Preparing for leadership : what it takes to take the lead /

What makes a great leader? Confidence? Trust? Vision? The ability to inspire? The answer is complex yet understandable. The good news is that most great leaders are made, not born, and many of the characteristics associated with effective leadership can be assessed, trained, and developed. Based on...

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Main Author: Dennis, Donna J.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Meola, Deborah Dennis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : American Management Association, [2009]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:What makes a great leader? Confidence? Trust? Vision? The ability to inspire? The answer is complex yet understandable. The good news is that most great leaders are made, not born, and many of the characteristics associated with effective leadership can be assessed, trained, and developed. Based on the best-selling seminar by the American Management Association, this book gives readers practical advice on how they can: ? get noticed by learning how to look and talk like a leader ? become expert teambuilders, coaches, and communicators ? gain and use power and influence positively ? guard again.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 145 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814414538 (electronic bk.)
0814414532 (electronic bk.)
9780814414521 (Paper)
0814414524 (Paper)