Great Leadership : What It Is and What It Takes in a Complex World

Responding to the growing demand for leadership that is both competent and principled, leadership development expert Antony Bell offers an easy-to-grasp, workable framework that gets to the very heart of what defines greatness: knowledge, skills, and talents combined with the inner qualities of a leader that drive noble actions. For any current or aspiring leader looking to take charge of his or her growth, "Great Leadership" traces leadership's evolution, pulling together the research and writings of such eminent thinkers as Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Warren Bennis, Daniel Goleman and John Kotter into a coherent and practical whole that makes complexity manageable and leadership development as simple as possible. Bell introduces his Three Dimensions of Leadership model and plenty of practical tools to help assess when and how to achieve greatness in leading organizations, operations, and people. And integrating leader development with organization development, he demonstrates clearly what results when leadership is effectively practiced in its three main dimensions: employees align with the organization's mission, commit their heart and soul to improving their productivity, and collectively contribute to improving the corporate bottom line.