Contrarian's guide to leadership

Steven B. Sample

224 pages, parution le 03/06/2003

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Résumé

In this offbeat approach to leadership, college president Steven B. Sample-the man who turned the University of Southern California into one of the most respected and highly rated universities in the country-challenges many conventional teachings on the subject.

Here, Sample outlines an iconoclastic style of leadership that flies in the face of current leadership thought, but a style that unquestionably works, nevertheless. Sample urges leaders and aspiring leaders to focus on some key counterintuitive truths. He offers his own down-to-earth, homespun, and often provocative advice on some complex and thoughtful issues.

And he provides many practical, if controversial, tactics for successful leadership, suggesting, among other things, that leaders should sometimes compromise their principles, not read everything that comes across their desks, and always put off decisions.

Introduction
Thinking Gray, and Free
Artful Listening
Experts: Saviors and Charlatans
You Are What You Read
Decisions, Decisions
Give the Devil His Due
Know Which Hill You're Willing to Die On
Work for Those Who Work for You
Follow the Leader
Being President Versus Doing President
The University of Southern California : A Case Study in Contrarian Leadership
Conclusion

Index

L'auteur - Steven B. Sample

Steven B. Sample est à la fois un ingénieur électricien, un musicien, un amoureux de la nature, un professeur, un inventeur et le président de l'université de Californie du Sud. Sous sa présidence, l'université de Californie du Sud a acquis une réputation mondiale dans le domaine de la communication et des technologies multimédias, et est devenue l'une des premières universités de recherche des États-Unis.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Jossey-Bass
Auteur(s)	Steven B. Sample
Parution	03/06/2003
Nb. de pages	224
Format	15 x 22,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	285g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780787967079
ISBN13	978-0-7879-6707-9