Leadership in Action - Volume 27, Issue 6, January/February 2008

January/February 2008 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 6, January/February 2008)

• Inside Out: Transforming Your Leadership Culture
  To implement a strategy that requires people to change the way they do things, leaders need to work beyond the operational plan and learn how to change the culture. External change in operations won't take hold without internal change in culture to back it up. To change the organizational culture, senior leaders must begin by acknowledging their place in the culture, engaging fully in the work of advancing the leadership culture, and standing up first so that others can follow.
• Change Factor: Making the Case for Executive Adaptability (*)
  Executive adaptability may be the most critical leadership competency in today's hypercompetitive global context. Adaptable leaders recognize that the ability to lead and manage change is an essential prerequisite in today's business world, and they urgently seek new ways to solve novel problems, master new skills, and embrace new challenges with grounded innovation. How can leaders who are committed to achieving consistent excellence develop this crucial capability?
• All About People: Why Leaders Need to Know the Human Side of Innovation (*)
  Innovation involves more than turning out high-tech gadgets, and innovators are complex human beings of different backgrounds and all types. Unfortunately, innovation has hit a wall in the workplace because the human component has frequently been neglected. Organizations focus too much on the mechanics of innovation and not enough on the underlying people-based principles. To promote innovation, leaders must first understand what drives it: people.
• From the President (*)
• In Focus/Getting Results
  The Leadership Value of Setting Priorities
• Issues & Observations
  Learning a Lesson in Executive Selection

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