- Bib ID:
- 962479
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Cincinnati, Ohio : Thomson Executive Press, c1996
- xxiv, 471 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0538861398
- Series:
- Praxis leadership series.
- Summary:
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The Balancing Act is a "must-read" for every leader trying to juggle the competing demands of customers, investors, owners, employees, the government, the environment, the community, the global economy, the family - and everyone else. Blending the best in theory and practical application, The Balancing Act skillfully moves leaders through the gauntlet of ever-increasing competition and into a rich and vital future. The authors deliver bold, balanced, and proven ideas for moving your organization away from death and toward vitality by combining solid academic research with more than 70 years of testing what really works in the trenches.
- Partial contents:
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- 1. Introducing the Balancing Act
- 2. Understanding People: A Six-Cell Approach
- 3. Deciding What You Want
- 4. Assessing What You've Got: Culture
- 5. Assessing What You've Got: Pulse
- 6. Encouraging People to Change
- 7. Improving Intrinsic Satisfaction
- 8. Building Individual Ability
- 9. Understanding Social Forces
- 10. Making Effective Use of Opinion Leaders
- 11. Managing Symbolic Action
- 12. Putting the Punch in Praise
- 13. Helping People Work Together
- 14. Aligning Rewards
- 15. Making "Things" Work
- 16. Moving from Print to Action.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-464) and index.
- Subject:
- Leadership
- Other authors/contributors:
- Patterson, Kerry, 1946-
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 1996
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