{"product_id":"becoming-a-strategic-leader-isbn-9781118567234","title":"Becoming a Strategic Leader","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the second edition of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Strategic Leader\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard L. Hughes, Katherine Colarelli Beatty, and David L. Dinwoodie draw from the Center for Creative Leadership's (CCL) acclaimed Leading Strategically program to offer executives and managers a comprehensive approach to strategic leadership that reaches leaders at all levels of organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis thoroughly revised edition concentrates on practical tools for producing impact right away. The authors place special emphasis on three essential strategic components: discovering and prioritizing strategic drivers, which determine sustainability and competitiveness; leadership strategy, which ignites the connections between people critical to enacting the business strategy; and how to foster the individual and organizational learning that is foundational to sustained performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors and other leadership development professionals have used the distinctive and systematic approach described in this book with great success in CCL's Leading Strategically program. The second edition also contains improved self-assessments that help to align the book's lessons learned with the program's current practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will find fresh suggestions about developing the individual, team, and organizational skills needed for institutions to become more adaptable, flexible, and resilient. These are critical strategic attributes in a time of ever more rapid change, greater uncertainty, and globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. What Is Strategic Leadership? 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Strategic Thinking 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Strategic Acting 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Strategic Influence 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Strategic Leadership Teams 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Leadership Strategies for Superior Performance 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Developing Strategic Leadership 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Strategic Driver Paired-Voting Form 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: STRAT: Strategic Team Review and Action Tool 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Using STRAT to Develop Your Strategic Leadership Team 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D: STRAT Norm Data 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix E: Talent Sustainability Requirements 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix F: Leadership Strategy Plan Template 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix G: Action Learning Projects Criteria for Project Selection 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Center for Creative Leadership 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard L. Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e served as transformation chair and academic department head at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has also served in various management and teaching roles at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), where his work focused on senior executive leadership and organizational leadership development. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatherine Colarelli Beatty\u003c\/b\u003e has developed strategic leadership capabilities in individuals, teams, and organizations for more than twenty years. She has worked with nonprofit, government, and for-profit organizations from a variety of industries around the globe. Kate is the managing director of the Colorado Springs campus of CCL. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid L. Dinwoodie\u003c\/b\u003e has served as general manager of EADA Business School in Barcelona. He has held senior management positions with pan-European and global responsibilities at Ernst \u0026amp; Young, BICC General Cable, Planeta de Agostini, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. David is the regional director for Latin America at CCL.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the second edition of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Strategic Leader\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard L. Hughes, Katherine Colarelli Beatty, and David L. Dinwoodie draw from the Center for Creative Leadership’s (CCL) acclaimed Leading Strategically program to offer executives and managers a comprehensive approach to strategic leadership that reaches leaders at all levels of organizations. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis thoroughly revised edition concentrates on practical tools for producing impact right away. The authors place special emphasis on three essential strategic components: discovering and prioritizing strategic drivers, which determine sustainability and competitiveness; leadership strategy, which ignites the connections between people critical to enacting the business strategy; and how to foster the individual and organizational learning that is foundational to sustained performance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors and other leadership development professionals have used the distinctive and systematic approach described in this book with great success in CCL’s Leading Strategically program. The second edition also contains improved self-assessments that help to align the book’s lessons learned with the program’s current practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will find fresh suggestions about developing the individual, team, and organizational skills needed for institutions to become more adaptable, flexible, and resilient. These are critical strategic attributes in a time of ever more rapid change, greater uncertainty, and globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988797702373,"sku":"NP9781118567234","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118567234.jpg?v=1761781627","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/becoming-a-strategic-leader-isbn-9781118567234","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}