Exceptional Leadership by Design

‘An exceptional read about exceptional leadership. As a systems thinker it is wonderful to get more insights in to the true design integrity of leadership. Read it!’ -- Fons Trompenaars, Keynote, Thought Leader and Bestselling Author
‘I like this book. Sound underwhelming? Not at all. Leadership books started sounding alike years ago. This one immediately grabbed me as different. It’s elegant. Easily memorable. Sweet to spend time with. That’s design.’ -- Ira Chaleff, Author of Intelligent Disobedience: Doing Right When What You’re Told To Do Is Wrong
‘A totally fresh yet pragmatic perspective on diverse aspects of organizational leadership… couldn’t have imagined that leadership could be potentially designed. Read this book, and learn from the best minds working on this novel idea.’ -- Ashoo Khosla, Author of Off the Corporate Bus and into the Creativity Boat
‘No leader, no matter how inspiring, smart or charismatic, can singularly outpace the exponentially VUCA rate of change. Exceptional Leadership by Design is a must read for leaders who want more than one-time bursts of invention, and seek to truly transform their organizations into sustainable innovation growth engines.’ -- Cindy R. Kent, President & General Manager, 3M Infection Prevention Division
‘Exceptional Leadership by Design is a must-read for leaders who want more than one-time bursts of invention, and seek to truly transform their organizations into sustainable innovation growth engines.’ -- Gail M. Jensen, PhD, PT, FAPTA, Dean, Graduate School and College of Professional Studies, Vice Provost for Learning and Assessment
‘This is a must have book for every Leadership practitioner by their bedside table! A unique and interesting blend of the Art and Science of Leadership with practical tips and anecdotes for use in every situation’ -- Himanshu Shah, Global HR Leader, Koninklijke Vopak
‘A fresh perspective on how design thinking can help leaders. If you’re new to the design thinking approach, the authors provide a valuable summary of the key concepts and methodologies. And even if you’ve been practising these principles with your team or organization, the book will expand your horizons on how to apply design thinking as a leadership discipline, to look within yourself and how you lead with fresh, open eyes.’ -- Gary Gonya, EVP, Director of Culture & Talent
‘Reading this book felt like looking in a special 21st-century mirror which shows my own concerns, challenges and ambitions in transformational leadership. It is clear that I am not alone in this, and that there is no one right way of doing things. I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who sees the importance of innovation and is grappling with making it work in their own organisation.’ -- Neil Stewart, Chief Executive, Glen Dimplex Heating & Ventilation
‘When the words; leadership, human, design, empathy and cultural intelligence appear repeatedly, you have a recipe for hope. Right now the world lacks a leader who can give us all hope. This book could provide the answer to “leadership” in the true meaning of the word.’ -- Tina Thomson, General Manager Operations at Nygala Corp
Leadership and business specialists from North America, Australia, and Europe present 13 chapters of stories and ideas on how to design contexts, situations, and opportunities for exceptional leadership. They explore the concept of design and how infusing it into organizational leadership makes it more people-focused and fosters a culture of empathy, designing leadership like jazz, and using design principles to strengthen leadership expertise at any level; how using various interventions within the design process can result in exceptional leadership, including coaching, a human-centered design framework for female leaders, building resilience strategies into the organizational model, flow-based leadership, and applying design thinking to volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous problems; the context for design, including designing leadership for innovation, culturally intelligent leadership, and the power of place and designing workspaces; and how to evaluate leadership by design. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *