Superior leadership

Author: Shu Tiange
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Mastering the overall situation, strategizing to transform the world, is the extraordinary power and demeanor that every leader aspires to. Extraordinary leadership is the ultimate manifestation of a leader's prestige, authority, innovation, and leadership effectiveness. Extraordinary leaders must be good at learning and bold in change; they must be both pragmatic and constantly striving for excellence. Where does a leader's power come from? It not only comes from legal authority but also from the leader's personal prestige. Leaders need extraordinary leadership to govern the overall situation and implement changes. This book analyzes the essential characteristics and constituent elements of leadership from a high-level perspective. By introducing the insightful discussions on leadership by leadership and management experts from Harvard University, and combining China's context and practices, it elaborates on various practical methods for leaders to cultivate extraordinary leadership. This book explores the prominent features of contemporary American and European leadership arts through mutual reference between Eastern and Western theories and Chinese and foreign thoughts, aiming to boldly analyze specific approaches and effective methods for leadership practice. Leadership should achieve humanized leadership through personal charisma; make rational decisions through mental refinement; grasp future strategies by challenging traditions; establish efficient mechanisms through effective communication; and resolve crises and conflicts with wisdom and courage. This book analyzes the essence of leadership from the perspective of a leader and discusses the behavioral process of leadership from the perspective of an entrepreneur. It does not aim for comprehensiveness but seeks precision and originality, allowing advanced and cutting-edge theories to be applied and serving Chinese business leaders—this is the greatest hope of compiling this book.