Leadership in Action - Volume 27, Issue 3, July/August 2007 issue

July/August 2007 Archived Issues

Leadership in Action aims to help practicing leaders and those who train and develop practicing leaders by providing them with insights gained in the course of CCL's educational and research activities. It also aims to provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas between practitioners and CCL staff and associates.

Sample Leadership in Action Table of Contents and Articles:
(From Volume 27, Issue 3, July/August 2007)

• Identity Crisis: Recognizing the Triggers of a Growing Type of Conflict
  Diversity in organizations and the issues it raises are not new. People from different backgrounds have always had to work together. What has changed in today's increasingly global business environment is that contact with members of other groups is experienced much more frequently and at a wider range of levels in organizations. As a result, leaders must help those they lead deal with an increasingly prevalent source of conflict—social identities, the aspects of ourselves that are tied to the various demographic and cultural groups to which we belong.
• Challenge Match: The Stakes Grow Higher for Global Leaders (*)
  Global and multinational organizations have enormous power; their influence and impact shape the world—socially and environmentally as well as economically. Consequently, people expect more from global leaders, whose work becomes more complex. To learn about the specific challenges faced, CCL conducted interviews with senior global leaders. Analysis of the responses revealed six common themes.
• Seeing Your Way: Why Leaders Must Communicate Their Visions
  One part of a leader's job is to create commitment to the organization's vision. To do this, leaders have to communicate the vision effectively. The more channels leaders open, the better their chances of communicating. There are various ways by which leaders can communicate their visions—such as telling stories or engaging in one-on-one conversations—but they must also be prepared if they meet resistance.
• From the President (*)
• Face to Face
  Sense and Sensibility: A Conversation with Ong Keng Yong
• Issues & Observations
  Adult Development Theory May Boost Global Leadership (*)
• In Focus/Dealing With Change
  Leading Globally Requires a Fundamental Shift

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