Visionary leadership : creating a compelling sense of direction for your organization

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Visionary leadership : creating a compelling sense of direction for your organization

Burt Nanus ; foreword by Warren Bennis

(The Jossey-Bass management series)

Jossey-Bass, c1992

1st ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Warren Bennis writes,the bookfills me with equal amounts ofadmiration and envy. For the first time ever, Nanus defines for uswhat 'the vision thing' is all about. Successful leaders know that nothing drives an organization like anattractive, worthwhile, achievable vision for the future.Leadership expert and best-selling author Burt Nanus finally showswhy vision is the key to leadership and demonstrates how any leadercan use a logical, step-by-step process to create and implement apowerful new sense of direction in his or her organization. Designed for individual leaders to develop their own visionstatement, this book guides readers through the mechanics offorming a vision, guidelines for developing the scope of thevision, and processes for implementing that vision. Visionary Leadership is an indispensable guide for leaders at alllevels, from top executives to heads of divisions and departments,from large corporations to small businesses, from manufacturing andservice organizations to government and nonprofit institutions.

Table of Contents

Foreword. Part One: What Vision Is and Why It Matters. 1. Vision: The Key to Leadership. 2. Where Tomorrow Begins: Finding the Right Vision. Part Two: Developing the Vision. 3. Taking Stock: The Vision Audit. 4. Testing Reality: The Vision Scope. 5. Considering the Possibilities: The Vision Context. 6. Finding Your Way: The Vision Choice. Part Three: Implementing the Vision. 7. Making It Happen: Translating Vision into Reality. 8. Running a Race with No End: The Re-Visioning Process. 9. Developing Visionary Leadership: Securing the Future. Appendix: Visionary Leadership for the Public Sector.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA29609165
  • ISBN
    • 0787901148
  • LCCN
    92018435
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    San Francisco
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxx, 237 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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