Leader Six Arts

Author: Li Feng
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Regardless of which industry, one can see some intelligent, talented, and successful people who are limited in their achievements solely due to a lack of leadership skills. Every leader must constantly remind themselves that every contradiction contains two aspects: a management issue and a leadership issue. On the management side, it is about doing things right; on the leadership side, it is about doing the right things. Leadership is not just a position or a privilege reserved for a few talented individuals; it is a proactive, purposeful interpersonal influence that exists in every corner and level of businesses, governments, armies, and social organizations. Leadership is called an art because the work a leader faces is extremely complex and has no shortcuts. Looking at the top and bottom of an organization, at its core, a leader is confronted with nothing more than people and matters. In other words, if a leader handles people and matters skillfully and manages them effectively, then they can be considered a successful leader. Just as a carpenter cannot solve all problems with a hammer, no new method can instantly transform a mediocre leader into an outstanding one or reverse a company's decline. The so-called outstanding leaders are those who continuously seek more effective ideas and methods and put them into practice. This book, based on the practical aspects of leadership work, summarizes the six key skills that successful leaders must possess—being a person, communication, gaining power, using people, innovation, and decision-making—to provide an effective behavioral guide for those who are struggling on the path to successful leadership. It is believed that readers of this book will benefit in terms of comprehensive qualities and leadership skills and achieve varying degrees of improvement.