Rules And Tools For Leaders

From hiring, firing and promoting to responding to major corporate crises, from day-to-day encounters to long-range strategic planning, Perry covers virtually every aspect of leadership and provides the means to get the job done-and done well.

Rules & Tools for Leaders has guided hundreds of thousands of leaders, showing them the ways to create and maintain growth and profitability. From hiring, firing and promoting to responding to major corporate crises, from day-to-day encounters to long-range strategic planning, Perry covers virtually every aspect of leadership and provides the means to get the job done—and done well. Along with a thorough understanding of group dynamics, business models, and ethical practices, Rules & Tools for Leaders also features invaluable checklists and guidelines—providing everyday tools to put the tried-and-true rules into effect.

Leaders who are not planners are simply caretakers. In his latest best seller, Perry M Smith suggests priorities for talented young professionals to ensure success.

Leadership expert Perry Smith has organized an enlightening handbook that offers practical know-howÓ on the basics of running an organization: scheduling time; implementing a strategy; hiring & firing; counseling associates; dealing with crises. Part 1 is packed with advice on how to become a more effective leader. It covers everything from being the boss to dealing with the boss; from making a smooth transition into a new position to leaving a post with dignity; & from taking control of your schedule to sharing your power with able associates. Part 2 provides a unique collection of checklists, guidelines, & rules of thumb. This guide fits perfectly into the executive's demanding lifestyle by providing brief advice on a myriad of issues.

Rules and Tools for Leaders offers insightful and useful advice that avoids the flavor-of-the-month management theories that are long on speculation and short on practical application. This is a fully revised, updated, and reorganized edition of a classic management handbook. It never loses sight of the big picture of how any company should operate. It provides useful and time-tested advice that can be implemented immediately to the benefit of the entire organization. From defining the qualities of outstanding leaders to putting good leadership skills into practice, from managing yourself and others to handling the difficult tests that leadership brings, this book includes valuable checklists and reviews. In addition, it highlights some of the best leadership programs and presents a host of compelling and instructive anecdotes that illustrate the ideas throughout.

How do some leaders inspire and create hordes of loyal followers? And why do some people and organizations have the ability to challenge the status quo and succeed again and again? Because they've learned the right tools for success. 10 Leading Tools provides you with the skills and tools to become a stronger person and a more productive leader. 10 Leading Tools (10LT) is a contemporary approach to leadership that presents readers with insightful strategies for tackling today's challenges as a manager or leader. Technology executive KG Butler exposes a step-by-step pathway for a new generation of leaders with profound and revealing anecdotes. Butler draws on colorful examples from years of research, personal life, professional experience, and exciting stories from world-class athletes to 10-year-old spelling savants to billion-dollar start-ups. He takes the reader on an intellectual and emotional journey to discover their unique and often unrecognized leadership skills. The tools include: Tool 1: Use Purpose Over Task Tool 2: Learn a New Language Tool 3: Tell Different Stories Tool 4: Create Currents Tool 5: Play Tool 6: Pulse Tool 7: Be Vanilla Tool 8: Be Agile Tool 9: Be Real Tool 10: Be Bold In this book, Butler provides practical techniques for leading in your career, family, and community. Written in an approachable, warm, and humble style, 10 Leading Tool is the ultimate guide to becoming both a better person and a more productive leader.

As a serial entrepreneur, Kevin Kruse has seen time and again that the leadership practices that actually work are the opposite of what is commonly taught and implemented. Close Your Open Door Policy shows how a contrarian approach can be a better, faster, and easier way to succeed as a leader. Chapter by chapter, Kruse focuses on a piece of popular wisdom, then shows with real-world case studies and quantitative research that the opposite approach will lead to better results, encouraging leaders to play favorites, stay out of meetings, and, of course, close their open doors.