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Ralph D. Jacobson (Author)
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075067279X 978-0750672795 May 29, 2000 1
Bringing together the best practices of many of the most highly
respected organizational thinkers shaping the future landscape of
business, Leading for a Change finally answers the question of how to make leadership success a reality.

This book is relevant for all leaders within the organization-from the shop floor, to those pushing the envelop with e-commerce to walnut row. The book's "5 Challenges of Organizational Leadership" enables readers to concentrate on specific tasks crucial to creating a unified, visionary and dynamic organization. The author's unique Leader's Map framework lays out the five universal challenges facing today's leaders: reframing the future, developing
followership, teaching and learning, building community, and balancing paradox. The book's leadership "roadmap" and diagnostic surveys help readers assess their organization's current and emerging
leadership challenges and devise new adaptable and anticipatory strategies. Drawing from the works of such luminary business gurus as Kouzes & Posner, Senge, Covey, Bennis, Hamel and others, the author has translated their wisdom into practical tools that bring clarity to the order and rhythm of what it takes to be a successful leader. Leading for a Change is straightforward and free from jargon. The unique underlying principles of the book are:

Leadership can be learned, thus it is less art and mostly practice
Leadership need not be a solo act. Leaders support each other to
accomplish organization objectives
The most successful leaders focus on using their strengths effectively
Effective leaders learn to use leadership tools in ways that are natural to them




Helps make leadership and change management concrete tasks
Gives readers practical, proven methods and tools (questionnaires, decision maps)
Provides a decision-making framework for assessing and plotting organizational strategy

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Leading for a Change arms you with proven and practical methods, techniques, and tools to help you achieve outstanding business results. Use the books innovative framework and its revealing diagnostic survey to assess your organizations leadership needs. The books "five challenges" help you develop leadership strategies and implement practices crucial for creating a dynamic and successful organization. Leading for a Change uniquely prepares you to cultivate and revitalize leadership throughout your organization.

About the Author

An adjunct professor at the Executive MBA program at University of St. Thomas. Principal at Synthesis Consulting Inc.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1 edition (May 29, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 075067279X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750672795
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #904,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Leading for a Change: How to Master the 5 Challenges, June 29, 2000
This review is from: Leading for a Change: How to Master the 5 Challenges Faced by Every Leader (Paperback)
"Leading for a Change" by Ralph Jacobson is like having your own consultant working with you. Ralph makes the book "user friendly". He presents the reader with a "bag of tools" from which he/she can pick and choose those that meet their specific needs. Mr. Jacobson has brought together sound theory on leadership with practical approaches for operationalizing change. I would guess he has been able to synthesize theory and practice because he himself has worked both in HR and as a consultant...he seems to know both sides of the equation. This book gives the reader some special insights into "what may work" and what won't in your specific circumstance. He organizes the book in a way that makes it a handy reference book...one you can pull off the shelf and remind yourself as to how you may want to approach a leadership issue. I would recommend this as reading to anyone who has concerns about how to maximize leadership potential...either on a personal basis or for your company.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless and Relevant, March 29, 2006
This review is from: Leading for a Change: How to Master the 5 Challenges Faced by Every Leader (Paperback)
I was first exposed to Leading for a Change by Ralph Jacobsen a number of years ago. I used the concepts and toolkit in developing strategic leadership in my organization. Since then I have pulled out the book and applied those concepts to many different business situations and organizations. Whatever lifecycle stage your company or department is at there is tremendous application. I believe this is due to the practical concepts and easy to implement strategies in an ever changing business environment. The information surrounding managing the paradox of balancing today's realities with driving change and the new future was particularly relevant to me.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Stuff, June 13, 2000
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Ralph Jacobson is among the very top thinkers in organizational and leadership development today. Working in Customer Relationship Management, where organizational change and leadership challenges are everywhere, I appreciate both the wisdom and practicality he offers. I'm going to make this book required reading for all my clients.
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