Leading with Conviction

Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Jossey-Bass (January 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1118444264
ISBN-13: 978-1118444269

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Practical advice and tools to help leaders at all levels elevate their skills

What can truly set an organization apart? There is only one asset that offers guaranteed differentiation: leadership. Leadership is a deliberate act that requires effort but yields enormous payback. According to the renowned professor Shalom Saar and co-author Michael J. Hargrove, both internationally recognized leadership development consultants, executive coaches and speakers, leadership can be learned and improved through the nine critical competencies explored in this book. Filled with sage advice and engaging examples, as well as multiple mini-assessments, this book presents a programmatic approach to engage and grow leaders at every level and in any type of organization.

Outlines the nine core competencies that define exceptional leadership
Uses a proven approach to enhance leadership skills that can be applied to any organizational setting
Offers a wide array of practical tools for aspiring and experienced leaders
Written by Shalom Saar and Michael Hargrove, the cofounders of the Center for Leadership Development, (Saar is also a leading professor at MIT and previously Harvard, as well as other top schools globally)

Leading with Conviction offers a wealth of advice to help leaders establish a compelling vision, motivate their workforce, manage change and conflict, and create benchmarks that lead to sustainable success.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The Pillar of Self
Chapter 2. The Pillar of Balance
Chapter 3. The Pillar of Agility
Chapter 4. The Pillar of Change
Chapter 5. The Pillar of Conf lict
Chapter 6. The Pillar of Creativity
Chapter 7. The Pillar of Coaching
Chapter 8. The Pillar of Collaboration
Chapter 9. The Pillar of Results
Chapter 10. The Journey Continues