Product Description

Helps leaders discover exactly what they need and their organizations must stop doing, as well as start doing, to increase organizational effectiveness.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1288525 in Books
• Published on: 1999-10-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Synopsis
Quick adjustment to a changing world is taught in this unique management guide, which focuses on practices that don't work, showing how to excise them and put more effective techniques in place.

From the Back Cover

Leaders at work today have heard plenty about the issues facing them in the 21st century. But many are still in need of practical guidance on how their day-to-day leadership practice needs to change.

Fast Forward Leadership is based on the idea of the Leadership Exchange. This is a concept which offers a compelling new set of innovative practices leaders must quickly adopt.

The concepts developed in this book, enlightened with a wide range of high profile examples, enable readers to eliminate outdated practices and establish a highly effective strategy for the future.

For leadership success, it is imperative to get rid of all the stale practices of the past and embrace an innovative approach every day of the working week.

<>Fast Forward Leadership offers clear step-by-step guidance through practical advice in the key areas of communication, workforce, team, development, structure, performance reward and workplace - theory which is reinforces with a wealth of examples.

Highlighting the crucial need for fundamental change, this book's set of definitive do's and dont's can be immediately implemented when you start work tomorrow.

"Fast Forward Leadership is the most down-to-earth and practical leadership book I've read. It cuts to the heart of the matter and gives the reader a clear road map to follow - very useful."

—Susan Kinder, Senior Vice President, American Express Financial Advisors

"Finally, a common sense approach to leadership. Fast Forward Leadership gives you true take-away value. This is a book for anyone waiting to gain leadership skills for the new millennium."

—Mark Eklund, President, Dayton's Commercial Interiors

About the Author

Dr Louellen Essex is President of her own leadership developmentconsulting organization, Louellen Essex and Associates. Serving as an educator and consultant for over 17 years, her clients include a variety of corporations, governmental agencies, health care institutions and non-profit organizations, worldwide. She is an adjunct faculty member, Graduate School of Business, University of St Thomas, Minneapolis.

Dr Mitchell Kusy is Associate Professor and Chair, Graduate Department of Organization Learning & Development, University of St Thomas, Minneapolis. Previously, he directed the leadership and organization development areas in non-profit and Fortune 500 firms for 15 years. Named 1998 Organization Development Practitioner of the Year by the Minnesota Organization Development Network, he consults internationally in leadership development, strategic planning, and organizational change.

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Customer Reviews

fast forward leadership
This is an excellent book. I highly recommend it to all managers. The authors researched companies & individuals that are known for excellent leadership. They propose 7 outmoded leadership practices that need to be 'exchanged' for forward-looking innovative practices. I also heard Mitch speak last week on these 7 practices -- it was very insightful. One topic I found very helpful was the discussion of the 3 generations that are coexisting in the workplace. We have the Gen Xers, baby-boomers, & the traditionalists -- each group is motivated differently. The book even details interview questions for each group that are very helpful. This is MUST reading.