The Leadership Engine: How Winning Companies Build Leaders at Every Level (Collins Business Essentials) - Softcover

Tichy, Noel M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0887309313 ISBN 13: 9780887309311

Publisher: Harper Business, 2007

Synopsis

In this Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek bestseller, Michigan Business School guru and worldwide consultant Noel Tichy brings his special brand of organisational transformation to a practical level that guarantees a leader at every level of an organisation.

Why do some companies consistently win in the marketplace while others struggle from crisis to crisis? The answer, says Noel Tichy, is that winning companies possess a "Leadership Engine" , a proven system for creating dynamic leaders at every level. Technologies, products and economies constantly change. To get ahead and stay ahead, companies need agile, flexible, innovative leaders who can anticipate change and respond to new realities swiftly. Tichy explains that everyone has untapped leadership potential that can be developed winning leaders and winning organisations have figured out how to do this.

In this acclaimed bestseller, Tichy offers colourful and insightful best-practice examples from dozens of leaders gathered from decades of research and practical experience.

About this title

About the Author

Noel M. Tichy is a professor at the University of Michigan Business School, director of the school's Global Leadership Partnership, and former head of GE's Crotonville Leadership Development Center. He is the author of the best seller Control Your Destiny or Someone Else Will (with Stratford Sherman).

From the Back Cover

Why do some companies consistently win in the marketplace while others struggle from crisis to crisis? The answer, says Noel Tichy, is that winning companies possess a "Leadership Engine" -- a proven system for creating dynamic leaders at every level.

In this single volume, Tichy not only offers a major contribution to the understanding of how successful leadership works, but also provides concrete, proven methods for leaders developing leaders in any company or organization. As an added bonus, the "Handbook for Leaders Developing Leaders" located at the end of the book provides hands-on development activities that you can use to improve your own leadership abilities and develop other leaders in your organization.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harper Business
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0887309313
• ISBN 13: 9780887309311
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480