The Balancing Act: Mastering the Competing Demands of Leadership / Edition 1

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The Balancing Act is a "must-read" for every leader trying to juggle the competing demands of customers, investors, owners, employees, the government, the environment, the community, the global economy, the family - and everyone else. Blending the best in theory and practical application, The Balancing Act skillfully moves leaders through the gauntlet of ever-increasing competition and into a rich and vital future. The authors deliver bold, balanced, and proven ideas for moving your organization away from death and toward vitality by combining solid academic research with more than 70 years of testing what really works in the trenches.

Since the emphasis is on leadership and not management, this book offers theoretical and practical advice from sources outside the typical business literature. Examples are drawn from traditional corporate leadership positions as well as parenting and volunteer scenerios. the printed text makes ample use of white space, quotes, side-bars, vignettes, humorous lists, and surveys.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780538861397
  • Publisher: Cengage South-Western
  • Publication date: 1/28/1996
  • Series: The PRAXIS Leadership Series
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 456
  • Product dimensions: 6.70 (w) x 9.37 (h) x 1.52 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About Praxis
1 Introducing the Balancing Act 3
2 Understanding People: A Six-Cell Approach 32
3 Deciding What You Want 63
4 Assessing What You've Got: Culture 90
5 Assessing What You've Got: Pulse 118
6 Encouraging People to Change 141
7 Improving Intrinsic Satisfaction 171
8 Building Individual Ability 199
9 Understanding Social Forces 230
10 Making Effective Use of Opinion Leaders 250
11 Managing Symbolic Action 277
12 Putting the Punch in Praise 301
13 Helping People Work Together 334
14 Aligning Rewards 365
15 Making "Things" Work 387
16 Moving from Print to Action 427
Notes 457
Index 465
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