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The Art of Strategic Leadership: How to Guide Teams, Create Value, and Apply Techniques to Shape the Future

The Art of Strategic Leadership: How to Guide Teams, Create Value, and Apply Techniques to Shape the Future

Author: Steven J. Stowell; Stephanie S. Mead
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9781119213055
Published In: April 2016
Format: Hardback , 208 pages
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Develop the qualities of strategic leadership and become an active contributor to the short- and long-term success of your organization

Today's organizations face two daunting challenges: 1. How to create new sources of competitive advantage to sustain long-term growth, and 2. How to engage leaders at every level of the organization so that they are more proactive and forward-looking in their area of responsibility. The Art of Strategic Leadership uses a unique approach to examine what it means to be a strategic leader. Instead of focusing on the skills, behaviors, and tools found in typical books on strategic leadership, the authors shed light on the attributes and qualities necessary to lead strategic change and help transform a business. Strategic leadership is what modern leadership is all about. Organizations expect leaders to anticipate and be proactive more than ever before. In this book, the authors draw on their vast experience working directly with leaders at all levels and use an intriguing narrative to explain this inside-out approach to understanding strategic leadership. The narrative follows the journey of how one manager discovered these critically important qualities. You will experience first-hand how these values and attributes manifest in the lives of realistic leaders; how they orchestrate long-term strategic change needed for the organization to compete and survive and actively shape the future while delivering short-term results.

The Art of Strategic Leadership provides the content that will help you informally assess and reflect on your own strategic leadership qualities—those that are strengths and those that indicate areas you need to develop. It will guide you as you incorporate these values and qualities into your own leadership style and become a more effective catalyst for change. This book will help you in the following ways:
- Develop a more proactive, forward-thinking approach to leadership
- Approach strategy from both short- and long-term perspectives
- Adopt the core values and principles of a strategic leader
- Model the qualities exhibited by powerful leaders
Strategic leaders serve as powerful examples to others in the organization. Their qualities and traits spread rapidly to those around them, empowering people at every level to take a more active role in meeting the demands of the future. The Art of Strategic Leadership will help you deepen and broaden your understanding of the core qualities of strategic leadership, leaving you better equipped to lead yourself and your team to a better place and create greater value for customers, owners, and employees.
Acknowledgements

Preface

What You’ll Find In This Book

How to Use This Book

Chapter 1: Introduction

So, What Is It?

Why Does It Matter?

How You Can Use It

Chapter 2: The Business

Chapter 3: The Leader

Chapter 4: The Team

Chapter 5: Alex’s Journey Begins

Chapter 6: The Art of Ownership

The Story: Robert

Ownership Close Up

Chapter 7: The Art of Tenacity

The Story: Mya

Tenacity Close Up

The Tenacity Formula

Mastering Tenacity

Chapter 8: The Art of Risk

The Story: Jordan

Risk Close Up

Chapter 9: The Art of Agility

The Story: Kim

Agility Close Up

Your “Flex-agility”

Chapter 10: The Art of Awareness

The Story: Lu

Awareness Close Up

What it all Means

Chapter 11: The Art of Driving Change

The Story: Sara

Driving Change Close Up

Chapter 12: The Art of Vision

The Story: Alex

Vision Close Up

What Visionary Leaders Do

Chapter 13: The Art of Strategic Leadership

The Rest of the Story

The Future Starts Here and Now

Connect and Continue the Journey

About the Authors

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