The First Book on Leadership Innovation

Author: (English) Michael Williams / Fang Lingling
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Beyond leadership, no issue has garnered as much attention in the industry, yet its understanding remains as fragmented as ever. Leadership, in essence, is a comprehensive art that reflects an individual's experience, values, understanding, and capabilities. The Leadership Book breaks old paradigms—it elucidates the key leadership techniques essential for any leader, aiming to revisit the leadership concepts and skills you may already be familiar with but remain timeless and cutting-edge in today's contradictory and transformative world: "lifelong learning," taking risks rather than avoiding them, emotional leadership and exemplary leadership, "must do" vs. "can do" vs. "cannot do," "willing to do" vs. "unwilling to do," boundary management and business process reengineering, reform, integration, and mobilization. There's no denying that we live in a complex, uncertain, and contradictory era. The future belongs to "learners" rather than "knowers." This book does not offer any fixed remedies or silver bullets. A leader's success often stems from the originality of their individual responses rather than adhering to prescribed rules. However, this does not mean today's leaders have no need to learn the "best strategies" of the present. What this book provides are classic management techniques validated by successful management practices.