a Human Behavior Expert Reveals That What Leaders Know About Themselves Is More Important Than Their Leadership Skills And Job Knowledge.
who We Are On The Inside Can Determine Leadership Success More Than What We Do Or What We Know. in Leadership Beyond Reason, Dr. Townsend Explores The Critical Role Of The Leader's Internal World, The World Of Passion, Emotions, Intuition, Creativity, Values, Self-awareness, Conscience, And Spiritual Life. Unveiling Links Between Personal And Organizational Success Or Failure And The Contents Of A Leader's Heart, The Author Shows That Leaders Excel Not Just Through Skill And Smarts But By Connecting With Others Using Competencies, Like Curiosity, Attention, Reality Assessment, Distortion Detecting, Relationship Building, Ownership, And Living With Ambiguity. This Is The Leadership Book Only A World-respected Psychologist Could Have Written, And It Is Revolutionary In Its Insight.

Townsend, John Sims, 1952-

Nelson Reference & Electronic Publishing

Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson

WestBow Press

United States, United States of America

Nashville [u.a, 2009

0, PT, 2009

Includes bibliographical references.

Values : the bedrock of leadership -- Thoughts : leaders think about thinking -- Emotions : the unlikely allies in leadership -- Relationships : connecting with those you lead -- Transformation : growing as a leader. - A human behavior expert reveals that what leaders know about themselves is more important than their leadership skills and job knowledge. Who we are on the inside can determine leadership success more than what we do or what we know. In Leadership Beyond Reason, Dr. Townsend explores the critical role of the leader's internal world, the world of passion, emotions, intuition, creativity, values, self-awareness and conscience. Unveiling links between personal and organizational success or failure and the contents of a leader's 'heart', the author shows that leaders excel not just through skill and smart decisions but by connecting with others using attributes such as curiosity, attention, reality assessment, distortion detecting, relationship building, ownership, and living with ambiguity. This is the leadership book only a world-respected psychologist could have written, and it is revolutionary in its insight

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-177)
Values : the bedrock of leadership -- Thoughts : leaders think about thinking -- Emotions : the unlikely allies in leadership -- Relationships : connecting with those you lead -- Transformation : growing as a leader

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