The Leader's Tool Kit: Hundreds of Tips and Techniques for Developing the Skills You Need

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Overview

Here's a book for leaders and aspiring leaders who must develop many skills but don't have much reading time to find the particular help they need. The Leader's Tool Kit gives them hundreds of proven techniques presented in bite-sized chunks and arranged in an easy-to-digest format. Readers will find handy checklists and practical advice on topics such as:

* Strategic Leadership (including alliances, change, influencing the future, governance, and sustainability)
* Leading Your People (including coaching, training, mentoring, and retention)
* Performance Leadership (including ...

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Overview

Here's a book for leaders and aspiring leaders who must develop many skills but don't have much reading time to find the particular help they need. The Leader's Tool Kit gives them hundreds of proven techniques presented in bite-sized chunks and arranged in an easy-to-digest format. Readers will find handy checklists and practical advice on topics such as:

* Strategic Leadership (including alliances, change, influencing the future, governance, and sustainability)
* Leading Your People (including coaching, training, mentoring, and retention)
* Performance Leadership (including accountability, innovation, and measurement)
* Life and Career Management (including career development, learning, and values)
* Leadership Fundamentals (including authenticity, decision making, ethics, and problem solving)

Read cover-to-cover or used as a quick reference, The Leader's Tool Kit contains much needed guidance on mastering the skills critical to leadership success.

Editorial Reviews

Accounting Today
"...valuable tips on everything from hiring and firing, managing time and stress, to performance appraisals, and building trust and confidence."
The Globe and Mail
"...a solid encyclopedia for managers to call upon."

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780814408476
  • Publisher: AMACOM
  • Publication date: 9/28/2005
  • Pages: 240
  • Sales rank: 830,039
  • Product dimensions: 7.12 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.65 (d)

Meet the Author

Cy Charney is president of Charney and Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in the human dimension of organizational and individual performance improvement. He works internationally with Fortune 500 companies and teaches in the executive programs of five major universities. He is the author of The Instant Manager, The Trainer’s Tool Kit, and The Portable Mentor. He lives in Thornhill, near Toronto, Canada.

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The Leader's Tool Kit

By Cy Charney

AMACOM BOOKS

Copyright © 2006 Cy Charney
All right reserved.
ISBN: 0-8144-0847-8

Chapter One

Ten Traits of Great Leaders

My grandfather, Eyes-that-Sparkle, told our tribe, "Never cross a river until you come to it." But in my generation, the world is owned by those who have made the crossing in their imagination far ahead of the crowd. -Grey Owl (Archibald Belaney)

Leaders attract people to follow them. They have perfected the art of getting others to do something because they-the followers-want to do it. Much has been written on how leaders do this. In all the research and observations it appears that ten traits separate great leaders from their peers.

1. Ability to Create a Compelling Vision. Leaders focus on the future. They have a clear picture of what they want the organization to become. They are excited about the future and don't waste time dealing with the past.

2. Ability to Articulate Their Vision to Others. Leaders have an ability to describe that future state in words and feelings that captivate and galvanize those around them. They constantly share their views of the world with those who look to them for guidance.

3. Consistency. Great leaders don't change with the wind. They are flexible and open to new ideas, but they tend to be constant in their beliefs and values. Once they have articulated their visions,they keep on track without getting distracted by competing temptations. They tend not to buy in to the "flavor of the month" program only to chop and change at the slightest sign of a roadblock.

4. Humility. High achievers have justifiable pride in their accomplishments. Leaders are human-they make mistakes. But they are not afraid to admit it when they go wrong. They are good listeners. They are as interested as learning from others as they are in sharing their own thoughts. Humble people also appreciate feedback. They thrive on learning when they've done well. And they're interested in learning from their mistakes so that they can do better.

5. Focus. Leaders focus on key results. They are not distracted by trivia. Whatever they do, they complete with excellence.

6. Tenacity. Leaders anticipate problems and work diligently until they overcome obstacles.

7. Holistic Thinking. Leaders can see the big picture as well as the interrelationship among the parts.

8. Strategic Thinking. Leaders have an eye on the future. They spend little time thinking about the "good old days." They have a clear sense of what they should do to anticipate and meet future challenges.

9. Agile Minds. Leaders learn quickly. They observe everything around them and ask lots of questions so that they can become more proficient in their knowledge and skills. They are adaptable. Future leaders can modify their behavior to find quick acceptance from people in a variety of situations and with people at all levels of an organization.

10. Aversion to Tyranny. Leaders are fair-minded and avoid taking abusive advantage of people and situations.

(Continues...)


Excerpted from The Leader's Tool Kit by Cy Charney Copyright © 2006 by Cy Charney. Excerpted by permission.
All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
Excerpts are provided by Dial-A-Book Inc. solely for the personal use of visitors to this web site.

Table of Contents

"Preface

Acknowledgments

Part 1 Leadership Fundamentals

1 Adversity: Coping with Tough Times

2 Authenticity

3 Change

4 Collaboration and Teamwork

5 Communicating for Clarity and Commitment

6 Communicating One-On-One

7 Communicating with Groups

8 Decision Making

9 Democratizing the Workplace

10 Ethics

11 Meetings

12 Mistakes: Turning Adversity into Opportunity

13 Mistakes: When Others Fail

14 Planning

15 Problem Solving

16 Professionalism

17 Teamwork

18 Technology

19 Ten Traits of Great Leaders

Part 2 Life and Career Management

20 Balancing Your Life

21 Career Development

22 Learning and Self-Development

23 Learning: Strategies for Senior Executives

24 Life: Living Each Moment to the Fullest

25 Replacing Yourself

26 Setbacks: Overcoming Adversity in Your Career

27 Values: A Personal Approach

Part 3 Strategic Leadership

28 Alliances

29 Benchmarking

30 Change: Influencing the Future

31 Communicating with the Board and Other Executives

32 Consultants: Getting Your Money’s Worth

33 Consultants: Maximizing Value for Your Organization

34 Governance: More Than Staying Out of Jail

35 Governance: Structuring the Board of Directors

36 Government: Managing Relationships

37 Integration: Creating a United Organization

38 International Operations

39 Partnerships

40 Partnerships: Going International

41 Partnerships: Managing the Process

42 Reengineering and Downsizing

43 Stakeholders

44 Strategic Planning

45 Strategic Planning: SWOT Analysis

46 Sustainability

47 Sustainability: Evaluating Your Organization

48 Unions

49 Visioning

Part 4 Leading Your People

50 Abusive Behavior

51 Coaching

52 Compensation and Benefits

53 Inspiring Others

54 Knowledge Management: Managing Intellectual Capital

55 Leadership Development: Creating New Leaders

56 Leadership Development: Developing Learning Plans

57 Leadership Development: Training

58 Mentoring

59 Motivating Others

60 Rewards and Recognition

61 Retaining High Performers

Part 5 Performance Leadership

62 Accountability and Responsibility: Getting the Monkey off Your Back

63 Accountability: Measuring Outcomes

64 Creativity, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement

65 High-Performance Leadership

66 High-Performance Organizations

67 Layoffs

68 Learning Organizations

69 Measurement: The Balanced Scorecard"

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