Powerful Leadership: How to Unleash the Potential in Others and Simplify Your Own Life [Paperback]

Eric Stephan (Author), R. Wayne Pace (Author)

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Publication Date: March 18, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0130668362 | ISBN-13: 978-0130668363 | Edition: 1

The more you manage your employees, the more dependent they become-and the tougher your life becomes. It's the key paradox of management-and Powerful Leadership helps you cut right through it. This book distills seven powerful leadership principles into a natural, efficient, complete approach to unleashing your employees' potential - and your own. These principles simplify your life, reduce your stress, and transform management into an opportunity for unprecedented personal growth.

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Transform your leadership style—and your results!

You're a manager. You're working harder, longer, to achieve the same results. You're trying to help your people do their best work, but it's just not happening. The harder you manage, the more frustrated you become-and your people feel the same way. You're tired of bureaucracy, deeply skeptical of today's management mantras. But deep down inside, you know there must be a better way.

Powerful Leadership is for you. In this book, two of the world's leading experts on organizational leadership identify seven key principles that will allow you to manage more effectively and productively—and simplify your life. Drawing on over 40 years of research, they introduce easy-to-use techniques for freeing people from organizational constraints, redirecting employees who aren't performing, promoting innovation—and getting results.

Is it possible to meet your management goals and make the workplace a personally rewarding place to be? Yes. Absolutely. And Powerful Leadership will show you how.

* No more "overmanaging": Lighter management techniques that simply work better How to liberate yourself by liberating your employees * Practical techniques for supporting creative thinking and innovation Everyone wants innovation: here's how to get it * Helper, Partner, Confidant: From "boss" to " cohort" Creating a new order of unity for profound change * Beyond "delegation" and "motivation" The new "4 E's" of involvement: envisioning, enabling, energizing, and ensuring results * From criticism to redirection Getting the changes you want-without the alienation you can't afford * Restoring trust and good will throughout the organization "Taking the high road" in your workplace and personal decisions * "The peaceful path": Finding the calm center that will help you handle anything A plan for strengthening your mental and physical well-being

The more you manage your employees, the more dependent on you they become—and the tougher your life becomes. It's the key paradox of management—and Powerful Leadership helps you cut right through it. Eric Stephan and R. Wayne Pace distill seven powerful leadership principles, presenting a natural, powerful, and complete approach to management that will unleash your employees' potential—and yours!

• Today's seven core principles of management success
• Improving your effectiveness while you simplify your life
• Eliminating the killer stress that accompanies traditional approaches to management
• "Lighter" management techniques that deliver breakthrough results

"People are becoming increasingly convinced that 'command and control' management is obsolete. The almost universal problem is what should take its place and how to do it. To answer this, Stephan and Pace have beautifully integrated seven specific practices, each illustrated with numerous real-life examples-all of which represent a powerful new paradigm which respects and unleashes the enormous potential of people." —Dr. Stephen R. Covey,
author, The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People

"Stephan and Pace have provided new insights into the ever-evolving principles of leadership. By using compelling examples that all managers can relate to, they bring the seven principles to life. It is a must read for leaders in today's economy."—Cory B. Lindley,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Nu Skin Enterprises

"I read the book cover to cover in one sitting. It went right to the heart of the big issues facing leaders in today's business environment. This book is in your face from page one and holds your attention until the last page. It offers a very fresh perspective on a well-worn topic."-Mike Haefner,
Senior Vice President, Human Resources,
Sabre, Inc.

"Being a leader in business for many years, I quickly realized the importanceand necessity of incorporating these seven essential changes in our everydaylives. It is a resource you could turn to often for troubleshooting, or for dailyreminders of how important people are in our lives. I would recommend thebook to all business leaders."-Jackie Trujillo,
Chairman of the Board,
Harman Management Corporation

"This book provides one of the most comprehensive managerial aids to come along in a decade. Managers will be reaching for this book as a reference tool for decades to come on ideas to motivate performance and efficiency in organizations. I wish I had been given a book like this when I began my management career."—John M. Knab,
CEO,
Phonex Broadband Corporation

"Well, here's a book about leadership in the trenches that grabs and shakesus—with spunky and fresh language, lots of useful tips, a good groundingleadership theory and practice, and an acute sense of the chaotic, stressfulreality we all face everyday. This book is both simple and uplifting, wise andpractical, East and West. Plus, it's just plain interesting to read. I've been astudent, practitioner, and teacher of leadership for years, and I took away pagesI'll put on my mirror."—Pat McLagan,
President, the RITEstuff, Inc.;
author, Change Is EVERYBODY'SBusiness

About the Author

ERIC STEPHAN is Professor of Organizational Leadership and Strategy in the Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. He has researched, taught, and consulted on effective leadership techniques for over 20 years. His books include The Complete Speaker and The Perfect Leader. Dr. Stephan holds a Ph.D. from the University of Utah.

R. WAYNE PACE is Professor Emeritus of Organizational Leadership in the Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, and adjunct scholar in the Workplace Research, Learning, and Development (WoRLD) Institute of the School of Social and Workplace Development, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia. A specialist in human resource development, organizational communication, and individual and organizational change, his Prentice Hall books include Organizational Communication, Third Edition and Human Resource Development: The Field. He serves as corporate advisor to QuicKnowledge.com and Anchor Point Institute, leading firms in the training and development industry. Dr. Pace holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University and an MS from Brigham Young University.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: FT Press; 1 edition (March 18, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130668362
• ISBN-13: 978-0130668363
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,844,036 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Powerful Leadership: How to Unleash the Potential in Others and Simplify Your Own Life (Paperback)

Many managers never seek to refine their management style. Subconsciously, they feel that their "many years of experience" or innate intelligence has rightfully propelled them to their current position. For other managers, who constantly strive to improve their performance in the workplace, this book is for you.

At first glance, the topics covered may seem intuitive. Readers may initially shun chapters that underscore the importance of ethics, employee independence, and worker satisfaction, dismissing them as old hat and self-explanatory. Upon further inspection however, the unsuspecting reader will discover that the book's true power lies in its explicit detail of the benefits associated with these seemingly well-trodden concepts. The book does an exceptional job of weaving the topics back into a bigger picture of organizational success.

In order to help readers incorporate the book's seven essential changes into their own affairs, the authors include several memorable narratives in the latter chapters. Told from a very personable and realistic standpoint, readers should find these stories easy to understand and easy to relate to.