Leadership When the Heat is On by Cox, Danny; Hoover, John;

Long description:

TURN EVEN THE MOST STRESSFUL SITUATION INTO AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM

People aren't born to be high-performing leaders; instead, they need to learn to develop the time-proven characteristics of great leadership. Leadership When the Heat's On shows you how to acquire these characteristics, motivate your people, and achieve remarkable results across your organization-particularly during times of change and stress.

This quick-hitting, hands-on rulebook is chock-full of hard-won advice and action steps for keeping your cool under pressure and inspiring incredible performance from your team. You'll see how to:

• Start turning problems into opportunities that can enhance your career
• Practice “humanagement”-using the job to develop the person while having fun in the process
• Overcome your team's roadblocks to goal achievement
• Develop an organization with free-flowing, two-way communication, from top-to-bottom
• Know the signs of low morale, take immediate action to counteract the causes, and make strategic plans to keep spirits from falling again
• Encourage inspired thinking by relaxing old rules of conformity and publicly recognizing new ideas

Leadership When the Heat's On prepares you to meet all leadership challenges, whether anticipated or unexpected.

TURN EVEN THE MOST STRESSFUL SITUATION INTO AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM

People aren't born to be high-performing leaders; instead, they need to learn to develop the time-proven characteristics of great leadership. Leadership When the Heat's On shows you how to acquire these characteristics, motivate your people, and achieve remarkable results across your organization-particularly during times of change and stress.

This quick-hitting, hands-on rulebook is chock-full of hard-won advice and action steps for keeping your cool under pressure and inspiring incredible performance from your team. You'll see how to:

• Start turning problems into opportunities that can enhance your career
• Practice “humanagement”-using the job to develop the person while having fun in the process
• Overcome your team's roadblocks to goal achievement
• Develop an organization with free-flowing, two-way communication, from top-to-bottom
• Know the signs of low morale, take immediate action to counteract the causes, and make strategic plans to keep spirits from falling again
• Encourage inspired thinking by relaxing old rules of conformity and publicly recognizing new ideas

Leadership When the Heat's On prepares you to meet all leadership challenges, whether anticipated or unexpected.

Table of Contents:

1.Use problems to enhance your career

2.Lift Your limitations

3.Search for what works

4.Develop characteristics of a leader

5.Practice humanagement

6.cultivate characteristics of an effective organization

7.Take steps to grow as a leader

8.Put the chips back in place

9.Build a high performance team

10.Motivate to a higher level

11.Continue to grow as a leader

12.Find the right manager

13.Set goals when the heat’s on

14.Make a new reality

15.Overcome roadblocks to goal achievement

16.Plan your time effectively

17.Communicate upward

18.Know the signs of low morale and raise spirits

19.Value your free time

20.Cultivate creativity

21.Create a creative environment

22.Look at problems as opportunities

23.Lead through change

24.Be an island of excellence