Partnering: The New Face of Leadership [Hardcover]

Larraine Segil (Author), Marshall Goldsmith (Author), James Eds Belasco (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 26, 2002

The future of business growth is in the partnerships that companies and their executives form. As alliances become more common and more complex, leadership will depend heavily on the ability of business leaders to build partnerships both inside and outside their organizations. Partnering features original contributions from more than 30 thought leaders, including its noteworthy editors and such luminaries as:
-- Ken Blanchard on situational leadership
-- Beverly Kaye on building, living, and leaving a legacy for the organization
-- Kevin Cashman's Five Touchstones of Authentic Partnering Leadership
-- Robert Kaplan on the Balanced Scorecard for leadership
-- R. Roosevelt Thomas on fostering trust and resonance through diversity
-- Jim Kouzes on building cultures of collaboration
-- Brian Tracy on the importance and power of focus
-- Jon Katzenbach on where team Performance fits in the balanced leadership approach

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

The future of business growth is in the partnerships that companies and their executives form. Partnering explains how critical it is for business leaders to "partner" effectively, and features original contributions from more than 30 thought leaders, including such luminaries as Ken Blanchard, Jim Kouzes and Brian Tracy. Topics cover:

* Ken Blanchard on situational leadership * Beverly Kaye on building, living, and leaving a legacy for the organization * Kevin Cashman's Five Touchstones of Authentic Partnering Leadership * Robert Kaplan on the Balanced Scorecard for leadership * R. Roosevelt Thomas on fostering trust and resonance through diversity * Jim Kouzes on building cultures of collaboration * Brian Tracy on the importance and power of focus * Jon Katzenbach on where team performance fits in the balanced leadership approach

About the Author

Larraine Segil (Los Angeles) is CEO of Larraine Segil Productions and author of Dynamic Leader, Adaptive Organization. Marshall Goldsmith (Rancho Santa Fe, CA) has been cited by Forbes and the Wall Street Journal as a top executive educator and coach. He is founding director of the Financial Times Knowledge Dialogue. His 12 books include Learning Journeys, Coaching for Leadership and The Leadership Investment (0-8144-0558-4). James Belasco (La Mesa, CA) is executive director of the Financial Times Knowledge Dialogue and author of the bestseller Flight of the Buffalo, as well as Teaching Elephants to Dance and others.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: AMACOM (November 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814407579
• ISBN-13: 978-0814407578
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,677,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a MUST read for any business professional, May 10, 2003

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Simon Vetter "simon vetter" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Partnering: The New Face of Leadership (Hardcover)

Great book! Partnering is the way to do business now and in the future. The book is a fine collection of tools and strategies in leadership and management. It's educational, inspiring and engaging at the same time. A must read for anybody who manages fast pace, competitive businesses

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What the future of leadership should be., February 25, 2003

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John Wheaton (Alta Loma, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Partnering: The New Face of Leadership (Hardcover)

This is a book for people who are concerned for building a better future. As someone who has spent a great deal of time studying leadership, I find the focus on doing it better that is found in this book to be quite refreshing. Here we move beyond evolutionary changes to ideas that are quite revolutionary. This is not a book about maintaining the status quo power structures. This is a book about creating new leadership styles where partnership with knowledgeable workers will be needed to ensure organizational success.

The command and control style of leadership is coming to an end. For a leader to succeed in the future they will have to rely on their ability to pull together the talents of many individuals. This will be a leader who respects others, who helps coach and develop real talent, who shares success, and who continuously reinvents her/himself. The book gives us hope for a future where we can be productive without sacrificing our humanity.

The books 30 essays by 42 thought leaders are works derived from a passion for helping others. The inspiration for this book comes from an awareness for new leadership made more apparent by the events of 9/11. All of the royalties from this book will go to help the victims of that tragic day.

5.0 out of 5 stars Partnering The New Face of Leadership, January 6, 2003

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Linda Hawkins (Encinitas, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Partnering: The New Face of Leadership (Hardcover)

This book is great "airplane" reading. Each chapter is self contained --- usually about 10 to 15 pages, and written by world renowned experts in their field. Partnering is the common theme, but the authors cover a lot of territory.

This book is timely and relevant to today's environmnet. I especially like the idea that all the authors (as if these people need the money) are donating the royalities from sales to the victims of September 11, 2001.