Good Leaders Learn : Lessons from Lifetimes of Leadership
Good Leaders Learn : Lessons from Lifetimes of Leadership
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Author(s): Seijts, Gerard
ISBN No.: 9780415659765
Pages: 416
Year: 201311
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 267.41
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available (On Demand)

1. Introduction 2. Leadership Character 3. Learning to Lead 4. The Interviews 5. You Have To Be Able To Communicate And Then Be An Example: John Furlong (President and CEO, Vancouver Olympic Committee; and Executive Chair of the Vancouver Whitecaps) 6. No Task Is Insignificant For Making A Family, A Community Or A Corporation Better: N. R.


Narayana Murthy (Founder, CEO and Chairman Emeritus, Infosys) 7. I Am A Better Leader When I Can Represent That Which I Believe In, For Which My Passion Is Sincere, My Understanding Is Complete, And My Commitment Is Personal: Elyse Allan (President and CEO, General Electric Canada) 8. It Is Critical That Leaders Understand the Concept of Duty, Obligation: Daniel Akerson (Chairman and CEO, General Motors) 9. I''m A Big Believer That If You Don''t Want To Be Criticized, Then Say Nothing, Do Nothing And Be Nothing: Cassie Campbell-Pascall (Captain, Canadian Women''s Hockey Team) 10. Roll Up Your Sleeves and Work Shoulder-to-Shoulder with Others; Barbara Stymiest (Chairman, BlackBerry) 11. There Are Very Few Things In Life That You Can Control, But The One Thing That You Have Absolute Control Over Is The Quality Of Your Own Effort: Rahul Bhardwaj (President and CEO, Toronto Community Foundation) 12. Knowing When To Leave And Do Something Different Is One Of The Hardest Things For A Leader To Do: Carol Stephenson (Dean, Richard Ivey School of Business) 13. I Learned It''s Not Good Enough To Be Right - People Have To Buy Into Your Vision: Michael Harris (22ndPremier of Ontario; Senior Business Advisor Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP) 14.


Life Is A Blackboard That You Cannot Erase: Arkadi Kuhlman (President, CEO and Chairman ING Direct USA; Founder and CEO ZenBanx) 15. I Didn''t Have Time To Think About Courage Or Where To Find Courage - You Just Have It: Linda Hasenfratz (President and CEO, Linamar Corporation) 16. Don''t Under-Estimate The Value Of Your Early Career Moves. You Can''t Make Up Lost Time: Steve Snyder (President and CEO, TransAlta) 17. Care With Your Heart, Concentrate Your Heart, Relax Your Heart And Open Your Heart: John Cheh (Vice-Chair and CEO, the Esquel Group) 18. Learn To Accept Accountability And The Consequences Of Failure: Leadership And Accountability Are Inseparable: Michael McCain (President and CEO, Maple Leaf Foods) 19. People That Mind, Don''t Matter And People That Matter, Don''t Mind: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Chairman and Managing Director, Biocon Limited) 20. I Had Always Felt My Strongest Role Was As The Voice Whispering In Somebody''s Ear: Michael Shindler (Executive Vice President Hotel and Casinos, Hard Rock Café) 21.


If You Have The Illusion That You Can Do Everything Well, God Help You - It Is Going To Be A Disaster: Chaviva Hosek (President and CEO, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research; Professor at the School of Public Policy and Governance) 22. There''s Credit In Mission Accomplishment - Don''t Bring Back Excuses: Lieutenant General (ret.) Russel L. Honoré (Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina) 23. I Constantly Learn Lessons About Letting Go: Robert Bell (President and CEO, University Health Network) 24. I Like To Think People Think I Stand For Something: Eileen Mercier (Chairman, Ontario Teachers'' Pension Plan) 25. Leaders Tend To Be People Of Broad Interests And Knowledge: Purdy Crawford (Counsel, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP) 26. Trust Is Built On Behaviour - Not On What We Say The Values Are: Charles Brindamour (President and CEO, Intact Financial Corporation) 27.


You Have To Create Not Only A Network, But Also A System Through Which Information Can Flow: Amit Chakma (President and Vice-Chancellor, Western University) 28. Coming From A Long Line Of Leaders I Was Raised To Be A Leader: Jody Wilson-Raybould (Regional Chief British Columbia Assembly of First Nationsll-Pascall (Captain, Canadian Women''s Hockey Team) 10. Roll Up Your Sleeves and Work Shoulder-to-Shoulder with Others; Barbara Stymiest (Chairman, BlackBerry) 11. There Are Very Few Things In Life That You Can Control, But The One Thing That You Have Absolute Control Over Is The Quality Of Your Own Effort: Rahul Bhardwaj (President and CEO, Toronto Community Foundation) 12. Knowing When To Leave And Do Something Different Is One Of The Hardest Things For A Leader To Do: Carol Stephenson (Dean, Richard Ivey School of Business) 13. I Learned It''s Not Good Enough To Be Right - People Have To Buy Into Your Vision: Michael Harris (22ndPremier of Ontario; Senior Business Advisor Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP) 14. Life Is A Blackboard That You Cannot Erase: Arkadi Kuhlman (President, CEO and Chairman ING Direct USA; Founder and CEO ZenBanx) 15. I Didn''t Have Time To Think About Courage Or Where To Find Courage - You Just Have It: Linda Hasenfratz (President and CEO, Linamar Corporation) 16.


Don''t Under-Estimate The Value Of Your Early Career Moves. You Can''t Make Up Lost Time: Steve Snyder (President and CEO, TransAlta) 17. Care With Your Heart, Concentrate Your Heart, Relax Your Heart And Open Your Heart: John Cheh (Vice-Chair and CEO, the Esquel Group) 18. Learn To Accept Accountability And The Consequences Of Failure: Leadership And Accountability Are Inseparable: Michael McCain (President and CEO, Maple Leaf Foods) 19. People That Mind, Don''t Matter And People That Matter, Don''t Mind: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Chairman and Managing Director, Biocon Limited) 20. I Had Always Felt My Strongest Role Was As The Voice Whispering In Somebody''s Ear: Michael Shindler (Executive Vice President Hotel and Casinos, Hard Rock Café) 21. If You Have The Illusion That You Can Do Everything Well, God Help You - It Is Going To Be A Disaster: Chaviva Hosek (President and CEO, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research; Professor at the School of Public Policy and Governance) 22. There''s Credit In Mission Accomplishment - Don''t Bring Back Excuses: Lieutenant General (ret.


) Russel L. Honoré (Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina) 23. I Constantly Learn Lessons About Letting Go: Robert Bell (President and CEO, University Health Network) 24. I Like To Think People Think I Stand For Something: Eileen Mercier (Chairman, Ontario Teachers'' Pension Plan) 25. Leaders Tend To Be People Of Broad Interests And Knowledge: Purdy Crawford (Counsel, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP) 26. Trust Is Built On Behaviour - Not On What We Say The Values Are: Charles Brindamour (President and CEO, Intact Financial Corporation) 27. You Have To Create Not Only A Network, But Also A System Through Which Information Can Flow: Amit Chakma (President and Vice-Chancellor, Western University) 28. Coming From A Long Line Of Leaders I Was Raised To Be A Leader: Jody Wilson-Raybould (Regional Chief British Columbia Assembly of First Nationsut Courage Or Where To Find Courage - You Just Have It: Linda Hasenfratz (President and CEO, Linamar Corporation) 16.


Don''t Under-Estimate The Value Of Your Early Career Moves. You Can''t Make Up Lost Time: Steve Snyder (President and CEO, TransAlta) 17. Care With Your Heart, Concentrate Your Heart, Relax Your Heart And Open Your Heart: John Cheh (Vice-Chair and CEO, the Esquel Group) 18. Learn To Accept Accountability And The Consequences Of Failure: Leadership And Accountability Are Inseparable: Michael McCain (President and CEO, Maple Leaf Foods) 19. People That Mind, Don''t Matter And People That Matter, Don''t Mind: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Chairman and Managing Director, Biocon Limited) 20. I Had Always Felt My Strongest Role Was As The Voice Whispering In Somebody''s Ear: Michael Shindler (Executive Vice President Hotel and Casinos, Hard Rock Café) 21. If You Have The Illusion That You Can Do Everything Well, God Help You - It Is Going To Be A Disaster: Chaviva Hosek (President and CEO, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research; Professor at the School of Public Policy and Governance) 22. There''s Credit In Mission Accomplishment - Don''t Bring Back Excuses: Lieutenant General (ret.


) Russel L. Honoré (Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina) 23. I Constantly Learn Lessons About Letting Go: Robert Bell (President and CEO, University Health Network) 24. I Like To Think People Think I Stand For Something: Eileen Mercier (Chairman, Ontario Teachers'' Pension Plan) 25. Leaders Tend To Be People Of Broad Interests And Knowledge: Purdy Crawford (Counsel, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP) 26. Trust Is Built On Behaviour - Not On What We Say The Values Are: Charles Brindamour (President and CEO, Intact Financial Corporation) 27. You Have To Create Not Only A Network, But Also A System Through Which Information Can Flow: Amit Chakma (President and Vice-Chancellor, Western University) 28. Coming From A Long Line Of Leaders I Was Raised To Be A Leader: Jody Wilson-Raybould (Regional Chief British Columbia Assembly of First Nationsything Well, God Help You - It Is Going To Be A Disaster: Chaviva Hosek (President and CEO, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research; Professor at the School of Public Policy and Governance) 22.


There''s Credit In Mission Accomplishment - Don''t Bring Back Excuses: Lieutenant General (ret.) Russel L. Honoré (Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina) 23. I Constantly Learn Lessons About Letting Go: Robert Bell (President and CEO, University Health Network) 24. I Like To Think People Think I Stand For Something: Eileen Merci.


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