Thursday, November 14, 2013

Global Leadership: The Next Generation, 1st Edition, Marshall Goldsmith




The follow-up to Marshall Goldsmith's 500,000-copy bestseller The Leader of the Future, Global Leadership: The Next Generation systematically identifies what tomorrow's leaders will need to know, do and believe in order to successfully lead the global enterprise of the future.

Drawing on the results of an extraordinary 2-year Accenture study of emerging business leaders, this book shows why the skills of today's global leaders won't be enough--and why tomorrow's leaders won't resemble today's. Goldsmith and his co-authors first identify five new "factors of leadership" and their implications: global thinking, appreciation of diversity, technological savvy, a willingness to partner and an openness to sharing leadership. They explain what it will mean to lead in an era where intellectual capital is the dominant source of value; how to lead people whose backgrounds and values may be radically dissimilar from yours; and why achieving personal self-mastery is now a fundamental prerequisite for leading others.

From the evolution of "federated," semi-autonomous organizational structures to the personal leadership challenges now arising from globalism, this book offers unprecedented insights into the new challenges of leadership--and what it will take to meet them.

I'd say that is a very general overview of Global Leadership and more than 50% of the book is about general Leadership, concepts that you'd find in any leadership book.

This book is a tremendous rescource for anybody who leads a team or organization in a increasingly complex, dynamic and global world. It's filled with practical advice, stories, studies and book references.

This is a solid basic text on good leadership practices. Though called "global leadership" it really is common sense leadership, in that it gives a lot of examples as well as exercises to guide through the book and a corresponding course. I believe it is a fitting text for a beginning leadership class in the context of diversity.

I regard this book as an indispensable and practical tool for personal leadership development. Quite often, we get or give 360 feedback where a growth opportunity is evidenced. This book not only reviews each area of skills, but more importantly provides valuable examples that actually drive change!

Product Details :

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: FT Press; 1 edition (May 8, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0131402439
  • ISBN-13: 978-0131402430
  • Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6 x 8.9 inches


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