Essential
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Essential

How Distributed Teams, Generative AI, and Global Shifts Are Creating a New Human-Powered Leadership

  1. 204 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Essential

How Distributed Teams, Generative AI, and Global Shifts Are Creating a New Human-Powered Leadership

About this book

National Bestseller

Discover and embrace the future of human-powered leadership

In an era where the foundational elements of business are being disrupted, Essential: How Distributed Teams, Generative AI, and Global Shifts are Creating a New Human-Powered Leadership emerges as a crucial guide for leaders navigating the profound changes reshaping industries and markets worldwide. This book, penned by a team of seasoned business and leadership strategists, offers a radical and necessary perspective on management transformation, emphasizing the importance of human-centered leadership in meeting the full potential of the technology age.

The authors explain how to:

  • Unlock radical management transformation, demonstrating how to lead with humanity at the forefront, addressing changing attitudes about labor, management, and organizational goals in a way that fosters growth and innovation
  • Adapt to the new business landscape, leveraging insights about managing distributed teams and incorporating emerging technologies like generative AI without losing the essence of your organization's talent and skills
  • Achieve immediate, impactful change with realistic strategies and actionable techniques backed by thousands of hours of original research and practical experience
  • Improve the way we live by revolutionizing the way we work

Essential is not just a book; it's a roadmap for 21st-century leaders facing existential challenges in a rapidly evolving global market. Perfect for managers, executives, directors, founders, entrepreneurs, and any business leader aiming to steer their organization towards success in a transformed landscape, this book provides the tools and insights needed to lead with conviction and humanity.

Whether you're looking to redefine your leadership approach, adapt to the transformed market, or leave a lasting legacy, this book offers a compelling case for why now is the time for a leadership reinvention. Dive into this essential resource and begin your journey towards leading with greater impact and humanity in the business world of today and tomorrow.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2025
Print ISBN
9781394276585
eBook ISBN
9781394276608
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Part I The Business Imperative for Human-Powered Leadership
  7. Chapter 1 The Economics of Human-Powered Leadership
  8. Chapter 2 Skills Scarcity in the Digital Age
  9. Chapter 3 Investing in Human Intelligence
  10. Part II What Humans Require
  11. Chapter 4 Purpose
  12. Chapter 5 Agency
  13. Chapter 6 Well-being
  14. Chapter 7 Connection
  15. Part III What Leaders Must Do
  16. Chapter 8 Soft Skills Are Power Skills
  17. Chapter 9 The Essentials of Leadership
  18. Endnotes
  19. Acknowledgments
  20. About the Authors
  21. Index
  22. EULA