Developing Women Leaders: A Guide for Managers and Organizations - Brossura

Valerio, Anna Marie

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ISBN 10: 1405183705 ISBN 13: 9781405183703

Casa editrice: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

Riassunto

Developing Women Leaders answers the question “How do we best develop women leaders?” with practical solutions drawn from current literature and the author’s personal interviews with high-achievers in major US companies and universities.

• Presents research-based, practical solutions to help people in organizations develop talented women
  
• Describes what organizations and individuals need to know about leadership competencies, personality, and leadership styles
  
• Explains gender-related issues that affect the behaviors of both women and men at work
  
• Integrates first-hand accounts by high-achieving women and men from major US companies and universities about their leadership experiences
  
• Separate chapters addressed to CEOs and Human Resource executives, managers, and women offer practical suggestions to implement in their organizations, using examples from some 'best practice' companies
  
• Has relevance across the range of all organizations including Fortune 500 companies, academic institutions, non-profit organizations and small businesses
  
• Has significance for every aspect of society – business, government, law, families, careers, and health

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Recensione:

"Valerio leaves the reader with some thought provoking questions asto where we go from here. In short, the book is an important readfor anybody committed to developing and harnessing women′sleadership talent." (Work, Employment & Society, 21 November2011)

"The book has relevance across the range of all organizationsincluding major companies, academic institutions and non–profitorganizations. It has significance for every aspect of society –business, government, law, families, careers, and health. (Publicnet.co.uk, November 2009)

L'autore:

Anna Marie Valerio, Ph.D., President of Executive Leadership Strategies, LLC, is a consultant specializing in executive coaching and leadership development. Her areas of expertise also include individual assessment, women’s leadership, and performance management. Her book, Executive Coaching: A Guide for the HR Professional, co-authored with Robert J. Lee and published by Wiley/Pfeiffer, is a practical guide about coaching and how to use it in organizations. Anna Marie has made numerous presentations at professional conferences and can be reached via her website, http://www.executiveleadershipstrategies.com.

Series Editor:
Steven G. Rogelberg, Ph.D., is Professor and Director of Organizational Science at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. He is a prolific and nationally recognized scholar. He is the current Editor of Journal of Business and Psychology. Besides his academic work, he founded and/or led three successful talent management consulting organizations/units.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Wiley-Blackwell
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1405183705
• ISBN 13: 9781405183703
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 186