David Dotlich, James Noel & Norman Walker – Leadership Passages

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DESCRIPTION
Leaders face numerous critical crossroads in their careers, moments that can provide extraordinary learning and growth opportunities or ensnare them and prevent further development. The good thing about these passages is that they’re predictable, and with proper preparation, leaders not only can survive them to become stronger but can use these experiences to enhance their leadership, compassion, and effectiveness. This book lays out thirteen specific “leadership passages” based on research, interviews, and coaching of senior executives in such well-known companies as Johnson & Johnson, Novarits, Intel, GE, and Bank of America. For each passage, the authors describe what to expect, how the passage constitutes a choice point, and what effective leaders do to navigate and grow from the challenge. Some of the passages include: moving into a leadership role for the first time, dealing with significant failure for which you are responsible, derailing/losing your job, being acquired/merging, losing faith in the system, understanding the importance of children, family and friends, and personal upheavals such as divorce, illness, and death. The authors provide a wealth of practical tools and techniques to improve your leadership, along with real-life examples from recognizable leaders and breakthrough ways in which companies can use the concept of leadership passages to grow talent.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David Dotlich is former Executive Vice President of Honeywell International and Groupe Bull, and is a partner of CDR International, a unit of Mercer Delta Consulting, which specializes in top-tier in-house coaching, consulting, and executive education programs on business strategy. He is a business adviser, educator and coach to the top leaders in the world including executives of Johnson & Johnson, Intel, Pfizer, Washington Mutual, Nike, Sprint, Novartis, and many more. He is the author of five other books. He lives in Portland, OR.James Noel is an executive coach to the world’s top business leaders. He is a Principal of CRD International; formerly, he was director of executive education for General Electric’s Crotonville, corporate director of executive development for Philip Morris Companies, and vice president of executive development at Citibank. He has also been assistant dean of the College of General Studies at George Washington University and dean of continuing education at Auburn University. He is the author of two other books. He lives in New York City.

Norman Walker was the worldwide Head of Human Resources and a member of the Executive Committee at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. He was responsible for all compensation & benefits, management education & training, and organization & leadership development for Novartis. He has previously worked in HR management with Ford Motor Company, Kraft Jacobs Suchard, and GrandMet. He was born in Scotland and has lived in Belgium, Germany, and the US. He currently resides in Basel, Switzerland.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 1

1. What Is Effective Leadership? 10

2. How Do Leaders Learn? 22

3. Joining a Company 34

4. Moving into a Leadership Role 45

5. Accepting the Stretch Assignment 58

6. Assuming Responsibility for a Business 70

7. Dealing with Significant Failure for Which You Are Responsible 81

8. Coping with a Bad Boss and Competitive Peers 93

9. Losing Your Job or Being Passed Over for Promotion 107

10. Being Part of an Acquisition or Merger 119

11. Living in a Different Country or Culture 132

12. Finding a Meaningful Balance Between Work and Family 144

13. Letting Go of Ambition 157

14. Facing Personal Upheaval 167

15. Losing Faith in the System 178

16. How Companies Can Use Passages to Develop Leadership 187

17. An Eight-Step Survive-and-Thrive Guide 201

Bibliography 215

About the Authors 219

Index 221

REVIEWS
“…Leadership Passages has the answers…” (Business Executive, June 2005)“…packs in more useable advice than most of its ilk…a useful book…” (Third Sector, 2 March 2005)

“…insightful…” (CA Magazine, 1st Dec. 2004)

“…a wealth of practical tools and techniques to improve your leadership…” (Strategic HR Review, Nov/Dec 2004)

SERIES
Jossey-Bass Leadership Series

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