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Common Purpose
How Great Leaders Get Organizations to Achieve the Extraordinary
Joel Kurtzman (Author), Marshall Goldsmith (Foreword by)
9780470490099, Wiley
Hardback, published 12 March 2010
240 pages
23.1 x 15.8 x 2.8 cm, 0.431 kg
"A thoughtful…and ethics-based discussion on leadership in the modern age by lauded businessman Kurtzman. A solid and readable look at 'New Leadership.'" (Publishers Weekly, January 18, 2010) "Through well-told anecdotes and strong logic, Kurtzman convincingly demonstrates that the essence of leadership is the ability to forge, from a disparate group of individuals, "a creative, dynamic, brave and nearly invincible we." How does one do that? Not by stepping out in front of the group, describing a vision, and leading the charge forward. Rather, Kurtzman's ideal leader is deep in the mix of the organization, causing its values, objectives, and approaches to be internalized by decision makers at every level." (Harvard Business Review, January-February 2010)
From one of the most respected names in business and leadership, a rare look at the specifics of how great leaders achieve "common purpose" and success within their organizations. What is common purpose? It is that rare, almost-palpable experience that happens when a leader coalesces a group, team or community into a creative, dynamic, brave and nearly invincible we. It happens the moment the organization's values, tools, objectives and hopes are internalized in a way that enables people to work tirelessly toward a goal. Common purpose is rarely achieved. But Kurtzman has observed that when a leader is able to bring it about, the results are outsized, measurable and inspiring. Based on all new interviews with some of the most dynamic, successful, and enduring leaders, Common Purpose sheds new light on the meaning of leadership, the crucial qualities of leaders, and most importantly, how to lead.
Foreword, by Marshall Goldsmith ix Introduction: No One Leads Alone xi 1 The Leadership Disconnect 1 2 The New Rules of Employment 13 3 Leaders at All Levels 33 4 Internalizing What the Organization Stands For 45 5 The Best Leaders Are Part of the Group 57 6 Cultivating Curiosity, Not Complacency 67 7 Creating a Culture of Leadership 93 8 We’re All in This Together 103 9 How Leaders Stay Positive and Determined 123 10 Leading Is a Mental Game 139 11 Different Strokes for Different Generations 157 12 You Don’t Have to Be Ruthless to Lead 167 13 Ideas Matter 177 Epilogue: The Future of Leadership 191 A Leadership Library 197 About the Author 201 Index 203
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
