The Leadership Triangle: The Three Options That Will Make You a Stronger Leader

by Kevin Ford, Ken Tucker, David Allen (Foreword by)

Overview

Tired of leadership clichés?

Ready to become a truly life-changing leader?

In The Leadership Triangle, Kevin Ford and Ken Tucker explain the three types of challenges leaders face and the three options they have to choose from to confront these challenges, offering practical tools to help leaders from all walks of life. Weaving together innovative leadership principles and personal conversations with some of the world's greatest leaders in business and the nonprofit world, The Leadership Triangle will become a well-thumbed companion in your own leadership journey.

You will learn how to:

• Recognize leadership challenges for what they really are
• Choose strategies based on the specific challenge you face
• Build incredible, high-functioning teams to overcome any challenge
• Implement cutting-edge strategies and tools that will revolutionize the teams you lead

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614485896
Publisher:	Morgan James Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2014
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Kevin Ford is a Principal of TAG Consulting. In demand as a public speaker and strategic leadership consultant, Kevin has spoken publicly to thousands of people on strategic planning and leadership. He led CEO roundtables with Jim Collins, Ron Heifetz, and Margaret Wheatley and was one of the featured speakers at the Organizational Development Summit with Peter Senge and Phil Harkins. He was the senior consultant for the redesign of the U.S. Army staff—the largest employer in the nation. While he consults with large corporations, government agencies, and small businesses, he heads up TAG’s faith-based practice.  He has personally developed over four hundred strategic plans in a wide variety of industries. He is the author of three previous books, including one that reached the top .04 percent of sales on Amazon. Kevin lives in Charlotte, N.C., with his wife and two children.

Ken Tucker is a senior partner of TAG Consulting. Prior to joining TAG, he was a managing consultant for The Gallup Organization. Ken's expertise is in helping clients transform disjointed organizations and workgroups into high-performing teams. He uses the organization's metrics and initiatives as a basis for increasing per-employee productivity. For the executive team, Ken uses customized tools and strategies that increase execution by reducing the distance between time of decision and time action is taken. Additionally, he advises leaders and instructs managers on how to unleash employee discretionary effort to drive long-term business outcomes. Ken has published two other books and is in demand as a speaker for groups of all sizes.

Read an Excerpt

"And, most challenging of all, the team had to transform values, which involved the essential and often agonizing work of exposing the existing values of all the involved parties—values that were often in conflict.

Those are the things that truly transformational leaders do. And, we will see, these are the things that you can do whether you are a businessperson, head of a not-for-profit or a volunteer organization, or leader of a church. The challenges that faced East Lake and Tom Cousins were unique—as are yours—but the principles of the Leadership Triangle which he practiced are universal."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword by David Allen
Introduction

Section One Leadership has Three Options
Chapter One A Letter and A Phone Call
Chapter Two Three Leadership Options

Section Two The Strategic Option
Chapter Three Determine Your Strategy
Chapter Four Define Your Vision
Chapter Five Communicate Your Mission With Clarity

Section Three The Tactical Option
Chapter Six Selecting People
Chapter Seven Building People
Chapter Eight Empowering People

Section Four The Transformational Option
Chapter Nine Discover Your Code
Chapter Ten Develop Your Adaptive Capacity
Chapter Eleven Persevere Through Conflict

Chapter One Preview of: Your Intentional Difference

Editorial Reviews

The Leadership Triangle effectively illustrates how the role of the transformational leader is increasingly important in today’s world. No longer can we afford to lead with a one-size-fits-all mentality and expect to succeed or contribute on a professional/personal basis. This terrific book offers clear and precise options that a leader can choose in order to successfully transform their organization to meet the challenges of these uncertain times. It also provides many insightful examples from key leaders who model these concepts themselves. The result is a powerful read.”
-Stephen M. R. Covey, author of The New York Times and # 1 Wall Street Journal best seller, The Speed of Trust

“I love this book! I’m a firm believer in a situational approach to leadership. You not only need to use different strokes for different folks, but also for different situations. Ford and Tucker do a superb job of the latter scenario. The Leadership Triangle is a guidebook to help leaders, no matter what kind of organization, choose the right approach for the situation they face. Read this book and increase tenfold your chances of success.”
-Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Leading at a Higher Level

"I have great respect for Kevin Ford, and I am very grateful for the positive influence he has had on countless leaders throughout the world. I know of no one who has greater insight into the challenges and opportunities every leader faces, and his writings cannot help but have a positive impact on all who read them. I only wish The Leadership Triangle had been available when I began my own ministry. I’m sure I would have profited greatly from it."
-Billy Graham, Montreat NC

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