • ISBN-10: 1400203597
  • ISBN-13: 9781400203598
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 368 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 229x150x30 mm, kaal: 380 g, 1 Paperback / softback
  • Ilmumisaeg: 21-Sep-2011
  • Kirjastus: HarperCollins Leadership
  • ISBN-10: 1400203597
  • ISBN-13: 9781400203598
Teised raamatud teemal:
Regardless of your position, learn how to lead with impact by utilizing John C. Maxwell's thirty years of experience teaching people how to make a significant difference in their organizations.

As one of the most trusted leadership mentors, John C. Maxwell debunks the myths that hold people back from leaning into and developing their influence. In this inspiring call-to-action, he shows middle managers how to leverage their unique positions and become 360 degree leaders by exercising influence in all directions--up (to the boss), across (among their peers), and down (to those they lead).

In The 360 Degree Leader, you will learn how to:





overcome the challenges facing the vast majority of professionals; understand the pressures and pain points that come from being caught in the middle; and gain the confidence and competence to step into their roles as significant influencers.

Complete with a workbook to help you personalize your leadership journey and the authors plethora of stories, studies, and development models and strategies, The 360 Degree Leader equips you with the skills you need to begin making a difference in your organization, career, and life, today--with or without the promotion.

There are endless opportunities for those trying to lead from the middle of an organization. From what you are, your influence is already greater than you know.
Acknowledgments ix
SECTION I THE MYTHS OF LEADING FROM THE MIDDLE OF AN ORGANIZATION
Myth #1 The Position Myth: "I can't lead if I am not at the top."
4(4)
Myth #2 The Destination Myth: "When I get to the top, then I'll learn to lead."
8(2)
Myth #3 The Influence Myth: "If I were on top, then people would follow me."
10(2)
Myth #4 The Inexperience Myth: "When I get to the top, I'll be in control."
12(2)
Myth #5 The Freedom Myth: "When I get to the top, I'll no longer be limited."
14(3)
Myth #6 The Potential Myth: "I can't reach my potential if I'm not the top leader."
17(2)
Myth #7 The All-or-Nothing Myth: "If I can't get to the top, then I won't try to lead."
19(6)
Section I Review
22(3)
SECTION II THE CHALLENGES 360-DEGREE LEADERS FACE
Challenge #1 The Tension Challenge: The Pressure of Being Caught in the Middle
25(9)
Challenge #2 The Frustration Challenge: Following an Ineffective Leader
34(9)
Challenge #3 The Multi-Hat Challenge: One Head ... Many Hats
43(7)
Challenge #4 The Ego Challenge: You're Often Hidden in the Middle
50(6)
Challenge #5 The Fulfillment Challenge: Leaders Like the Front More Than the Middle
56(8)
Challenge #6 The Vision Challenge: Championing the Vision Is More Difficult When You Didn't Create It
64(9)
Challenge #7 The Influence Challenge: Leading Others Beyond Your Position Is Not Easy
73(11)
Section II Review
80(4)
SECTION III THE PRINCIPLES 360-DEGREE LEADERS PRACTICE TO LEAD UP
Lead-Up Principle #1 Lead Yourself Exceptionally Well
84(10)
Lead-Up Principle #2 Lighten Your Leader's Load
94(10)
Lead-Up Principle #3 Be Willing to Do What Others Won't
104(8)
Lead-Up Principle #4 Do More Than Manage---Lead!
112(7)
Lead-Up Principle #5 Invest in Relational Chemistry
119(7)
Lead-Up Principle #6 Be Prepared Every Time You Take Your Leader's Time
126(8)
Lead-Up Principle #7 Know When to Push and When to Back Off
134(11)
Lead-Up Principle #8 Become a Go-To Player
145(5)
Lead-Up Principle #9 Be Better Tomorrow Than You Are Today
150(11)
Section III Review
157(4)
SECTION IV THE PRINCIPLES 360-DEGREE LEADERS PRACTICE TO LEAD ACROSS
Lead-Across Principle #1 Understand, Practice, and Complete the Leadership Loop
161(8)
Lead-Across Principle #2 Put Completing Fellow Leaders Ahead of Competing with Them
169(6)
Lead-Across Principle #3 Be a Friend
175(6)
Lead-Across Principle #4 Avoid Office Politics
181(8)
Lead-Across Principle #5 Expand Your Circle of Acquaintances
189(8)
Lead-Across Principle #6 Let the Best Idea Win
197(8)
Lead-Across Principle #7 Don't Pretend You're Perfect
205(8)
Section IV Review
210(3)
SECTION V THE PRINCIPLES 360-DEGREE LEADERS PRACTICE TO LEAD DOWN
Lead-Down Principle #1 Walk Slowly Through the Halls
213(7)
Lead-Down Principle #2 See Everyone As a "10"
220(8)
Lead-Down Principle #3 Develop Each Team Member as a Person
228(9)
Lead-Down Principle #4 Place People in Their Strength Zones
237(5)
Lead-Down Principle #5 Model the Behavior You Desire
242(6)
Lead-Down Principle #6 Transfer the Vision
248(6)
Lead-Down Principle #7 Reward for Results
254(11)
Section V Review
261(4)
SECTION VI THE VALUE OF 360-DEGEE LEADERS
Value #1 A Leadership Team Is More Effective Than Just One Leader
265(4)
Value #2 Leaders Are Needed at Every Level of the Organization
269(5)
Value #3 Leading Successfully at One Level Is a Qualifier for Leading at the Next Level
274(5)
Value #4 Good Leaders in the Middle Make Better Leaders at the Top
279(6)
Value #5 360-Degree Leaders Possess Qualities Every Organization Needs
285(12)
Section VI Review
296(1)
Special Section: Create an Environment That Unleashes 360-Degree Leaders 297(12)
Notes 309(6)
The 360-Degree Leader Workbook 315(30)
About the Author 345
John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who has sold more than 33 million books in fifty languages. He has been identified as the #1 leader in business and the most influential leadership expert in the world. His organizations - the John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, and the John Maxwell Leadership Foundation - have translated his teachings into seventy languages and used them to  train millions of leaders from every country of the world. A recipient of the Horatio Alger Award, as well as the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership from the Luminary Leadership Network, Dr. Maxwell influences Fortune 500 CEOs, the presidents of nations, and entrepreneurs worldwide. For more information about him visit JohnMaxwell.com.