<i>‘Don Warrick and his co-authors’ extraordinary collection of case studies, written by leading researchers and educators around the world, illuminates the leadership mindsets and behaviors that help organizations thrive in a world that has never been more complex and uncertain. This book is an invaluable resource for students and leaders.’</i>

- Amy C. Edmondson, Harvard University, USA,

<i>‘</i>Cases on Critical Leadership Skills<i>is one of the best books on leadership of its generation. It explores the impact of leaders, leadership styles, ethical leadership, and many more very relevant aspects of leadership in these challenging times. It is comprised of top business academics and senior business leaders. It is a “must read” by all who are or should be interested in leadership – very readable, timely, and so relevant to the world of work and wider society.’</i>

- Cary Cooper, University of Manchester, UK,

<i>‘This is a truly exciting book, one that shows leaders addressing crucial issues in global settings and provides models from which students – and faculty – can learn. It provides a forum for many highly skilled consultants and executives to describe best practices in response to the challenges that change brings, and inspire readers to think more deeply about what it means and what is required to lead major change successfully.’</i>

- Jean M. Bartunek, Boston College, US,

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<i>‘Don Warrick is one of those senior scholars whose work has changed countless lives and organizations' performance. He has justifiably won just about every award given to professors of organizational change, development, and leadership. In this book, Don brings together a fascinating array of leadership lessons learned, prescriptions for practice, and insights that can supplement courses of leadership and change. The cases are global in scope and cover just about every topic being taught in leadership courses today. This book needs to be on your shelf.’</i>

- Kim Cameron, University of Michigan, US,

<i>‘In these fast-paced turbulent times, leadership is increasingly vital to the well-being of societies and organizations, and there is a plethora of readings, talks, and training aimed at crafting effective leaders. Sparse among this educational abundance is a comprehensive collection of case studies portraying effective leadership in action. Don Warrick, Jens Mueller, and Anna Warrick’s </i>Cases on Critical Leadership Skills<i> fills this gap, and does so admirably. It provides rich and engaging cases showing essential leadership expertise in a diversity of organizations, industries, and cultures. It is “must reading” for all of us learning to be effective leaders.’</i>

- Thomas G. Cummings, University of Southern California, US,

<i>‘This exemplary collection of examples of leadership qualities, skills, challenges and behaviors in organizations around the world is an ideal resource for university courses related to leadership as well as executive and management development programs. The cases prepared by a mix of real-world executives, leadership educators, and organizational change consultants invite exploration of timeless and leading-edge aspects of leadership qualities. This is a wonderful resource as a stand-alone collection or used to augment other readings and experiences in leadership development.’</i>

- Robert J. Marshak, American University, US,

It is important for leaders to learn as much as possible about what it takes to be a good leader. However, it is even more important to be able to apply what is being learned. Cases on Critical Leadership Skills provides interesting, real world, and often inspiring cases written by well-known experts and top level executives from around the world of leaders applying the critical skills needed to be a successful, high impact leader in a fast-paced modern society.



Key Features:

  • The 34 cases are organized around nine critical leadership skills
  • A brief summary of each case is provided so specific cases can be selected to read or emphasize
  • The cases come from around the globe, from many types of industries and organizations, and from large and small organizations
  • Each case includes a statement of the major focus of the case, engaging discussion items, and key leadership lessons to be learned


  • Cases on Critical Leadership Skills can be used in academic courses and leadership development programs that need examples of applications of critical leadership skills. It would also be of interest to leaders at all levels of an organization and anyone interested in developing critical leadership skills.

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Contents: Foreword xxxix Alan Mulally Preface xli PART I INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS AND THE IMPACT LEADERS CAN HAVE 1 Changing a country through transformational leadership and teacher empowerment 2 Ronald E. Riggio 2 A physician turned leader commits to building an award-winning organization 10 Susan Albers Mohrman and Arienne McCracken 3 Robert Swan: from polar expeditions to entrepreneurial environmental leadership 19 Jireh Hooi-Inn Seow 4 Visionary leadership from Northern Ireland: a woman of many firsts 27 Sandra Janoff and Marvin Weisbord 5 The first woman conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 35 Katherine Farquhar and David W. Jamieson PART II LEADING IN CHALLENGING AND RAPIDLY CHANGING TIMES 6 Responding to the Great Resignation 43 Linda Ronnie and Sarah Boyd 7 Building a change-ready organization for today’s challenging times 53 D.D. Warrick 8 Leadership challenges in law enforcement in changing times 62 David Anderson, Peter Sorensen, and Therese Yaeger PART III THE NEED FOR ETHICAL LEADERS OF STRONG CHARACTER 9 Abraham Lincoln and the Reaper Case: on forgiveness, trust-building, and mutual respect 72 Mark L. McConkie 10 Ecolab Inc.: how a company encourages ethical leadership 80 Tracy L. Gonzalez-Padron 11 Cultural leadership: building an ethical organizational culture 90 Achilles Armenakis, Steven Brown, and Anju Mehta PART IV THE SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE OF A LEADER’S LEADERSHIP STYLE 12 How leaders and companies treat people matters: voices of women garment assembly workers in Nicaragua 99 Virginia E. Schein 13 The importance of leadership style on morale, performance, and culture 105 D.D. Warrick 14 Leadership in a turnaround situation and a multicultural environment 112 Lloyd Gibson and Regina Gibson PART V BUILDING PEOPLE-ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS THAT BRING OUT THE BEST IN PEOPLE 15 The leadership principles Alan Mulally followed in transforming Ford Motor Company into a successful company with a strong people-oriented culture 120 D.D. Warrick and Alan Mulally 16 Building a people-oriented organization pre-pandemic and post-pandemic 134 Jeanne D. Maes and Dennis M. Gassert 17 Reigniting demotivated employees: reversing career entrenchment 140 Angela Spranger 18 Using collaborative leadership at all levels to build people-oriented organizations 144 C. Theodor Forde-Stiegler, M.C. Immendorf, and Steven H. Cady 19 Taking care of your employees results in better care of customers: a case study of a large private hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh 153 William J. Rothwell and Sohel M. Imroz PART VI BUILDING HIGH-PERFORMING TEAMS AND TEAMWORK 20 The fundamentals of building high-performance teams 163 D.D. Warrick 21 The synergistic Robin Hood: building upon strengths to make productive teams 174 Mark L. McConkie 22 Building teamwork in a hostile unionized culture in a large company in India 181 Neha Gupta PART VII BUILDING ORGANIZATIONS FOR SUCCESS 23 Developing an award-winning organization: a case study of a Saudi Chamber of Commerce 188 Vijayalaxmi Moovala 24 Building a state-of-the art, world-class hospital 197 Jeanne D. Maes, Colonel Andrew W. Backus, William A. Sorrentino Jr., James P. Moore, and Robert A. Shearer 25 Huron Hospital: leading with sustainability to create a high-performance organization 204 Arienne McCracken and Susan Albers Mohrman PART VIII BUILDING STRONG CULTURES 26 How Zappos built a zany, high-performance culture 214 D.D. Warrick, John Milliman, and Jeffery M. Ferguson 27 The influence of an Australian CEO’s philosophy and personality on shaping culture 225 Theodora Issa and David Pick 28 The organizational challenge: building a change-adept culture 233 Janet McCollum and Ken Murrell 29 Building, rebuilding, and sustaining a winning culture at the Madame Zingara Restaurant Group 247 Kate (Herbert) Wardle and Linda Ronnie 30 The intentional engagement of informal leaders in a large-scale organization and culture change 260 Larry Peters PART IX MANAGING CHANGE 31 Exploring the world of pseudo change 271 Thomas C. Head and Peter Sorensen 32 Leading change: a case study of Al Salam Bank–Bahrain 277 Vijayalaxmi Moovala 33 Brandeis University: selling art or the art of selling change 285 Todd Jick PART X LEADER OF LEADERS 34 What I learned from Frances Hesselbein: work is love made visible 295 Sarah McArthur
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781035311859
Publisert
2024-02-09
Utgiver
Vendor
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
354

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Edited by D.D. Warrick, Professor of Leadership and Organization Change and President's Teaching Scholar, College of Business, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, US, Jens Mueller, MNZM, Director of Massey Executive Development, Massey University, New Zealand and Anna Warrick, Vice President, The Warrick Agency Training and Development Company and Assistant Instructor, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, US