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In this book, authors Weisbord and Janoff present readers with an explanation of their approach to leadership featuring eight essential skills for fostering a culture of autonomy and self-leadership. The authors detail the eight essential skills in eight chapters devoted to the controlling of structure and not people, the fostering of a sense of responsibility, dealing with anxiety, getting team members not to take things personally, disrupting the natural instinct to fight or take flight, and several other related subjects. Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff are cofounders of the Future Search Network, a strategic planning volunteer organization. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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Unleash Commitment, Initiative, and Innovation In their decades of leading groups all over the world, Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff discovered they could get superior results by creating an unconventional approach to leadership. Leaders still need to get everyone aligned around the same goals. But to maximize energy, creativity, and productivity, they gain more by focusing on structure rather than behavior, enabling people to take responsibility and manage themselves. Lead More, Control Less describes eight essential skills for establishing a culture of autonomy and self-leadership. Using examples and case studies, Weisbord and Janoff describe how leaders can share responsibility, defuse group conflicts, show everyone the big picture, and more. With this approach, leaders truly gain more control by giving it up.
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