Grounded

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A provocative, personal approach to leadership based on in-depthresearch with hundreds of executives around the world Confronted by disruptive change and economic turbulence, many oftoday's leaders find themselves ill-equipped to manage the hazardsthey now face. They must contend with chronic uncertainty, cynicalemployees, and personal burnout. Most are poorly served by theprevailing paradigm that obsessively focuses on what we do toproduce short-term results while sabotaging who we are as healthyhuman beings. Few have seen alternatives, until now. Grounded proposes a new approach that's designed foractual humans who must grapple with these forces. This new paradigmspeaks to our better selves. Based on the author's Healthy Leadermodel, it focuses on the six personal dimensions thatfuel--and refuel--the world's top leaders: physical,emotional, intellectual, social, vocational, and spiritualhealth. The book argues that leaders at every level can be moreself-aware, develop their untapped potential, and drivesignificantly better results--for themselves, their teams, andtheir organizations. * Shows readers how to build a personal leadership model thatworks with their values, goals and capabilities * Features fresh stories from leaders in a variety oforganizations including the New York Fire Department,PricewaterhouseCoopers, The Lego Group, and Medstar Health * Gives leaders practical tools to face their toughest challengeswith greater skill, confidence, and impact By developing themselves and mastering the six dimensions,readers can gain the stamina and strength to not only weather toughtimes but to achieve much, much more.

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Bob Rosen

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Advisor and organizational psychologist Rosen (CEO &founder, Healthy Companies Intl.; The Healthy Company: EightStrategies To Develop People, Productivity, and Profits)outlines a holistic approach to leadership based on his in-depthresearch of several international companies (e.g., Polo RalphLauren, Alcoa, PBS). The book's main message is that a leader mustcultivate a healthy internal balance of six aspects: physical,emotional, intellectual, social, vocational, and spiritual. Rosenidentifies these qualities as the roots of leadership and suggeststhat the leader possessing them can more easily withstand chaos.The core of the text discusses methods for developing soundfoundations. The healthier the leader is, the stronger theorganization will be as a whole. The book's final section expandson how developing these characteristics will influence awell-balanced person and contribute to a flourishing company.VERDICT Rosen draws from interviews and case studies topresent a simple message to leaders: focus on improving yourselfbefore you try to fix your company. While the conceit of the titleis compelling, the concepts put forth may appear as unreachableideals. This volume pulls together dissimilar leadership models andwill appeal to business readers bored of training manuals.Recommended. --John Rodzvilla, Emerson Coll., Boston(Library Journal, October 2013)
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