Leadership Can Be Learned

<p>Leadership is poorly understood because human systems are poorly understood. Like the flat earth theory of old modern work culture is limited by a paradigm in which problems are understood as clashes of personality' and blame is directed at the superficial level of individuals groups and structure. </p><p>Leadership Can Be Learned: Clarity Connection and Results charts the course to a new paradigm of leadership and systems and how to leverage the relationship between the two. Leadership<i> can be </i>learned because it is a combination of art and science. Ultimately high- performance culture and high-performance leadership mirror each other and leaders must use their own unique strengths to foster both.</p><p>Gilmore Crosby guides the reader by breaking the topic into four powerful sections. The first focuses on the transformational leadership model of Dr. Edwin Freidman the second describes the systems theory from which that leadership model emerged the third offers a unique exploration of emotional intelligence and critical interpersonal skills related to leadership and the fourth and final section applies all the previous sections to attaining organizational results. This book:</p><ul> <li>Delivers a clear how-to guide for leading organizations to higher performance</li> <li>Helps each reader understand respect and rise above their own authority issues</li> <li>Conveys a proven approach to life-long self-development so readers can continue to mature in a more objective non-defensive and intentional manner. In addition it provides the skills and framework for applying this approach to effectively coaching and developing others </li> <li>Describes how leaders can be more effective in their interpersonal group and large-system interactions </li> <li>Teaches the approach through an engaging mix of historical examples lessons learned through the author’s experience quizzes and metaphors. </li> <li>Provides a solid foundation for leadership development programs</li> </ul><p>With this book readers will gain a new understanding of themselves and of human systems and learn how in the words of Gandhi to be the change they wish to see in the world so they and their colleagues can attain and sustain world-class results.</p>