The Leadership Odyssey

The Resource of Choice for Those Who Need to Lead!

New times demand new competencies. Keep yours ahead of the curve with this engaging guide for the self-directed development of cutting-edge management skills. The Leadership Odyssey outlines thirty-seven abilities and attributes that define the successful manager of the future, and shows how to master them all. Readers will benefit from a synthesis of the latest thought on the subject, plus a wealth of learning tools, self-assessment materials, and expert advice from professionals with more than twenty years of management development experience. Great for training programs, too. Foreward by Barry Z. Posner.

THE NEW LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS SELF-LEADERSHIP: EXPLORING VALUES AND PERSPECTIVES.

Values: Qualities of Being.

Perspectives: Habits of Mind.

Enabling Individuals and Teams to Perform.

Managing Across Boundaries.

Creating a Culture.

Anticipating the Future.

THE LEADERSHIP ODYSSEY ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS ASSESSMENT KIT.

How to Use the Kit.

Leadership Odyssey Attributes and Skills Assessment Form.

Feedback Analysis.

THE LEADERSHIP ODYSSEY SELF-DEVELOPMENT EXERCISES.

Learning to Learn.

Guidelines for Development Exercises.

Developmental Exercises. "Active leadership is a requirement for today's managers. This is a timely guide for managers to building their essential leadership qualities. A must read!" (Gerald Miwa, vice president, DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company)

"Napolitano and Henderson offer more than answers to today's challenges. They offer ways to restructure one's thinking so leaders can avoid applying old-world solutions to new-world problems." (Doug Eaton, regional vice president, State Farm Insurance Companies)

"Of all the leadership authors on the market today, Carole Napolitano and Lida HAnderson stand out among the best. Their insights will prove invaluable to both public- and private-sector organizations struggling with change." (Susanne V. Slater, associate dean for executive programs, School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland)

"Today we all struggle as managers and leaders to stay on top of our game. Leadership Odyssey recognizes all the issues and pressures of a '90s manager's life, both personal and professional, and provides the tools and thoughts to break through to new levels." (Sally Courtney, senior vice president-general merchandise manager, Hechinger) CAROLE S. NAPOLITANO is founder and president of Synergies, a firm that provides education and consulting services in leadership, management, and organizational development. NASA, the Federal Judicial Center, the University of Maryland, Freddie Mac, Okidata, and State Farm Insurance are among her many public- and private-sector clients. Skilled in designing and facilitating learning experiences for managers, leaders, and teams, Napolitano focuses on helping organizations explore new models of effectiveness and enlarging their capacity for growth and change. LIDA J. HENDERSON is program manager for Xerox Corporation's corporate management education and training group. During her twenty-four-year tenure with Xerox, she has been integral to the development and implementation of leading-edge management and personal development training for employees at every corporate level. Managing and leading. In this era of rapid and relentless change, the terms become inseparable. Today's managers must also lead if they are to survive—and thrive—in a world where job obsolescence is a mere reorganization away and individuals are left to chart their own courses for long-term personal and professional success.Applicable on an individual or company-wide basis, this unique resource outlines a process by which managers at all levels can build the leadership skills they need to deal effectively with an ever-changing business environment. The authors, acknowledged experts in management training and leadership development, delineate thirty-seven specific attributes and skills that define the successful manager of the future. Step-by-step they show readers how to master them all through a program of self-directed learning that embraces three domains: self-leadership, people leadership, and organizational leadership.The Leadership Odyssey, in addition to the in-depth guidance it offers, also contains a wealth of practical tools that enhance and reinforce the learning process. Among them:? An assessment kit for gathering 360? feedback on attributes and skills proficiency? An analysis guide for interpreting feedback data? Guidelines for developing a personal learning plan? Developmental exercises for addressing identified needs and bolstering evident strengths? A reflective learning model for translating the lessons of experience into a means of sustaining professional and personal growth? A spheres of influence model that offers a new way of thinking about future managerial leadershipMoreover, the developmental experiences the authors recommAnd are not limited to professional activities alone, but include family, personal, and community activities that recognize the importance of a balanced existence. The result is an unprecedented approach to building leadership skills in step with the future direction of the business world and New times demand new competencies. Keep yours ahead of the curve with this engaging guide for the self-directed development of cutting-edge management skills. Readers will benefit from a synthesis of the latest thought on the subject, plus a wealth of learning tools, self-assessment materials, and expert advice from professionals with more than twenty years of management development experience. Great for training programs, too.