Rules 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.

Many of today’s books on the tools and techniques of leadership and management provide descriptions of long lists for use in decision-making, leading, coaching and project management. This book takes a completely different approach. It contests the claims that the tools and techniques are based on evidence and explains why human activities of leading and managing are simply not amenable to scientific proof and consequently, why long-term futures of organizations are unpredictable. The book undertakes a critical exploration of just what these tools and techniques are about; showing that while they may lead to competent performance they cannot go further to expert performance because expertise involves going beyond rules and procedures. Ralph Stacey investigates the many questions that are thrown up as a result of this new approach. Questions such as: How do we apply this new way of thinking? What are the practical tools and techniques it gives us? What is the role of leaders in an unpredictable world? How does complexity affect the way organizations are structured and function? This book will be relevant to students on courses and modules that deal with leadership, decision-making and organizational development and behaviour as well as professional leaders and managers who want to develop their own understanding and techniques.

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.