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ISBN: 157675247X

ISBN13: 9781576752470

The Courageous Follower: Standing Up to and for Our Leaders (2nd Edition)

By Albert J. Menendez

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Many significant failures--from FEMA's response to Hurricane Katrina to the recent economic collapse--could have been prevented or mitigated if those lower in the hierarchy were successful at communicating to leaders the risks they saw in the system. Ira Chaleff's Courageous Follower model has facilitated healthy upward information flow in organizations for over 15 years. The Harvard Business Review called Chaleff a pioneer in the emerging field of followership--this new edition shares his latest thinking on an increasingly vital topic. The updated third edition includes a new chapter, "The Courage to Speak to the Hierarchy." Much of Chaleff's model is based on followers having access to the leader. But today, followers can be handed questionable policies and orders that come from many levels above them--even from the other side of the world. Chaleff explores how they can respond effectively, particularly using the power now available through advances in communications technology. Everyone is a follower at least some of the time. Chaleff strips away the passive connotations of that role and provides tools to help followers effectively partner with leaders. He provides rich guidance to leaders and boards on fostering a climate that encourages courageous followership. The results include increased support for leaders, reduced cynicism and organizations saved from serious missteps. This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:157675247X

ISBN13:9781576752470

Release Date:January 2003

Publisher:Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.7" x 9.2"

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A brilliant book that gives strength to the people who make up our business

By Thriftbooks.com User, July 22, 2009

Wow! A brilliant book that gives strength to the people who make up our business. This book is a powerful and truly valuable exploration of the followership-leadership dynamic. I have a great appreciation for this work, it offers powerful principles to act on, hope for the creation of a culture of empowerment within any business or organisation and it provides tangible and real actions in the creation process. Every business...

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This book was a big help

By Thriftbooks.com User, February 15, 2008

I ordered this book because it was cited in the material for a course I was taking. As a result of an email I sent to an associate of the author, the author contacted me. He was most helpful in providing information regarding a difficult situation I was facing. When I received the book I was very busy but was able to read the first two chapters. Applying that small amount of information to the problem I was facing I was...

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Transforming!

By Thriftbooks.com User, October 3, 2004

This is a significant contribution to the workplace no matter the environment. Chaleff integrates sound principles of human decency with enormous respect for human potential. The result is a practical approach to managing yourself and your leader especially when the stakes are high.

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I learned leadership principles by learning to be a follower

By Thriftbooks.com User, January 23, 2003

The Courageous Follower is one of the most important books on leadership I've ever read. It is clear that in one way or another, we ALL face the challenges of leadership, perhaps daily. However, it is rare that someone who has been designated a 'leader' considers that they are also a follower with a 'constinuency' - someone they answer to. This book discusses principles designed to encourage the follower AND leader to become...

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This book is how everyone should view the follower!

By Thriftbooks.com User, July 22, 1997

Our society's focus on the top dog and our incessant desire to "develop the leader" has left our organizations developing only the management and then blaming leadership when the follower doesn't follow. It's time to re-define the importance and responsibility of the follower. This book is a beautiful, well-written and much-needed approach to defining the leader-follower relationship and the importance of this relationship...

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