Beyond ambition : how driven managers can lead better and live better
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Beyond ambition : how driven managers can lead better and live better
（The Jossey-Bass management series）
Jossey-Bass, 1991
1st ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-259) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Arguing that excessive drive is derailing too many talented managers, "Beyond Ambition" shows how managers on the corporate fast track can shift into an "inner fifth gear" that enables them to perform at peak effectiveness without burning out or alienating the people whose loyalty and support are essential to their success - including their families. Based on an intensive six-year study of 40 senior executives whose drive to excel was actually damaging their performance, this book shows how - by committing to develop managers' character and not just their skills - organizations can help executives break through personal barriers to managerial excellence. The authors offer ways that managers can recognize and work toward changing personality traits that are undermining their effectiveness, such as perfectionism, impatience, or the need to overcontrol. The book presents in-depth case studies of executives who have made profound personal changes, illustrated by interviews with their co-workers, spouses, and children.
Table of Contents
- Driven managers - taking the person into account. Part 1 Gaining awareness: barriers to self-awareness - the Bill Flechette story
- why some managers don't get the message. Part 2 Getting to the root of performance problems: character and the expansive temperament - accounting for performance problems
- the impact of character on leadership - the Rich Bauer story
- where expansiveness comes from and how it affects performance
- the expansive manager, the bottom line, and the human cost
- the expansive manager at home. Part 3 Developing professional and personal balance: changing self-defeating behaviour - what works and what doesn't
- character shifts - how managers change who they are
- the evolution of a manager - the Lee McKinney story
- the hero's journey - how managers make lasting change
- the challenge of personal growth - developing balance as a leader. Appendix: studying executives using biographical action research.
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