Executive Advantage

Resilient Leadership for 21st-Century Organizations

Jacqui Grey

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9780749468286
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9780749468293
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Management
• Index: Business

The pressures on executives to succeed, both internal and external, are intense. They are constantly fighting to make sense of their changing worlds and to make the right decisions for themselves, their teams and their business. Executive Advantage gives ambitious leaders the powerful strategies they need to become authentic 21st century leaders. It makes sense of the complexities faced by organizations, especially in the face of aggressive growth or, conversely, recession and downsizing. Any change presents challenges and it's the leader's role to tackle these head on. Understanding human needs, and the consequences of not meeting these needs, is key to effective handling of change, conflict and executive 'gremlins', the barriers and sticking points that can get in the way of optimal business performance. Leadership expert Jacqui Grey presents a 10 step solution for leaders who are looking to make a real difference in their business.

INDEX

(italics indicate a figure or table in the text)

‘activation’ (i)

Adler, Alfred (i)

adrenaline (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

Alexander the Great (i)

amygdala (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii)

An Inspirational Journey (i)

anger (i), (ii)

anxiety (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

Apple (i)

Aristotle (i)

assertiveness pendulum (i), (ii), (iii)

authenticity (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)

female leaders (i)

storytelling and (i)

autonomy (i)

differences for males/females (i)

Barry, Subha (i)

belief systems (i)

Executive Gremlins and (i)

bias, unconscious (i), (ii)

see also discrimination

Bin Laden, Osama (i)

Blair, Tony (i)

board development (i), (ii), (iii)

body language (i)

brain, the (i), (ii), (iii)

amygdala (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii)

‘approach/avoid’ mechanism (i)

arousal (i)

cerebral cortex (i)

certainty and (i)

change and (i)

difference between male/female (i), (ii)

emotions and (i)

evolution of (i)

functioning (i), (i...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Imprint
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Biography
• Introduction
• 01 Resilience under fire – Executive Gremlins are derailing your business
• 02 The secret weapon!
• 03 Your reality is not their reality
• 04 The Executive Advantage 10-Step Solution for Resilient 21st-century Leaders
• 05 Neuroleadership and the 10-Step Solution
• 06 Women on the edge
• 07 The rot starts at the top
• 08 The Executive Advantage 21st-century Solution for Organizations
• Conclusions and summary
• Bibliography
• Index
• Full imprint