Leadership & Management: This Book Includes: Inspiring Leadership & Leadership 2.0. Mastering Leadership, Business Management & Building High Performance ... Social Psychology & Leadership Principles) by Allen Peter

Author:Allen, Peter [Allen, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2020-09-26T16:00:00+00:00

Introduction

“Leadership is simply causing other people to do what the leaders want. Good leadership, whether formal or informal, is helping other people rise to their full potential while accomplishing the mission and goals of the organization. All members of an organization, who are responsible for the work of others, have the potential to be good leaders if properly developed.”

~ Bob Mason

Imagine a large, multinational corporation has just hired you as their new sales and marketing director in their international sales division. Global sales have been on a downward trend for several months, and you’ve been given what seems to be the impossible task of pulling an entire division back on track. You’ve hardly been given any information on your predecessor, your team, or your peers within the organization. All you know for sure is that there’s a six-month window for you to prove yourself and implement positive change within the division. While six months sounds like enough time, you know you’ll have to pull out all the stops if there’s any hope of making it work.

Just then, the first signs of doubt and despair enter your mind. How are you going to succeed in turning an entire division around when you’re not even sure what different types of personalities with which you’re going to be working? You've already heard some water cooler gossip that staff is placing side bets on how long you’re likely to last before you crack. Proving them wrong will be oh-so sweet, but how do you assume leadership of an entire department that’s used to being crisis-managed?

Your brilliant track record in your previous company landed you this opportunity, but there, you were surrounded by friends and allies. You’d built solid relationships with your team and executive management. Questions begin swirling in your mind; Do you really have what it takes to lead them through this challenging period and onto bigger and better things? Will you be able to earn their trust and respect as a leader as quickly as possible? Can you shift the entire teams’ focus onto areas of the business that are currently failing? Can you begin building a division all over again when you have no idea of what you’re working with? It’s more than just being able to identify the personality types and characteristics; it’s a question of building trust, and doing it very quickly.

You can already feel the pressure of eyes watching every move you make from all sides. Your team isn’t sure whether they can trust you or not, and those to whom you report have much higher expectations from the start. Your mandate requires you to ensure the sales division is operating like a well-oiled machine, or your head will be on the chopping block, and you know that you’ll be facing the EXIT sign above the main entrance of the building.

You are already thinking of all the leadership skills you’re not sure you currently possess, but you know they will be necessary if you’ll be successful here. The

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