Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (699 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01ATPCE2M |
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| Number of Pages | : | 578 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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The problem is you're busy executing on today's demands. Packed with self-assessments and practical advice to help define your most pressing leadership challenges, this book will help you devise a plan of action to become a better leader and move your career to the next level. You know you have to carve out time from your day job to build your leadership skills, but it's easy to let immediate problems and old mind-sets get in the way. It's time to learn by doing.. In Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader, she offers advice to help you: Redefine your job in order to make more strategic contributions Diversify your network so that you connect to and learn from a bigger range of stakeholders Become more playful with your self-concept, allowing your familiar - and possibly outdated - leadership style to evolve Ibarra turns the usual "think first and then act" philosophy on its head by arguing that doing these three things will help you learn through action and will i
Best leadership book I've bought yodalaylee I don't often write reviews, but after finishing Chapter 2 of this book, I realized I just had 2 epiphanies, 2 chapters deep. Unheard of for me. So far, this book has made me realize that I need to look around me and think objectively about myself to start acting and thinking like a leader. Not only a leader, but a person in society. A leader in society. I have sticky notes littering the pages and am constantly thinking about ways I can use what Ibarra is saying in the text to act on improving my relationships (professional and personal) and work to be the best lead. All about the process of becoming a leader Leadership transitions are always a challenge. It doesn’t matter if you’re assuming a leadership role for the first time, assuming a new role, or working to expand your influence while staying in the role or position you have, it’s always hardFortunately, there are several good books out there to help you. I think of them as books about “shedding your old self and moving up.” Two of the best of those are Scott Eblin’s The Next Level and Marshall Goldsmith’s What Got You Here Won’t Get You There. Act Like a Leader, Thin. For those caught in-between good to great Ray A. Medina There are many books that define the problems of current leadership and describe a better leadership destination. This book is not one of them. This is more for those who are caught somewhere in-between that unpredictable journey of good to great. Herminia Ibarra provides his readers with the fruits of a ten-year research journey and the common denominator of successful leadership development. It’s called “outsight”. Outsight is essentially acting yourself into a new way of being. Ibarra is a self-confessing contrarian because he subverts the holy