Jo Owen
Список книг автора Jo OwenResumen del libro "Cómo liderar"
Hay cosas que todos los líderes hacen bien y, aunque esto no garantiza el éxito, al menos lo hace más probable y permite por ello afirmar que liderar es algo que puede ser aprendido. El secreto estriba no en aspirar a ser alguien grande, sino, por el contrario, en intentar conseguir lo mejor de uno mismo. En ese sentido, el objetivo de este libro es, precisamente, demostrar cómo se pueden adquirir las características del liderazgo efectivo y de qué forma pueden ser adaptadas al estilo personal de cada uno. Las definiciones del liderazgo suelen incluir muchas palabras altisonantes y a menudo vacías de contenido: visión, valores, etc. Frente a ellas, esta obra postula que el liderazgo es, en primer lugar, una cuestión práctica. En concreto, pretende dar respuesta a las siguientes preguntas:
¿Se puede aprender a ser líder? ¿Qué se entiende por visión? ¿Cuánto «valen» los valores en la realidad? ¿Cómo consiguen triunfar algunos líderes aparentemente débiles? ¿Por qué algunos grandes hombres fallan como líderes? ¿Qué es lo que buscan los líderes en sus seguidores? ¿Qué es lo que hace a un buen líder? ¿Un líder es tan sólo alguien que está arriba? ¿Cómo gestionar conflictos y crisis?
No se pretende ofrecer una teoría o una fórmula, sino más bien presentar una colección de la sabiduría recogida en todos los niveles y en diferentes organizaciones, cuyos consejos pueden servir para llegar a ser un líder efectivo en cualquier peldaño de cualquier organización.
The Death of Modern Management. How to Lead in the New World Disorder
We are at the start of a new wave of management. The recent financial crisis highlighted problems not just in the economic system, but also in the way that many companies are governed and managed. Now modern management has reached its end game and we approach a new era in leadership. Rather than the certainties of command and control, this new epoch will be based on co-operation and commitment. There has been a strategic revolution – instead of following the rules, we now have to make them. For some this represents great risk; for others it is an enormous opportunity. The Death of Modern Management is a how-to guide for surviving and thriving amidst the new uncertainties of contemporary business. «…a joyride through new ideas, memorable stories and superb writing.» Philip Kotler «Jo Owen gives a fascinating insight into how 21st century management now works. It is helpful to have someone with his experience, intellect and vision explain the radical changes in a way that makes sense and is immediately usable.» Juliet Hope, CEO, Startup “Jo Owen delivers a robust and wide-ranging assault on the delusions of management, strategy, finance and marketing that have created an aura of justified mistrust around the modern corporation, but does so with wit, lucidity and lots of enlivening illustrations. The answers for 21st century business are helpfully accessible.” Professor Nigel Nicholson, London Business School, author of Managing the Human Animal and Family Wars «…offers insights that help encourage different thinking.» Director Magazine
Leadership Rules. 50 Timeless Lessons for Leaders
From the man behind the bestselling How to series comes more essential business wisdom…and this time, it's nicely broken up into 50 digestible nuggets. This is dip-in, dip-out content – easily read, understood and implemented and complete with engaging illustrations. There are a handful of truly inspired and inspirational leaders in the world – you know who they are… and probably wish you were one of them. But leadership isn't easy – some say it's an innate quality, a natural skill that only a select few demonstrate – but this thinking is nonsense, according Jo Owen. We can all become respected and effective leaders if we just follow some fundamental rules. Jo has studied what makes leaders effective everywhere – from the world's leading banks and management consultancies, to the world's oldest tribes in Africa. And he has distilled his observations into 50 practical rules that we can all follow and use to become the leaders we aspire to be.
Management Rules. 50 New Rules for Managers
Let's face it, if you want to get ahead in business you cannot avoid people management – but we're often promoted because we're good at what we do, not because we display great management skills. We owe it to the people we manage to read up on the subject and get skilled! Luckily Jo Owen has laid out 50 essential lessons we need to learn to become the best manager we can be. Jo has studied what makes a good manager everywhere from British soap powder companies, to inner city schools and Japanese banks. So whether becoming a manager has brought out the inner dictator in you or left you feeling painfully awkward, Management Rules will have you relaxed, confident and effective in no time.