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View From the Top

An Inside Look at How People in Power See and Shape the World
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von: D. Michael Lindsay, M. G. Hager
18,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	18.04.2014
ISBN/EAN:	9781118901151
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	240

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Learn leadership from the best—proven insights from the power elite in business, government, and beyond View from the Top brings readers inside the corridors of power and relates the personal stories and powerful findings from the Platinum Study, a groundbreaking study of 550 elite American CEOs, senior government leaders, and nonprofit executives based on ten years of research. The largest study of its kind, the Platinum Study delves into the domains of the elite with stories that illustrate both the use and misuse of power across the landscape of prominent American institutions such as AT&T, Harvard University, UnderArmour, JP Morgan Chase, Bain & Company, and the White House. The book explores not only how leaders wield power, but it also provides readers with insight into applying the strategies of the successful in their own lives. In the United States, only a few thousand individuals make the decisions that influence the lives of over 300 million people. Whether in the government, business, higher education, or the arts, these individuals direct policy and set the terms of national debates, yet remain virtually unknown. View from the Top explores the real lives of the elite and the social worlds they inhabit, revealing lessons about influence at the top, and the seven principles that shape those in power. The results of the Platinum Study include unexpected truths such as: <ul> <li>Being born into wealth is a poor predictor of leadership success</li> <li>One program can set you on the path to leadership</li> <li>It doesn't matter what college you attend</li> <li>A leader's best work never sees the light of day</li> <li>Time-crushed executives are better situated than most to manage their family lives</li> <li>Crisis is the quickest way for a leader to shape an institution</li> <li>Working longer does not mean working better</li> </ul> The book examines the different paths to power and describes the essence of leadership and the fundamental traits that distinguish a leader from the pack. For anyone seeking sharpen their leadership skills and impact the world around them, View from the Top: An Inside Look at How People in Power See and Shape the World provides the roadmap to taking charge and inspiring change.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction ix 1 Act Personally, But Think Institutionally: Develop Your Network Beyond Your Organization 1 2 Leadership Begins at 20: Beyond Bootstraps and Boarding School 19 3 More Breadth, Less Depth: Catalyzing Your Leadership 35 4 The Essence of Leadership: Driving Productivity, People, and Culture 55 5 Strength in the Crucible of Crisis 77 6 Lead with Your Life: Because It’s Much More than a Job 97 7 Lead for Good: Motivations and Outcomes 117 Conclusion 137 Notes 145 Appendix 163 Acknowledgments 205 Index 209

Autorenportrait

D. MICHAEL LINDSAY is the president of Gordon College and one of the youngest college presidents in the country. An award-winning sociologist and educator, Dr. Lindsay has lectured on five continents and worked with dozens of organizations to increase their leadership capacities. His Pulitzer-nominated book, Faith in the Halls of Power, was listed in Publisher’s Weekly “Best Books of 2007,” and his work has been profiled in hundreds of media outlets worldwide. He and his wife, Rebecca, live with their three daughters on the campus of Gordon College just north of Boston.

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BASED ON THE LARGEST LEADERSHIP STUDY OF ITS KIND, INCLUDING CANDID INTERVIEWS WITH PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE HEADS OF HARVARD, GE, JP MORGAN CHASE, AT&T, AND HUNDREDS OF POWERFUL INSTITUTIONS PRAISE FOR VIEW FROM THE TOP “Michael Lindsay continues to impress as one of the foremost thinkers on the topic of leadership. Drawing on a massive wealth of firsthand data, he clearly presents insights into what creates great leaders and more importantly, the attributes, skills and techniques each of us should add to our leadership arsenal.” &#X2014;PAT GELSINGER CEO, VMware “If you ever wanted to know what the lives of top CEOs and national leaders are really like, read View From the Top. With a decade of in-depth interviews with Fortune 100 CEOs, U.S. Presidents, and leaders in religion, academia and philanthropy, Michael Lindsay reveals how they got there, why they do it, and the price they pay for power.” &#X2014;KERRY HEALEY President, Babson College “View From the Top is one of those rare books in leadership research that deftly connects biography to the larger social structure and society. Interweaving the individual within the larger social context, Lindsay has written an important book for anyone who seriously thinks about how to create the conditions for inspiring future generations to seek passion and purpose, so that they can bring the moral and practical energies necessary to renew our political, social, and economic institutions.” &#X2014;RAKESH KHURANA Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Harvard Business School “Michael Lindsay has personally interviewed more than 500 of America’s premier business, political, and non-profit leaders—a research tour de force. What strikingly emerges from his inside portrait of the careers and views of those at the top is the value of seizing opportunity, navigating networks, and garnering trust. For an outside observer or future denizen of this national elite, View From the Top offers an invaluable and authoritative account.” &#X2014;MICHAEL USEEM Professor and Director of the Leadership Center, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and co-author of Boards That Lead