When Execution Isn't Enough :Decoding Inspirational Leadership

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The definition of great leadership, backed by ground-breaking research

When Execution Isn't Enough examines the essential leadership skills that go beyond simply executing strategies well. It examines the leadership skills that inspire excellence and drive growth. Great leaders think differently, but their secrets, values, and behaviors can't be bottled—or can they? Is leadership so contextual that it defies standardization? In this book, McKinsey's global head of leadership development draws on ground-breaking McKinsey research to uncover 20 distinct leadership traits. All are important, but some make all the difference in inspiring organizations to exceptional results and growth—and a select few create the vast chasm between strong and weak organizations in terms of leadership effectiveness. Structured as a business parable, this book employs a rich cast of corporate characters to illustrate the critical behaviors of inspirational leadership and the outcomes that become possible.

Attempting to nail down exactly what makes a leader inspirational is like trying to capture lighting in a bottle, but new McKinsey research has identified the behavioral leadership catalysts that inspire greatness. This book describes the behaviors to inspire that can be learned—to turn a good leader into a great leader.

  • Understand the neuroscience of inspiration
  • Tailor your inspirational approach to different leadership scenarios
  • Initiate an inspiration cascade to influence people at scale

The picture of leadership has changed over time. Today's great leaders are authentic, enthusiastic decision-makers with engaging visions, who are quick to communicate and take action. Less than half of all CEOs believe that their training investments will pay off, yet everyone agrees that leadership drives performance—where is the disconnect? It's in the belief that simple leadership behaviors equal results, forgetting that exceptional results only come from inspiration. When Execution Isn't Enough shows you how to attain the missing link of great leadership to bring exceptional results of your organization.

Chapter

Introduction

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PART One Inspiring and Influencing

CHAPTER 1 Influ—The Prologue

CHAPTER 2 Inspirational Leadership Matters

NOTES

CHAPTER 3 The Science of Influence

THE HARD TACTICS

Requesting

Legitimating

Coalition

THE SOFT TACTICS

Rational Persuasion

Socializing

Personal Appeals

Exchanging

Consultation

Inspirational Appeals

THE FREQUENCY OF USE OF INDIVIDUAL INFLUENCING APPROACHES

WHAT TACTICS WORK WHEN

NOTES

CHAPTER 4 The Neuroscience of Inspirational Leadership

OUR BRAIN

THE CONCEPT OF NEUROPLASTICITY

LEARNING AND CHANGE

NOTES

CHAPTER 5 Influ—The Consultations

PART Two Inspiring Others

CHAPTER 6 Influ—“I hate school”

CHAPTER 7 How to Inspire

UNDERSTANDING INNER MOTIVATORS—EMPHATIC EXPLORATION

Good and Evil: Values

Pleasure and Pain: Emotions

Empathic Exploration

GETTING OTHERS TO COMMIT TO ACTION—WORKING ON THE INNER MOTIVATORS

Changing Inner Motivators: Role Modeling and Emotional Contagion

Addressing the Factors Driving Inner Motivators

EMPOWERING OTHERS TO ACT

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CHAPTER 8 Influ—Finding Empathy

PART Three Targeting Inspirational Appeals

CHAPTER 9 Influ—“They want you out”

CHAPTER 10 What Are People Like?

CONTEXT

KNOW-HOW

SKILLS

YOUR MIND-SET: UNDERSTANDING THE INNER OPERATING MODEL

PERSONALITY THEORIES

Values

Emotional Dispositions

OVERALL CONSIDERATIONS ON THE WAPL MODEL

NOTES

CHAPTER 11 Tailoring Influencing Approaches

CONTEXT

KNOWLEDGE

SKILLS

MIND-SET

Personality Traits

Values

Emotional Disposition

COMBINATIONS AND SALIENCE

NOTES

CHAPTER 12 Influ—Winning Carl Back

PART Four Inspiring at Scale

CHAPTER 13 Influ—“We have an offer”

CHAPTER 14 Inspiring at Scale The Influence Model

UNDERSTANDING INNER MOTIVATORS OF ORGANIZATIONS—VALUES AND EMOTIONAL STATES OF ORGANIZATIONS

Organizational Values

Emotional State of Organizations

GETTING ORGANIZATIONS TO CHANGE—THE INFLUENCE MODEL

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CHAPTER 15 Influ—The Epilogue

Afterword

Appendix I : Leadership Behaviors

Appendix II: Organizational Health Index

NOTES

Appendix III : Personality Markers

Appendix IV: Emotional Disposition Markers

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Index

EULA

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