Practicing Positive Leadership - Kim S Cameron

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Résumé :
The recent emphasis on positive leadership has revolutionized traditional approaches to leading and managing. Producing extraordinarily high performance, generating positively deviant results-results that are dramatically better than normal-and creating remarkable vitality in the workplace are the most frequent consequences of positive leadership. Empirical research by Kim Cameron has confirmed these outcomes, but the lingering question is how? What specifically can leaders do to practice positive leadership?

This book provides five proven practices-tools and techniques-for practicing positive leadership. These tools and techniques have been confirmed as highly successful in leading individual employees and organizations to attain extraordinarily high levels of flourishing and effectiveness. They build on and supplement Kim Cameron's previous book, Positive Leadership, which outlined the theory but, in the interest of brevity, omitted details about implementation. Developmental exercises and action activities associated with each positive practice are provided in the book to help the practices become instantly implementable....

Biographie:
Kim Cameron

Sommaire:
The recent emphasis on positive leadership has revolutionized traditional approaches to leading and managing. Producing extraordinarily high performance, generating positively deviant results-results that are dramatically better than normal-and creating remarkable vitality in the workplace are the most frequent consequences of positive leadership. Empirical research by Kim Cameron has confirmed these outcomes, but the lingering question is how? What specifically can leaders do to practice positive leadership?

This book provides five proven practices-tools and techniques-for practicing positive leadership. These tools and techniques have been confirmed as highly successful in leading individual employees and organizations to attain extraordinarily high levels of flourishing and effectiveness. They build on and supplement Kim Cameron's previous book, Positive Leadership, which outlined the theory but, in the interest of brevity, omitted details about implementation. Developmental exercises and action activities associated with each positive practice are provided in the book to help the practices become instantly implementable....

When I learned to apply the techniques of positive leadership, my ability to influence others toward a common goal increased exponentially. Practicing positive leadership will transform your career and the experience of those you lead!--Brent Densford, Chief of Staff, Government Business, HumanaDr. Cameron's fresh insights and innovative approaches to leadership have given me and my senior managers new ways to inspire and lead our line managers and staff toward producing their best work.--Julie Zawisza, Director, Office of Communications, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug AdministrationMaking the decision to focus my energy on positive situations has led to increased staff morale, higher student achievement, and greater productivity...the impact of positive leadership can change lives.--Scot A. Graden, Superintendent, Saline Area Schools, Saline, Michigan