The 360 [degree symbol] leader : developing your influence from anywhere in the organization /

The 360 [degree symbol] leader : developing your influence from anywhere in the organization / John C. Maxwell.

In his nearly thirty years of teaching leadership, John Maxwell has encountered this question again and again: How do I apply leadership principles if I'm not the boss? It's a valid question that Maxwell answers in The 360 Degree Leader voted best business book of the year by Soundview Exe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maxwell, John C., 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Nashville : Nelson Business, c2005.
Subjects:
Leadership.
Organization.
Executive ability.
Table of Contents:
  • Section I. The myths of leading from the middle of an organization. 1. The position myth: "I can't lead if I am not at the top"
  • 2. The destination myth: "When I get to the top, then I'll learn to lead"
  • 3. The influence myth: "If I were on top, then people would follow me"
  • 4. The inexperience myth: "When I get to the top, I'll be in control"
  • 5. The freedom myth: "When I get to the top, I'll no longer be limited"
  • 6. The potential myth: "I can't reach my potential if I'm not the top leader"
  • 7. The all-or-nothing myth: "If I can't get to the top, then I won't try to lead"
  • Section II. The challenges 360-degree leaders face. 1. The tension challenge: The pressure of being caught in the middle
  • 2. The frustration challenge: Following an ineffective leader
  • 3. The multi-hat challenge: One head, many hats
  • 4. The ego challenge: You're often hidden in the middle
  • 5. The fulfillment challenge: Leaders like the front more than the middle
  • 6. The vision challenge: Championing the vision is more difficult when you didn't create it
  • 7. The influence challenge: Leading others beyond your position is not easy
  • Section III. The principles 360-degree leaders practice to lead up : 1. Lead yourself exceptionally well
  • 2. Lighten your leader's load
  • 3. Be willing to do what others won't
  • 4. Do more than manage, lead!
  • 5. Invest in relational chemistry
  • 6. Be prepared every time you take your leader's time
  • 7. Know when to push and when to back off
  • 8. Become a go-to player
  • 9. Be better tomorrow than you are today
  • Section IV. The principles 360-degree leaders practice to lead across : 1. Understand, practice, and complete the leadership loop
  • 2. Put completing fellow leaders ahead of competing with them
  • 3. Be a friend
  • 4. Avoid office politics
  • 5. Expand your circle of acquaintances
  • 6. Let the best idea win
  • 7. Don't pretend you're perfect
  • Section V. The principles 360-degree leaders practice to lead down : 1. Walk slowly through the halls
  • 2. See everyone as a "10"
  • 3. Develop each team member as a person
  • 4. Place people in their strength zones
  • 5. Model the behavior you desire
  • 6. Transfer the vision
  • 7. Reward for results
  • Section VI. The value of 360-degee leaders : 1. A leadership team is more effectifve than just one leader
  • 2. Leaders are needed at every level of the organization
  • 3. Leading successfully at one level is a qualifier for leading at the next level
  • 4. Good leaders in the middle make better leaders at the top
  • 5. 360-degree leaders possess qualities every organization needs
  • Create an environment that unleashes 360-degree leaders.

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