The Leadership Code: Five Rules to Lead by
By (Author) Dave Ulrich
By (author) Norm Smallwood
By (author) Kate Sweetman
Harvard Business Review Press
Harvard Business Review Press
8th January 2009
United States
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
658.4092
Commended for Axiom Business Book Awards (Leadership) 2010
Hardback
208
Width 149mm, Height 215mm
362g
What makes a great leader
It's a question that has been tackled by thousands. In fact, there are literally tens of thousands of leadership studies, theories, frameworks, models, and recommended best practices. But where are the clear, simple answers we need for our daily work lives Are there any
Dave Ulrich, Norm Smallwood, and Kate Sweetman set out to answer these questionsto crack the code of leadership. Drawing on decades of research experience, the authors conducted extensive interviews with a variety of respected CEOs, academics, experienced executives, and seasoned consultantsand heard the same five essentials repeated again and again. These five rules became The Leadership Code.
In The Leadership Code, the authors break down great leadership into day-to-day actions, so that you know what to do Monday morning. Crack the leadership codeand take your leadership to the next level.
Dave Ulrich is Professor of Business at the University of Michigan and a partner at The RBL Group. Norm Smallwood is cofounder of The RBL Group and coauthor of five books, including Results-Based Leadership. Kate Sweetman is leadership development consultant and a former editor at Harvard Business Review.