| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 216 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Kraemer reveals how anyone can apply principles to become a values-based leader and create values-based organizations. He lays out a pathway for understanding the following four principles : use self-reflection to become your "best self" as you lead yourself and others more effectively; create a "best team" that understands and appreciates what they're doing, and why; forge "best partnerships" through win/win collaboration with vendors and customers that enhance the end user's experience ; support the mission, vision, and values of the organization to generate returns that distinguish a "best investment"; make a difference in the world beyond the organization by becoming a "best citizen." Case studies from Campbell's Soup, Ernst & Young, Target, Northern Trust and others demonstrate the four principles of values-based leadership in action and show how thinking beyond the corporation can trigger positive outcomes for both the company and the world. -- Edited summary from book |
| Contents |
Praise for Becoming the Best; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Introduction: From Four Principles to Five Bests; Section One: Best Self; Chapter 1: The Self-Reflective, Balanced Leader; The Importance of Self-Reflection; Self-Reflection and the Business Orientation of Leadership; Eliminating Worry, Fear, Anxiety, Pressure, and Stress; Centering Your Best Self; Best Self in the Real World; Leading Up; Pause for Reflection; Balance and Perspective; A Balanced Individual; Self-Reflection and Balance-Complementary Tools in the Leadership Toolbox; Your Best Self, Every Day. |
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Chapter 2: The Humble, Self-Confident LeaderTrue Self-Confidence: What I Know and What I Don't Know; True and False Self-Confidence; The Two-Question Test; Admitting When You're Wrong; True Self-Confidence and Leadership; Genuine Humility; The Genuinely Humble Leader; How Did You Get to Where You Are?; Can You Really Be Truly Self-Confident and Genuinely Humble in the Real World?; Section Two: Best Team; Chapter 3: Turning Around a Team; From Best to Broken: What Can Go Wrong; Turning Around an Icon: Campbell Soup and Doug Conant3; Walking the Talk-Literally; Winning on Four Dimensions. |
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The Turnaround LeaderChapter 4: Creating a Best Team From Scratch; The Leader's Values; From the Start: A Best Team; Team First, Ego Last; From Launch to Scale; Creating Out-of-the-Box Thinking; The Pre-Mortem; Best Team, Start to Finish; It's All About the People; Section Three: Best Partner; Chapter 5: Suppliers as Best Partners: A Holistic Relationship; Partnerships to Respond to Competitive Pressures; Long-Term Partnerships Are Earned; Northshore University Healthsystem: Collaboration in Action; Building Partnerships on Partnerships; Success Builds on Success. |
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Best Partners and the Pursuit of ExcellenceChapter 6: Building Best-Partner Customer Relationships; What a Customer Best Partnership Is-And Isn't; Focus on the Value Chain; The Human Element; Growing the Business With Best Partnerships: Catamaran Corporation; Best Partnerships Promote Innovation; When a Best Partner Becomes an Acquisition; The Poster Child of Best-Partner Deals; Best Partners; Section Four: Best Investment; Chapter 7: Making a Best Investment in Talent; Getting the Priorities Right; Setting the "People Agenda"; Talent and Culture; Where It Falls Apart; Developing Talent. |
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Intellectual AgilityThe Team Mindset: A Best-Investment Perspective; Chapter 8: The Proof Point: Shareholder Value; Northern Trust: Building Shareholder Value by Doing the Right Thing1; Becoming a Best Investment; Tying Incentives to Becoming a Best Investment; Private Equity: The Investor Point-of-View; The Test of the Best; Section Five: Best Citizen; Chapter 9: Values in Action; A Shift in Thinking; Authenticity Creates Alignment; Lead With a Purpose; Targeting Education; An Empowered Team; The Values-Based Culture; Chapter 10: Living the Legacy and Leaving a Global Footprint. |
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English. |
| Subject |
Leadership.
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Values.
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Leadership. |
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Leadership |
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Values |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Kraemer, Harry M. Jansen, 1955- Becoming your best. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2015] 9781118999424 (DLC) 2014039520 |
| ISBN |
9781118999431 (electronic book) |
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1118999436 (electronic book) |
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9781118999448 (electronic book) |
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1118999444 (electronic book) |
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(hardcover) |
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