Leadership Conversations : Challenging High Potential Managers to Become Great Leaders

**Conversation techniques and tools that can help strong managers become great leaders**Often the very same skills and traits that enable rising stars to achieve success "tenacity, aggressiveness, self-confidence" become liabilities when promoted into a leadership track. While managers' conversations are generally transactional and centered on the task at hand, leaders must focus on people, asking great questions and aligning them with the vision for the future. Leadership mindsets and skills can be developed, and Leadership Conversations provides practical guidance for connecting with others in ways that transform each interaction into an opportunity for organizational and personal growth. - Identifies four types of conversation every leader must master: building relationships, making decisions, taking action, and developing others - Provides an action plan for boosting your personal leadership potential, as well for developing leadership skills in others - Draws on the authors' rich experience coaching and working with leaders at a wide range of organizations, including NASA, the U.S. Navy, intelligence agencies, Boeing, Gillette, Bausch & Lomb, and Georgetown University __Leadership Conversations__ is required reading for both high-potential managers looking to make it to the next level and leaders looking to develop their people. Conversation Techniques And Tools That Can Help Strong Managers Become Great Leadersoften The Very Same Skills And Traits That Enable Rising Stars To Achieve Success Tenacity, Aggressiveness, Self-confidence Become Liabilities When Promoted Into A Leadership Track. While Managers' Conversations Are Generally Transactional And Centered On The Task At Hand, Leaders Must Focus On People, Asking Great Questions And Aligning Them With The Vision For The Future. Leadership Mindsets And Skills Can Be Developed, And Leadership Conversations Provides Practical Guidance For Connecting With Others In Ways That Transform Each Interaction Into An Opportunity For Organizational And Personal Growth.identifies Four Types Of Conversation Every Leader Must Master: Building Relationships, Making Decisions, Taking Action, And Developing Othersprovides An Action Plan For Boosting Your Personal Leadership Potential, As Well For Developing Leadership Skills In Othersdraws On The Authors' Rich Experience Coaching And Working With Leaders At A Wide Range Of Organizations, Including Nasa, The U.s. Navy, Intelligence Agencies, Boeing, Gillette, Bausch & Lomb, And Georgetown Universityleadership Conversations Is Required Reading For Both High-potential Managers Looking To Make It To The Next Level And Leaders Looking To Develop Their People. Part 1 The High-potential Challenges 1 -- 1 Do You Really Want To Be A Leader? 3 -- 2 What Blend Of Management And Leadership Mindsets Is Best? 11 -- 3 Have You Had Leadership Conversations Today? 19 -- 4 Where Do You Stand On The Leadership Ladder? 29 -- Part 2 Conversations To Build Relationships 35 -- 5 Learn The New Rules 37 -- 6 Your Relationships Define You 47 -- 7 Know Your Strengths And Their Shadows 57 -- 8 People Aren't Machines 65 -- 9 Don't Let Them Assume They Know What You're Thinking 75 -- 10 Embrace Differences 83 -- Part 3 Conversations To Develop Others 89 -- 11 The Battle For Talent 91 -- 12 The Challenge Of Leading Other High Potentials 103 -- 13 Conversations You Must Have 115 -- 14 What Gets In Your People's Way? 127 -- 15 Recognition-making It All Worthwhile 139 -- Part 4 Conversations To Make Decisions 147 -- 16 Develop Your Judgment Gene 149 -- 17 What You Know Is Irrelevant 161 -- 18 Be Curious-ask Great Questions 173 -- 19 If You Can't Change, Retire 187 -- Part 5 Conversations To Take Action 197 -- 20 Moving Smoothly Into Action 199 -- 21 Planning Successful Actions 207 -- 22 When Things Change 215 -- 23 Lessons From Success And Failure 225 -- 24 Inspiring People In Turbulent Times 233 -- Part 6 Your Leadership Conversations 243 -- 25 Conversations At The Top 245 -- 26 Conversations For Executive Leaders 251 -- 27 Conversations For Managers Of Managers Alan S. Berson, Richard G. Stieglitz. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 277-279) And Index. Conversation techniques and tools that can help strong managers become great leaders

Often the very same skills and traits that enable rising stars to achieve success "tenacity, aggressiveness, self-confidence" become liabilities when promoted into a leadership track. While managers' conversations are generally transactional and centered on the task at hand, leaders must focus on people, asking great questions and aligning them with the vision for the future. Leadership mindsets and skills can be developed, and Leadership Conversations provides practical guidance for connecting with others in ways that transform each interaction into an opportunity for organizational and personal growth.

• Identifies four types of conversation every leader must master: building relationships, making decisions, taking action, and developing others
• Provides an action plan for boosting your personal leadership potential, as well for developing leadership skills in others
• Draws on the authors' rich experience coaching and working with leaders at a wide range of organizations, including NASA, the U.S. Navy, intelligence agencies, Boeing, Gillette, Bausch & Lomb, and Georgetown University

Leadership Conversations is required reading for both high-potential managers looking to make it to the next level and leaders looking to develop their people.

Conversation techniques and tools that can help strong managers become great leaders

Often the very same skills and traits that enable rising stars to achieve success "tenacity, aggressiveness, self-confidence" become liabilities when promoted into a leadership track. While managers' conversations are generally transactional and centered on the task at hand, leaders must focus on people, asking great questions and aligning them with the vision for the future. Leadership mindsets and skills can be developed, and Leadership Conversations provides practical guidance for connecting with others in ways that transform each interaction into an opportunity for organizational and personal growth.

• Identifies four types of conversation every leader must master: building relationships, making decisions, taking action, and developing others
• Provides an action plan for boosting your personal leadership potential, as well for developing leadership skills in others
• Draws on the authors' rich experience coaching and working with leaders at a wide range of organizations, including NASA, the U.S. Navy, intelligence agencies, Boeing, Gillette, Bausch & Lomb, and Georgetown University

Leadership Conversations is required reading for both high-potential managers looking to make it to the next level and leaders looking to develop their people.