Publisher's Synopsis
The Pfeiffer Annuals Have Presented Thought–Leading Ideas and Cutting–Edge Practices Across Four Decades
The 2009 Pfeiffer Annual: Leadership Development explores one of the most pressing issues facing organizations across the globe how to successfully identify and develop current and future leaders.This comprehensive resource includes an international panel of contributors who are leading academics and practitioners in the field. Their combined wisdom has created the most authoritative and up–to–date source for new ideas, tools, models, and contemporary practices in leadership development. This unique volume is a world–class resource for all practitioners, teachers, and students of leadership development.
The book addresses three main topics of leadership:
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Leading in a Global World: Examines the challenges of the new global marketplace and discusses key competencies for leaders to succeed on a global scale.
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Convergence and Collaboration, Risk and Innovation: Looks at how to develop leaders who can lead teams across multiple businesses, locations, and technologies, and discusses how to develop leaders who can create innovative organizations.
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The Customer Connected Leader: Explores the increasing demands of customers and consumers, strategies for creating customer–centric cultures, and challenges faced in developing leaders and cultures that are focused around the customer.
David L. Dotlich, Ph.D., is a senior partner with Oliver Wyman, a founder of The Executive Learning Center, and former president of Mercer Delta Consulting.
