Uproar : calm leadership in anxious times
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Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019].
Physical Description
xi, 161 pages ; 22 cm
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Gillette College Library - Main Collection
158.4 ST814UP 2019
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158.4 ST814UP 2019
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Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019].
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Book
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English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
If "these are the times that test men's souls," never more than for the leader's ability to think clearly, to be present calmly, and to challenge effectively. It's a time when leaders cannot be as anxious as those they serve; otherwise, the system is leaderless. Anxiety flows down like water from a leaky pipe. To lead effectively we must understand the impact of powerful emotional forces on people's behavior, especially in anxious times. Uproar: Calm Leadership in Anxious Times helps leaders understand the powerful impact that emotional processes have on the people they lead. Peter Steinke, bestselling author of Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times draws on decades of work on system conflict and personal experiences to share real stories of challenges leaders have faced and how understanding the power of emotions has dramatically influenced their success. In this book, readers will observe important leadership characteristics such as separating oneself from the surrounding anxiety, making decisions based on principle and not instinct, taking responsibility for one's own emotional being, staying connected to others including those who disagree with you, being a non-anxious presence, focusing on emotional processes rather than the symptoms they produce, knowing people naturally influence one another, and recognizing leader and follower as complements. At the end of each chapter, there is a Leader's Notebook, a short section to illustrate, enrich or engage your thinking about leadership. As Steinke suggests, being anxious causes you to lose perspective, and leaders do their best thinking when they are not overly stressed and can think about options, doing their best work when they work on themselves. So where are you in your leadership journey? No matter where you are--beginning, middle or end-- this book will be one the most significant leadership books you'll read.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Steinke, P. L. (2019). Uproar: calm leadership in anxious times . Rowman & Littlefield.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Steinke, Peter L.. 2019. Uproar: Calm Leadership in Anxious Times. Rowman & Littlefield.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Steinke, Peter L.. Uproar: Calm Leadership in Anxious Times Rowman & Littlefield, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Steinke, Peter L.. Uproar: Calm Leadership in Anxious Times Rowman & Littlefield, 2019.
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