Leadership passages : the personal and professional transitions that make or break a leader /
By David L. Dotlich, James L. Noel ,Norman Walker
- San Francisco : John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2004
- viii, 232p. : ill. ; 24cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
What is effective leadership? -- How do leaders learn? -- Joining a company -- Moving into a leadership role -- Accepting the stretch assignment -- Assuming responsibility for a business -- Dealing with significant failure for which you are responsible -- Coping with a bad boss and competitive peers -- Losing your job or being passed over for promotion -- Being part of an acquisition or merger -- Living in a different country or culture -- Finding a meaningful balance between work and family -- Letting go of ambition -- Facing personal upheaval -- Losing faith in the system -- How companies can use passages to develop leadership -- An eight-step survive-and-thrive guide.