ABSTRACT

This book is written for emerging leaders. It is designed to help these leaders bridge the gap from stepping into a position of leadership and emerging as a confident and respected difference-maker.

Within this text, award-winning scholar and leader-coach Charles Stoner meets emerging leaders where they are and focus on the issues that are most problematic for them. From the development of leadership skills to the practice and application of successful strategies, Stoner offers tools, ideas, and evidence-based advice to these up-and-coming leaders in an indispensable text that is direct, pragmatic, and action-oriented.

Major topics include: Recognition, development, and practice of organizational leadership skills. Enhancing interpersonal dynamics and relationships. Organizational politics and interpersonal influence, creativity and innovation, negotiation and conflict resolution. Handling problem situations; effectively utilizing diverse talents and personalities. Introduction to major leadership and interpersonal development techniques. Case studies.

chapter 1|18 pages

Challenge

The Playing Field Has Changed

chapter 2|22 pages

Character

The Inside Game of Leadership

chapter 3|18 pages

Confidence

The Capacity to Lead with Assurance

chapter 4|20 pages

Clarity

The Foundation of Crystal-Clear Expectations

chapter 5|23 pages

Conflict

The Power of Successful Conflict Encounters

chapter 6|25 pages

Connection

The Language of Understanding

chapter 7|21 pages

Commitment

The Strength of Performance through People

chapter 8|19 pages

Change

The Call to Opportunity and Possibility

chapter 9|20 pages

Crisis

Developing Through the Cauldron of Adversity

chapter 10|3 pages

Codas and Continuations