The Truth About Being a Leader

Business & Finance, Management & Leadership, Leadership
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Author: Karen Otazo ISBN: 9780132782128
Publisher: Pearson Education Publication: November 2, 2006
Imprint: FT Press Language: English
Author: Karen Otazo
ISBN: 9780132782128
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication: November 2, 2006
Imprint: FT Press
Language: English

When it comes to effective leadership, everyone has an opinion. But you don’t need opinions: you need proven, real-world solutions, based on facts and evidence. That’s what The Truth About Being a Leader delivers: high-power leadership techniques you can use every day, whether you lead one person or 100,000.

 

Dr. Karen Otazo has spent more than 20 years coaching executives in virtually every type of organization. She’s worked personally with more than 2,000 individuals, from interns to CEOs. Now, drawing on hundreds of secret leadership feedback reports, she reveals what actually works—and doesn’t work— when it comes to being a great leader.

 

You’ll find simple, easy-to-use techniques for smoothly assuming new leadership roles...honing your style...maximizing your impact...crafting a vision, shaping strategies, and getting buy-in... using power wisely...handling tough coaching and feedback sessions...avoiding leadership pitfalls... strengthening key leadership relationships...inspiring people, building world-class teams, and achieving outstanding results.

 

Prepare for the toughest challenges of leadership

Widen your “mental bandwidth” in seven key areas

 

Get beyond the numbers

Learn how to use all your resources, tangible and intangible

 

Sharpen your vision, and communicate it crisply

Engage, motivate, and inspire all your audiences

 

Don’t let stress impact your performance

Manage your stress, manage your energy

 

Use power wisely, and choose your battles

Apply the right touch: not too light, not too heavy-handed

 

Grow your people, grow your team

Develop outstanding people, achieve outstanding results

 

Leaders aren’t born, they’re made... and you can make yourself a great leader, starting today! This book’s 52 proven leadership principles and bite-size, easy-to-use techniques that work!

 

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When it comes to effective leadership, everyone has an opinion. But you don’t need opinions: you need proven, real-world solutions, based on facts and evidence. That’s what The Truth About Being a Leader delivers: high-power leadership techniques you can use every day, whether you lead one person or 100,000.

 

Dr. Karen Otazo has spent more than 20 years coaching executives in virtually every type of organization. She’s worked personally with more than 2,000 individuals, from interns to CEOs. Now, drawing on hundreds of secret leadership feedback reports, she reveals what actually works—and doesn’t work— when it comes to being a great leader.

 

You’ll find simple, easy-to-use techniques for smoothly assuming new leadership roles...honing your style...maximizing your impact...crafting a vision, shaping strategies, and getting buy-in... using power wisely...handling tough coaching and feedback sessions...avoiding leadership pitfalls... strengthening key leadership relationships...inspiring people, building world-class teams, and achieving outstanding results.

 

Prepare for the toughest challenges of leadership

Widen your “mental bandwidth” in seven key areas

 

Get beyond the numbers

Learn how to use all your resources, tangible and intangible

 

Sharpen your vision, and communicate it crisply

Engage, motivate, and inspire all your audiences

 

Don’t let stress impact your performance

Manage your stress, manage your energy

 

Use power wisely, and choose your battles

Apply the right touch: not too light, not too heavy-handed

 

Grow your people, grow your team

Develop outstanding people, achieve outstanding results

 

Leaders aren’t born, they’re made... and you can make yourself a great leader, starting today! This book’s 52 proven leadership principles and bite-size, easy-to-use techniques that work!

 

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