Intentional Leadership

12 Lenses for Focusing Strengths, Managing Weaknesses, and Achieving Your Purpose

Jane A. G. Kise

• Publisher: Allworth
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9781621534266
• eBook ISBN:
  9781621534198
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Human Resource Management
• Index: Business

Empowered by the knowledge that employees are influenced by their direct supervisor more than any other leader in a company, author Jane A. G. Kise advocates intentional leadership, a style of leading that focuses on how to lead, not just what to accomplish. Learn to concentrate on your strengths and manage your professional weaknesses.

Benefits:

Identify your priorities and consider how they relate to the essential work of leadership.
Compare your own strengths and values to what is known about good leadership practices.
Detect potential weaknesses that might become fatal flaws limitations that bring leaders down.
Learn to use your strengths and weaknesses to optimize your leadership style.

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Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1 - Learning From Intentional—and Unintentional—Leaders
• Chapter 2 - A Framework for Strengths, Growth, and Those Pesky Pitfalls
• Chapter 3 - Balancing Outer and Inner Focus
• Chapter 4 - Balancing Breadth and Depth
• Chapter 5 - Balancing Leadership with Listening
• Chapter 6 - Balancing Reality with Vision
• Chapter 7 - Balancing the Known with the New
• Chapter 8 - Balancing Clarity with Ambiguity
• Chapter 9 - Balancing Logic and Values
• Chapter 10 - Balancing Outcomes with People
• Chapter 11 - Balancing Individual Trust with Team Trust
• Chapter 12 - Balancing Planning with Flexibility
• Chapter 13 - Balancing Goal Orientation with Engagement
• Chapter 14 - Balancing Limits with Opportunities
• Epilogue - Intentional Success
• Suggestions for Further Reading
• Appendix
• Notes
• Index
• About the Author