The Little Book of Leadership Development: 50 Ways to Bring Out the Leader in Every Employee
- 1h 32m
- Mitchell Kusy, Scott J. Allen
- AMACOM
- 2011
How many managers have time to plow through big books of leadership development? None! And they’ll never need to with this slender book of 50 simple yet powerful ideas.
The Little Book of Leadership Development goes straight to the heart of great leadership.
Free of complicated theories, it focuses on what really works to get people motivated, working effectively, and acting as leaders themselves. The book delivers streamlined instructions on modeling behaviors, sharing information, building accountability, stretching teams, providing feedback, and 45 other practical strategies. Readers will be able to design a system of development tailored to their team and organization.
Managers with the ability to self-reflect and a willingness to implement these positive, powerful ideas will see quick improvements—in communication, efficiency, morale, and every other measure that points to a committed team of emerging leaders.
About the Authors
Scott J. Allen, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of management at John Carroll University, where he teaches courses in leadership and management skills. Scott is also the coauthor of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: A Guide for College Students (Jossey-Bass) and the corresponding suite of resources (Workbook and Facilitation and Activity Guide). In addition, Scott has articles published in the Journal of Leadership Educators, Journal of Leadership Studies, Advances in Developing Human Resources, Leadership Review, The International Leadership Journal, The OD Journal, SAM Advanced Management Journal, and Leadership Excellence. Along with writing and speaking, Scott blogs (weeklyleader.net), consults, facilitates workshops, and leads retreats across industries.
Dr. Mitchell Kusy (Mitch) has had twenty-five years’ experience in leadership and organization development (OD). A Registered OD Consultant, he is a full professor in the Ph.D. Program, Leadership & Change, Antioch University, and a distinguished visiting professor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Internationally, he has consulted in more than fifteen countries and recently received the international honor of being selected a Fulbright Scholar in international organization development. In 1998, he received the prestigious Minnesota Organization Development Practitioner of the Year award.
Previous to his position at Antioch University, Mitch was a full professor in the master’s and doctoral program in organization development at the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, where he taught for seventeen years. Before entering academia, Mitch worked in industry and directed the leadership development area at American Express Financial Advisors; before that, he managed organization development and employee relations for Health Partners, Inc.
His latest book is coauthored with Dr. Elizabeth Holloway and is entitled Toxic Workplace! Managing Toxic Personalities and Their Systems of Power. It is based on their research study on the specific strategies leaders should employ to mitigate the effects of toxic personalities at work. His publication record consists of hundreds of articles and the following books coauthored with Dr. Louellen Essex: Manager’s Desktop Consultant: Just-in-Time Solutions to the Top People Problems That Keep You Up at Night (Davies-Black Publishing); Fast Forward Leadership: How to Exchange Outmoded Practices for Forward-Looking Leadership Today (Financial Times-Prentice Hall); and Breaking the Code of Silence: Prominent Leaders Reveal How They Rebounded from Seven Critical Mistakes (Taylor Trade Publishing/Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group).
In this Book
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Introduction
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Clarify Team Expectations
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Model the Way
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Recognize and Reward Achievement
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Model Effective Confrontation
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Provide Challenge and Support
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Keep the Troops in the Loop
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Check in with a Thought of the Day
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Realize Your Team is Your Customer
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Use the Pygmalion Effect
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Coach for Performance
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Facilitate a Culture of Accountability
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Tap into Their Passion, Unleash the Energy
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Hold Standing One-on-Ones
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Help Make Their Vision a Reality
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Solidify Their Learning
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Stretch Your Team—Always
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Switch It Up
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Have Them Lead the Team
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Create Great Communicators
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Grow Their Roles
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Let Them Answer the “How”
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Establish Action Learning Projects
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Design a Department Retreat
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Implement an Operating Calendar
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Create a Culture of Benchmarking
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Foster Critical Reflection
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Host a Book/Article Club
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Foster a Friendly Debate
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Create an Organizational FAQ
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Conduct a Quick Case Study
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Bring in Support
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Remain Focused on the Solutions, Not the Barriers
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Conduct After-Action Reviews
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Help Diagnose the Challenge—Technical or Adaptive?
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Transfer School Work Back to Your Work
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Foster Growth Through Personal Development Plans
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Capture and Share the Learning
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Develop Emotional Intelligence
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Facilitate Developmental Relationships
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Encourage Service in the Community
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Get Out in the Field
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Coordinate an On-Boarding Process
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Facilitate Cross-Departmental Problem Solving
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Create Teachers and Leaders
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Give Out the Monumental Assignment
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Create a Culture of Feedback
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Set Aside Time for Self-Evaluation
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Provide Development Through Assessment
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Ask the Tough Questions
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Capture the Learning from Hardships and Failure
