Finding the Best and the Brightest : A Guide to Recruiting, Selecting, and Retaining Effective Leaders
Автор:Peg Thoms Год: 2005 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: [не указано] ISBN: 0275984117 Book DescriptionFinding the Best and Brightest proposes an approach to choosing leaders based on a set of criteria designed to align individual qualities with organizational or institutional goals. Peg Thoms challenges the popular trend in theory and practice toward "transformational" or "visionary" leadership, arguing instead that leadership must be developed in context; many organizations, for example, don't need visionaries as much as they need "operational" leaders, who get things done by focusing onpresent-day tasks, such as designing superior products and delivering exceptional customer service. This book provides guidance for how to recruit, select, and retain the right people for leadership positions at any level of the organization. Drawing from research conducted in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, Thoms features powerful examples of effective and ineffective leadership in a variety of situations, and sheds light on the complex relationships between leaders and...
