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Open Leadership
How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead
Charlene Li (Author)
9780470597262, Wiley
Hardback, published 18 June 2010
336 pages
23.6 x 16.3 x 2.9 cm, 0.576 kg
"... shows leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution." (Publicnet.co.uk, April 2011)
An essential guide for leaders who want to use social media to be "open" while maintaining control "Be Open, Be Transparent, Be Authentic" are the current leadership mantras-but companies often push back. Business is premised on the concept of control and yet the new world order demands openness-leaders do not know how to be open and be in control. This must-have resource will help the modern leader understand how to lead in the new open world-where blogging, twittering, facebooking, and digging are becoming the norm. the author lays out the steps that leaders must take to transform their organizations and themselves into being "open" -and exactly what that will mean. In easy-to-understand language, this book will help leaders orient themselves to social networking and other technological advances.
Introduction ix PART I: THE UPSIDE OF GIVING UP CONTROL 1 Why Giving Up Control Is Inevitable 3 2 The Ten Elements of Openness 17 PART II: CRAFTING YOUR OPEN STRATEGY 3 Objectives Determine How Open You Will Be 51 4 Understanding and Measuring the Benefits of Being Open 75 5 Structuring Openness with Sandbox Covenants 105 6 Orchestrating Your Open Strategy 133 PART III: OPEN LEADERSHIP: REDEFINING RELATIONSHIPS 7 Open Leadership: Mind-sets and Traits 163 8 Nurturing Open Leadership 189 9 The Failure Imperative 217 10 How Openness Transforms Organizations 243 Endnotes 271 Acknowledgments 285 The Author 289 Subject Index 297 Name Index 309
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
