The Manager as Leader

Subjects:

• Business » Leadership
• Business » Human Resources/Personnel Management
• Business » Organizational Behavior
• Business » Leadership

Related Web Pages:

• http://www.managerasleader.com

Reviews:

• Consultants Simerson and Venn examine how an organization can elicit leadership from everyone involved, how those who lead can influence others to perform more effectively and efficiently, and how leaders can continue to be successful when their environment is constantly changing. Focusing on the practical, they place leading in context of the leader being a light that is shared, refocuses on the important, redirects as appropriate, maintains significant elements, and grows as it shines on others. They include a wide range of assessment tools of skill sand competencies, diagnosis of leadership styles and abilities, development plans, action plans, and resources.
  —Reference & Research Book News November 2006

• Endorsement From Laura E. Kohler
  SVP-HR, Kohler Co.: Leaders in any realm are expected to deliver results. This book reminds us that the 'how' is just as important as the 'what.' With useful tools that can be applied immediately, The Manager as Leader is a great resource for leaders at any level, and its lessons are easily transferable to our current dilemmas.
• Endorsement From William Clover
  Former VP and CLO Williams Companies: Leadership is the most personal of relationships, inspiring hope and building community across a range of followers. As such, roles, relationships and the press of multiple situations can blind and impede a leader's effectiveness. Simerson and Venn's model clarifies situations, roles, and leadership requirements to serve as a clear guide to any leader to quickly find their orientation across a range of shifting issues, changing organizational life-cycles and follower needs. I heartily recommend this book as a clear navigational tool for the leadership landscape.
• Endorsement From Stephen H. Rhinesmith
  Partner, Mercer Delta Executive Learning Center: John Kotter, one of the world's foremost authorities on leadership, notes that the key role of a manager is to manage complexity, but the role of a leader is to manage change. B.K. Simerson and Michael Venn have put flesh on Kotter's conception of leadership, outlining nine roles that leaders need to perform to manage change in the world today. In a simple, straightforward style, they provide powerful insights and tools to help leaders develop the capacity to meet the demands of today and tomorrow.
• Endorsement From Terry D. Growcock
  Chairman of the Board & CEO
  The Manitowoc Company, Inc.: The Manager as Leader clearly defines nine leadership roles, and I believe all leaders in business today will easily relate to these various roles. I would encourage any leader moving from one organization to another to clearly understand the key enablers of leadership, which may provide them with a road map to success in transitioning. While different leadership roles may be required as one moves from organization to organization, there can be no substitute for honesty and integrity on the leader's part, or for the continued commitment to do what has been promised.