Leading in a Time of Change: What It Will Take to Lead Tomorrow

Drucker, Peter Ferdinand

ISBN 10: 0787956031 ISBN 13: 9780787956035

Casa editrice: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, 2001

Riassunto

Written as a tool for executive retreats and management training seminars, this guide to successful strategies for managers offers valuable advice on how to trust change and focus on opportunities rather than problems.

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Informazioni sull?autore

PETER F. DRUCKER has been a teacher, writer, and adviser to senior executives for more than fifty years. Author of thirty-one books including his recently released Management Challenges for the 21st Century, he is honorary chairman of the Drucker Foundation and Clarke Professor of Social Sciences at the Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. PETER M. SENGE is a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and chairman of the Society of Organizational Learning, a global community of corporations, researchers, and consultants dedicated to personal and institutional development. He is the author of The Fifth Discipline and the co-author of The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook. FRANCES HESSELBEIN is chairman of the board of governors of the Drucker Foundation and former chief executive of Girls Scouts of the U.S.A. She is the lead editor of five books, including The Leader of the Future and Leading Beyond the Walls, published by the Drucker Foundation and Jossey-Bass, and is editor-in-chief of the journal Leader to Leader.

Dalla quarta di copertina

Sit at the table with the visionary leaders setting the agenda for organizational leadership and change!

The Drucker Foundation presents you with a conversation with Peter F. Drucker and Peter M. Senge, hosted by Frances Hesselbein. In this dynamic package?which includes a video and companion workbook?these two great minds of modern management share their wisdom on how leaders can prepare themselves and their organizations for the inevitable changes that lie ahead.

Using the principles presented in this stimulating video, learn how to help transform your organization into becoming a change leader.

In their discussion, Drucker and Senge reveal how you can

• Develop systematic methods to look for and anticipate change
  
• Focus on and invest in opportunities rather than problems
  
• Phase out established products and services
  
• Balance change and continuity
  
• Motivate and retain top performers and create a positive change mind-set among employees

In addition, the companion workbook will be an invaluable aid in making strategic decisions. It serves as a fundamental resource for planning and implementing changes within your organization ? workbook topic areas include Anticipating Change; Creating Receptivity to Change; Innovation vs. Problem-Solving; Seeing Change as Opportunity; Preserving Trust; and more. This extraordinary package is an ideal tool for executive retreats, management training, or personal leadership development.

Would you like to see clips from the video?

See what Peter Drucker has to say about change.

See what Peter Drucker has to say about planned abandonment.

See what Peter Senge has to say about the difference between creating and problem-solving.

See what Peter Drucker has to say about recognizing opportunity.

See what Peter Drucker has to say about surviving problems.

See what Peter Senge has to say about motivation.

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The Drucker Foundation presents a conversation with Peter F. Drucker and Peter M. Senge, hosted by Frances Hesselbein. In this dynamic package-which includes a video and companion workbook-two great minds of modern management share their wisdom on how leaders can prepare themselves and their organizations for the inevitable changes that lie ahead. Sit at the table with the visionary leaders who are setting the agenda for organizational leadership and change Watch the video and witness a remarkable conversation between Peter Drucker and Peter Senge as they talk about the importance of learning to lead change for all organizations. Using the principles presented in this stimulating video and workbook, you can help transform your organization into a change leader. In their discussion Drucker and Senge reveal how you can:
* Develop systematic methods to look for and anticipate change.
* Focus on and invest in opportunities rather than problems.
* Phase out established products and services.
* Balance change and continuity.
* Motivate and retain top performers and create a mind-set among employees that embraces positive change.
The companion workbook will be an invaluable aid in making strategic decisions. It will also serve as a fundamental resource for planning and implementing changes within your organization. This extraordinary package is an ideal tool for executive retreats, management training, and personal leadership development. Peter F. Drucker has been a teacher, writer, and adviser to senior executives for more than fifty years. Author of thirty-one books including his recently released Management Challenges for the 21st Century, he is honorary chairman of the Drucker Foundation and Clarke Professor of Social Sciences at the Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. Peter M. Senge is a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and chairman of the Society of Organizational Learning, a global community of corporations, researchers, and consultants dedicated to personal and institutional development. He is the author of The Fifth Discipline and the co-author of The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook. Frances Hesselbein is chairman of the board of governors of the Drucker Foundation and former chief executive of Girls Scouts of the U.S.A. She is the lead editor of five books, including The Leader of the Future and Leading Beyond the Walls, published by the Drucker Foundation and Jossey-Bass, and is editor-in-chief of the journal Leader to Leader.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0787956031
• ISBN 13: 9780787956035
• Rilegatura: VHS
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile