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Cracking the Leadership Code
Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders
Alain Hunkins (Author)
9781119675549, Wiley
Hardback, published 30 April 2020
288 pages
23.1 x 16 x 2.8 cm, 0.499 kg
Become the effective, proactive leader you aspire to be with this practical tool kit for leading people and organizations Yes, you can learn the skills to effectively lead people, organizations, and employees. With the right motivation and knowledge, you can be a leader who knows what it takes to succeed. Throughout his extensive experience in training leaders, author Alain Hunkins discovered that many leaders shared a common trait. They were mainly focused on what they were doing but not so focused on how they were doing it, especially when it came to working with other people. By strengthening their leadership capabilities, they could become trusted leaders within their organization, improve employee communications, and build bridges across hierarchies. Cracking the Leadership Code shares the valuable principles and practices that Hunkins developed and refined during the 20+ years he’s worked with leaders. When you crack the code, you’ll have a new operating model for organizational leadership that will help your teams thrive in a 21st century economy. With this book as a resource, you’ll have a new perspective, a new framework, and new tools at your disposal, readily available to guide your leadership. You’ll learn to establish proactive, leader-follower relationships. To do this, you’ll use the interconnected elements of Connection, Communication, and Collaboration. When you learn from the author’s insightful experiences working with organizations around the world, you can accelerate your leadership development and become the leader you’ve always aspired to be.
Introduction: Deciphering the Code: Why I Wrote This Book 1 Part I Context 13 Chapter 1 Becoming a Better Leader: The Basics 15 Chapter 2 Your Inherited Leadership Legacy 29 Chapter 3 Why Old-School Leadership Stopped Working 43 Part II Connection 57 Chapter 4 Empathy: The Basis of Connection 59 Chapter 5 Empathy: Connection in Action 73 Chapter 6 Building Your Credibility 91 Part III Communication 111 Chapter 7 The Confusing Conundrum of Communication 113 Chapter 8 Cracking the Communication Code 125 Part IV Collaboration 147 Chapter 9 Motivation: The Search for the Magic Pill 149 Chapter 10 Leading by Design: The Primary Needs 157 Chapter 11 Leading by Design: The Performance Needs 175 Chapter 12 Creating Great Employee Experiences 187 Chapter 13 Making Things Simple 207 Epilogue: Time to Leap 221 Notes 229 Bibliography 245 Acknowledgments 259 About the Author 263 Index 265
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
