by Robert J. Anderson (Author), William A. Adams (Author)
Is your leadership a
competitive advantage, or is it costing you? How do you know? Are you
developing your leadership effectiveness at the pace of change?
For most leaders today, complexity is outpacing their personal and collective development. Most leaders are in over their heads,
whether they know it or not. The most successful organizations over
time are the best led. While this has always been true, today
escalating global complexity puts leadership effectiveness at a
premium. Mastering Leadership involves developing the
effectiveness of leaders―individually and collectively―and turning that
leadership into a competitive advantage. This comprehensive roadmap for
optimal leadership features:
- Breakthrough research that connects increased leadership effectiveness with enhanced business performance
- The
first fully integrated Universal Model of Leadership―one that
integrates the best theory and research in the fields of Leadership and
Organizational Development over the last half century
- A free,
online self-assessment of your leadership, using the Leadership Circle
Profile, visibly outlining how you are currently leading and how to
develop even greater effectiveness
- The five stages in the
evolution of leadership―Egocentric, Reactive, Creative, Integral, and
Unitive―along with the organizational structures and cultures that
develop at each of these stages
- Six leadership practices for evolving your leadership capability at a faster pace
- A map of your optimal path to greater leadership effectiveness
- Case stories that facilitate pragmatic application of this Leadership Development System to your particular situation
This
timeless, authoritative text provides a systemic approach for
developing your senior leaders and the leadership system of your
organization. It does not recommend quick fixes, but argues that real
development requires a strategic, long-term, and integrated approach in
order to forge more effective leaders and enhanced business
performance. Mastering Leadership offers a developmental pathway
to bring forth the highest and best use of yourself, your life, and your
leadership. By more meaningfully deploying all of who you are every
day, individually and collectively, you will achieve a leadership legacy
consistent with your highest aspirations.
