Lead for a Change

Proven Strategies to Clarify Expectations, Foster Growth, and Achieve Breakthroughs

Ronald S. Glickman

• Publisher: River Grove Books
• Year: 2023
• Topic: Business
• eBook ISBN:
  9781632996404
• Subtopic: Leadership
• Index: Business

A leader’s guide for performing while transforming

With over thirty years’ experience as a senior executive, Dr. Ronald S. Glickman shares practical techniques to execute effective change initiatives, develop high-potential talent, and motivate teams to deliver breakthrough results on a global scale. A timely and important book for leaders at any stage in their career journey, Lead for a Change explains why the goal of change management is not happiness, but meeting and exceeding clear expectations. Well-defined expectations align diverse stakeholders on measurements for future performance and establish a foundation for individual and group accountability.

Glickman uses leadership theory, real-world examples, and action-learning exercises to explain three essential success factors:

• Change Management. Strategic change requires a clear destination, explicit expectations, and the ability to be flexible in identifying obstacles and correcting course.
• Experiential Learning. Leading change and realizing your potential is a process that can be learned through preparation, self-examination, and the willingness to grow from mistakes and successes.
• Employee Engagement. People make change happen; involving and supporting them in each phase of the change journey is vital.

​There are innumerable ways to lead. This approachable guide frames proven strategies as ingredients for leaders at any level to create context-specific recipes for spearheading change initiatives that deliver meaningful results and accomplish positive change.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Happiness Is Not the Goal
• Chapter 2: The Value of Well-Defined Expectations
• Chapter 3: Authenticity Fuels Change Leadership
• Chapter 4: Change Requires Change
• Chapter 5: The Power of Purpose and Direction
• Chapter 6: Outcomes Are Everything
• Chapter 7: Possibilities Spawn Opportunities
• Chapter 8: Talent Turns Opportunities into Realities
• Chapter 9: We Is Better than Me
• Chapter 10: Start Slow; Finish Strong
• Final Thoughts
• Acknowledgments
• Appendix: Figures
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author