Leadership Lessons of the White House Fellows: Learn How To Inspire Others, Achieve Greatness and Find Success in Any Organization

Name: Leadership Lessons of the White House Fellows: Learn How To Inspire Others, Achieve Greatness and Find Success in Any Organization
Author: Charles Garcia

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels

McGraw-Hill Education | e druk, 2009

ISBN13: 9780071598484

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McGraw-Hill Education e druk, 2009 9780071598484

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Considered one of the nation's most competitive and prestigious fellowships, the White House Fellowship program has produced an impressive roster of American leaders. The men and women of this select group spend an entire year working alongside top decision makers inside the nexus of global power. Each one emerges with life-changing thoughts and views about the nature of leadership and the qualities of great leaders.

Now, former Fellow Charles P. Garcia opens the door to this distinguished program, revealing insights to achieve extraordinary leadership, which you can apply in any endeavor.

Leadership Lessons of the White House Fellows is a profound education on the timeless tenets of successful leadership. Filled with entertaining and insightful stories gleaned from interviews with more than 200 former Fellows, this fast-paced book takes you behind the scenes of every presidential administration from Lyndon B. Johnson to George W. Bush, where America's best and brightest learned their most valuable lessons. You'll hear from such figures as:Former Chairman of the NYSE Marshall CarterLevi Strauss CO Robert D. HaasU.S. Army General Wesley ClarkPulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns GoodwinCNN Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay GuptaFormer U.S. Secretary of State Colin PowellStanford Business School Dean Robert JossFormer Chief Judge, 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Deanell Reece Tacha

Each interviewee conveys invaluable advice that can be applied by anyone, in any field--from business and government to nonprofit and education.

Leadership Lessons of the White House Fellows takes you where no reader has gone before. Apply the lessons of the White House Fellows, and your people will instantly take note of the newly inspired leader in their presence.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9780071598484

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:gebonden

Uitgever:McGraw-Hill Education

Hoofdrubriek:Leiderschap, Persoonlijke effectiviteit

Inhoudsopgave

1.Opening the Door to the White House 2.A Foundation for Fellowship 3. Becoming a Fellow 4. Fellows at Work 5. The Education Program The Lessons: 6. Leaders Know There’s More to Life Than Work 7. Leaders Focus on the Mission 8. Leaders Focus on their People 9. Leaders Root Prejudice in Themselves and Others 10. Leaders Act with Integrity 11. Leaders Create an Sense of Urgency 12. Leaders Have Passion 13. Leaders are Persistent 14. Leaders are Great Communicators 15. Leaders Ask Tough Questions that Need to Be Asked 16. Leaders Take Risks 17. Leaders Understand that Every Battle is Not the End of the War 18. Leaders Energize Their People 19. Leaders are Great Listeners 20. Leaders are Persuasive 21. Leaders Know When to Compromise and When to Stand Firm 22. Leaders are Problem Solvers 23. Leaders Lead by Walking Around 24. Leaders are Transformational Change Agents 25. Leaders Lead Through Experience and Competence, Not Through Title or Position