Measure of a Leader: The Legendary Leadership Formula That Inspires Initiative and Builds Commitment in Your Organization (MGMT & LEADERSHIP) - Hardcover

Daniels, Aubrey C.; Daniels, James E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071482660 ISBN 13: 9780071482660

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2007

Synopsis

An innovative behavioral approach to leadership from the bestselling author of Bringing Out the Best in People

Management guru Aubrey Daniels delivers a proven, scientifically grounded approach to great leadership with Measure of a Leader. This book turns conventional leadership wisdom on its head, showing how to focus on the behavior of followers to craft a powerful leadership style.

Structuring their message around the indicators of follower behavior that predict a leader's influence, Aubrey and James Daniels show exactly how to impact the growth of a business, its customers, and the marketplace. Even more important, the authors' system gives managers the tools to adapt the approach, creating positive behavior that can improve the performance of their people. Managers are transformed into leaders, creating a legacy that perpetually generates greater momentum, commitment, initiative, and reciprocity throughout an organization.

• Includes leadership examples from top companies such as Blue Cross, NASA, Roche, and Westinghouse

“For anyone anxious to achieve long-term results. . .this book should be your everyday playbook!”-John R. Schueler, president, publisher, and CEO, ANG Newspaper Group

About this title

About the Authors

Aubrey C. Daniels, Ph.D. founder and CEO of Audrey Daniels & Associates, Inc. (Atlanta, GA). is a pioneer in introducing the principles of behavioral psychology to the workplace. Internationally recognized as an author, speaker, and expert in behavior-based technologies, Dr. Daniels advises Fortune 500 companies on management and human performance issues.

James Daniels is Vice President and Senior Consultant with ADI. He is co-author of the definitive behavioral text (with Aubrey Daniels): Performance Management.

From the Back Cover

Inspire, Motivate, and Activate Above-and-Beyond Performance from Every
Employee, Team, and Company

Today's corporations are looking in the wrong places for effective
leadership. Measure of a Leader reveals why effective leadership is not
about personality or the bottom line; it is about how people react to what
we do and say. Based on more than 30 years of pioneering work with
organizations all over the world, the authors deliver a groundbreaking,
field-tested approach that gives you the tools to craft a powerful
leadership style, one that you'll use to

Create profitable habits and optimize performance at every level of your
organization
Generate greater momentum, commitment, initiative, and reciprocity
Impact your customers and the growth of your business
Inspire your followers to go above and beyond the call of duty
Build leadership skills that leave a legacy
"Finally! A book that speaks to the true measure of a leader. Daniels and
Daniels use the rigor of scientific human behavior to reveal how we can
provide leaders with the tools to produce extraordinary results. For anyone
anxious to achieve long-term results through the discretionary efforts of
their employees, this book should be your everyday playbook!"-John R.
Schueler, President, Publisher & CEO, ANG Newspaper Group

From the Inside Flap

"The greatest leader is not one who does great things. He's the one who
gets people to do great things."-President Ronald Reagan

With executive turnover at an all-time high, corporations are facing a
leadership crisis that cannot be fixed by relying on the old stand-by
qualities of personality and profits. Aubrey Daniels and James Daniels, the
foremost authorities on behavior in the workplace, present a revolutionary
new model of leadership that targets the behavior of followers.

Based on the authors' 30 years of pioneering work with leading
organizations, Measure of a Leader reveals how to lead more effectively by
becoming a critical observer of human behavior. Turning conventional wisdom
on its head, Daniels and Daniels provide a scientifically grounded approach
to measuring the effect of your actions on your people-and then using that
information to inspire above-and-beyond performance.

The authors present "12 Measures" designed to provide the best possible
forecast of your impact on your business, your customers, the marketplace,
and your leadership legacy. Divided into four key categories, these
measures give you the power to take necessary action:

Momentum: how well do your followers respond to your direction?
Commitment: are your followers focused on your goals?
Initiative: are your followers working together?
Reciprocity: are your followers collectively working with the leader?
You'll also gain valuable inspiration for motivating your employees through
real-life examples from leading companies such as NASA, Roche, and
Westinghouse.

Great leaders bring out the best in their people. Measure of a Leader gives
you groundbreaking methods for creating a workplace where your followers
live out the vision and values of your organization.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071482660
• ISBN 13: 9780071482660
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224