Benefit from values-based leadership

Values-driven organizations are considered by some to be the most successful on the planet. They have high levels of engagement, generate higher earnings, and are more profitable by having an inclusive, multi-tiered strategy. It's a win-win! In Values-Based Leadership For Dummies, you'll get a fool-proof plan for putting the principles of values-based leadership in action--which will inspire and motivate others to pursue what matters most.

With many Baby Boomers edging toward retirement, the largest generation in history, the Millennials, will be taking over the reins and stepping into leadership roles. They've suffered through the difficult economic times and corporate scandals of the early 2000s and they want things to be different. Inside, you'll get the framework for adopting the principles of values-based leadership that will help Millennials--and any member of any organization--thrive: utilizing the tools of self-reflection, actionable grace, agility, and a commitment to lead responsibly.

• Establish leadership positioning and company culture steeped in values

• Foster employee engagement on all levels

• Inspire greater performance while creating real impact socially and economically

• Increase the ability to remain competitive and relevant during times of change

• Harness the passion and commitment of the millennial workforce

  Whether you're in an entrepreneur, entry-level position or a CEO, employees at any level can benefit from leaning into values-based leadership--and this book shows you how!

  Autorentext

Maria Gamb is the founder and CEO of the coaching and training company NMS Communications. She is a regular contributor to Forbes, addressing women in leadership. In addition to values-based leadership, she specializes in team collaboration and gender intelligence and communication.

Klappentext

• Inspire and motivate your workforce
• Adopt key principles to lead successfully

• Stay competitive during times of change Everyone wins with values-based leadership As more and more Millennials move into leadership positions, their desire for a different corporate approach is shaping new ways of viewing leadershipand, in fact, business as a whole. Values-driven organizations tend to have high levels of engagement, generate higher earnings, and be more profitable because of their inclusive, multitiered strategy. This book shows you how to build that organizationone that includes corporate social responsibility, a genuine investment in team members, and a solid foundation of trust. Inside

• See how to shift your consciousness
• Discover why culture beats strategy
• Use values-based tools
• Understand trust and how to build it
• Create your values statement
• Engage and retain employees

• Build reputational capital

  Zusammenfassung
  Benefit from values-based leadership

  Values-driven organizations are considered by some to be the most successful on the planet. They have high levels of engagement, generate higher earnings, and are more profitable by having an inclusive, multi-tiered strategy. It's a win-win! In Values-Based Leadership For Dummies, you'll get a fool-proof plan for putting the principles of values-based leadership in actionwhich will inspire and motivate others to pursue what matters most.

  With many Baby Boomers edging toward retirement, the largest generation in history, the Millennials, will be taking over the reins and stepping into leadership roles. They've suffered through the difficult economic times and corporate scandals of the early 2000s and they want things to be different. Inside, you'll get the framework for adopting the principles of values-based leadership that will help Millennialsand any member of any organizationthrive: utilizing the tools of self-reflection, actionable grace, agility, and a commitment to lead responsibly.

• Establish leadership positioning and company culture steeped in values
• Foster employee engagement on all levels
• Inspire greater performance while creating real impact socially and economically
• Increase the ability to remain competitive and relevant during times of change

• Harness the passion and commitment of the millennial workforce
  Whether you're in an entrepreneur, entry-level position or a CEO, employees at any level can benefit from leaning into values-based leadershipand this book shows you how!

  Inhalt

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 3

Icons Used in This Book 4

Beyond the Book 4

Where to Go from Here 5

Part 1: Getting Started with Values-Based Leadership 7

Chapter 1: Welcome to the World of Values-Based Leadership 9

Walking through the Evolution of Company Culture 10

Understanding the Escalator Effect of Values-Based Leadership 11

Avoiding a Flatline to Extinction: When You Know Change Is Needed 13

Building Winning Organizations: Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch 16

Shaping the company culture with values 17

Influencing the company culture with your character 18

Chapter 2: Understanding the Evolving Workforce You Serve 21

Pinpointing the Quad Workforce 22

Picking out postwar, workaholic Boomers 24

Understanding latchkey, self-reliant GenXers 25

Meeting digitally savvy, tenacious Millennials 26

Considering the bumper generations 27

Leading the Quad with Insight and Understanding 29

Converting diversity into inclusion 29

Pivoting work ethic into work ethos 30

Recalibrating the concept of work-life balance 31

Creating meaning and a reason to go to work 32

Wondering whether the Quad cares about your leadership 33

Chapter 3: Shifting Your Consciousness beyond the Self 35

Looking at the Four Be's of Values-Based Leadership 36

Defining the four Be's 37

Deploying the four Be's with clarity 37

Seeing kindness in the four Be's 38

Fitting Values-Based Leadership into the Big Picture 42

Thinking of your company as a living thing 42

Snapping the puzzle pieces together 43

Assessing Your Command and Control Temperament 45

Following the Path Cut by Other Leadership Influencers 47

Chapter 4: Reframing Your Perception of Business 49

Unraveling the Bad Reputation of Business 50

De-villainizing mega-corporations 51

Peeking into a government-affiliated business 52

Creating opportunity as a business practice 54

Changing Lives in the Shared Values Economy 55

Evolving corporate social responsibility initiatives 55

Reinventing new profit centers to meet human needs 56

Part 2: Becoming A Values-Based Leader 59

Chapter 5: Before You Get There: Knowing Where You Are as a Leader 61

Planning Your Adventure into Different Levels of Leadership 62

Introducing the leadership trajectory 63

Exploring the four levels of leadership 64

Overstating the importance of charisma in a leader 69

Determining Where You Are on the Journey 71

Assessing your current level of leadership 72

Rating your willingness to change 74

Chapter 6: Nurturing the Four Attributes of a Values-Based Leader 77

Seeing a Snapshot of the Four Attributes 78

Embracing Self-Reflection 79

Honesty: Uncovering the cornerstone attribute 80

Authenticity: Saying and doing what you mean 82

Integrity: Doing what's right when it's not convenient, comfortable, or popular 84

Showing Actionable Grace 88

Humility: Embracing quiet confidence 88

Social distance: Bridging the power gap 89

Expanding Agility 91

Defining the five components of agility 91

Getting real: Unpacking your strengths and weaknesses 92

Failure: Ensuring success 93

Influencing Responsibly 95

Emulating values: Being a powerful example 96

Creating good: Taking the medical pledge to do no harm 96

Chapter 7: Activating the Grounding Principles 99

Introducing the Ten Values-B…