If You're Curious About These Questions...
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- Have you ever wondered why the most effective leaders spend more time on the office floor than in the corner office?
- What’s the secret to commanding respect and keeping your team focused without relying on corporate jargon?
- What if you could lead a high-performing organization while staying true to your personal principles and keeping your "human touch" intact?
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Key Takeaways from Redesigning Leadership
- Learn how to 'manage by walking around' to build strong connections with your team while maintaining the balance of giving them space to thrive.
- Discover why pairing concrete examples with your messages ensures clear communication, and how adding a human touch to virtual updates boosts engagement.
- Master the art of running short, highly efficient meetings focused only on crucial issues to transform reluctant attendees into eager 'wannacomes.'
- Understand why unwavering dedication to your core ideals, rather than just having great ideas, is the true catalyst for becoming an impactful leader.
- Find out how to earn your team's profound respect by rejecting superficial leadership privileges, showing your human side, and leading by example.
Learning Tools
Reinforce what you learned from Redesigning Leadership
Mind Map
Redesigning Leadership
Mobile Leadership
Manage by Walking Around
Balance Involvement
Personal Communication
Clarity in Messaging
Humanizing Tech
Efficient Meetings
Team Formation
Attendee Types
Snappy Agendas
Principles & Authenticity
Driven by Ideals
Leading by Example
Earning Respect
Showing Appreciation
Power of Apology
Empowering Teams
Trust & Freedom
Quiz — Test Your Understanding
Question 1 of 6
According to the author, what is a potential danger of a leader getting too invested in working right alongside their employees?
Redesigning Leadership — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: Effective, creative leaders succeed by managing while mobile.
Chapter 3: Communicate clearly and add a personal touch to messages.
Chapter 4: Bring your team members together regularly for short, efficient group meetings.
Chapter 5: Hold to your principles and reveal your human side.
Chapter 6: Take time to earn your team’s lasting respect.
Redesigning Leadership Summary & Overview
Redesigning Leadership (2011) takes the jargon out of management and replaces it with a human touch. Being a great leader means taking to the shop (or office) floor, making contact with your employees and – most importantly – keeping their focus and respect. The author offers simple ways to be a manager who retains their principles – and heart.
Who Should Listen to Redesigning Leadership?
- Leaders at any level of a company
- Anyone who wants to learn how to lead in the modern world
- Managers who want to connect better with their employees
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