I've been fortunate to have coached and advised many leaders, executives, and executive teams over the years. I've worked with people with very different backgrounds, expertise, industries, per-sonalities, and styles. In this book, I will be sharing in greater detail how to understand yourself and others better, and why it is so crit-ical to your future success. We will go over the dimensions of effec-tive leadership and developing yourself as a leader -increasing leadership knowledge, techniques, and skills, in addition to behav-ioral modification. We will discuss why it's so important to under-stand what behaviors and reactions tend to get you into trouble, how you can modify your style without compromising authenticity or transparency, and why it's so critical to learn how to shift as a person and leader throughout your life. I call it Agile Leadership.
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Radical simplification and salient advice on the path to becoming an Agile Leader.
Today’s workforce is multicultural, multi-generational, and wants their work to be more meaningful than just a paycheck. To make this vision a reality, it’s critical that leaders understand their teams’ motivations and perspectives, and adapt their leadership style to cultivate a culture of high performance and collaboration. Mollor asserts that to navigate change and achieve success, whether at work, at home, or in your community, you need to become an Agile Leader. In the book, author Chuck Mollor, a former CEO, shares his story of self-awareness, self-acceptance, and self-development, while demonstrating a new leadership paradigm, a roadmap of what makes a great leader, and what organizations must do to develop great leaders.
Readers will discover a new approach to becoming a successful, trusted, and effective leader in today’s environment. They will learn the key traits of great leaders and how to inspire their teams to break through, achieve, and build high performing teams and organizations. Further, readers will gain the self-awareness, knowledge, skills, and behaviors to realize what is holding them back and how to manage their own triggers so they can reach the next level.
The book's timeliness as the world navigates the COVID-19 crisis is met with many organizations facing major changes. As the author cites, change is beyond an initiative, but spans organizational strategy, communications, conflict resolutions, and culture. He simplifies these often complex topics by outlining practical steps in shifting towards becoming an Agile leader beginning with self-reflection, active listening, and communications; Skills that are fundamental and paramount. His points about acting decisively, especially as it pertains to the more managerial and operational aspects should not undermine the company's core values, mission, and longer term objectives. He makes compelling points in regards to the profound impact on employee engagement and profitability, productivity, recruitment, retention, as cited by a Gallup study.
The statistics and ripple effects he discusses are significant, yet are mostly tied to a management role. The case for taking a much more holistic approach is a great example of the shift to agile leadership looking far beyond merely task-oriented measures. It's a vision he describes as one with a greater sense of purpose, clarity, development, recognition, and leadership. The point about 'courageous dialogue' is notable as it relates to the more challenging issues in managing conflicts - being an active participant in leading change rather than passive and reactive.
The honesty, self-reflection, and acknowledgement of the current state in this approach are the beginnings for a productive, forward-thinking and collaborative culture. There is far too often a feeling that companies should provide these opportunities, however this may underscore internal stakeholders capabilities and potential such as the 'Accidental Leader' in taking the initiative towards the learning, development, and, facilitation of such change. Would be useful for aspiring leaders to noodle on this over a virtual book club lunch discussion. Disruption is an opportunity for those who seek to take on tough problems by stepping up to the challenge, hone in on the concepts Mollar outlines, and contribute to the process of creating change.
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Today’s workforce is multicultural, multi-generational, and wants their work to be more meaningful than just a paycheck. To make this vision a reality, it’s critical that leaders understand their teams’ motivations and perspectives, and adapt their leadership style to cultivate a culture of high performance and collaboration. Mollor asserts that to navigate change and achieve success, whether at work, at home, or in your community, you need to become an Agile Leader. In the book, author Chuck Mollor, a former CEO, shares his story of self-awareness, self-acceptance, and self-development, while demonstrating a new leadership paradigm, a roadmap of what makes a great leader, and what organizations must do to develop great leaders.
Readers will discover a new approach to becoming a successful, trusted, and effective leader in today’s environment. They will learn the key traits of great leaders and how to inspire their teams to break through, achieve, and build high performing teams and organizations. Further, readers will gain the self-awareness, knowledge, skills, and behaviors to realize what is holding them back and how to manage their own triggers so they can reach the next level.
About the author
Chuck Mollor is the founder, CEO, and executive coach at MCG Partners. For over 30 years, Mollor has advised, coached, and consulted executives and organizations across industries, from startups to Fortune 500. Mollor lives near Boston, MA with his wife, four children, and two dogs. view profile
Published on September 01, 2020
Published by Prominence Publishing
70000 words
Genre: Business & Management
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