Expand your leadership skill set by looking for it in unexpected places
Effective leadership isn’t confined to easily identifiable silos. It appears everywhere, and sometimes in the most unexpected of places.
In The Unexpected Leader: Discovering the Leader Within You, veteran leadership trainer and consultant Jacqueline M. Baker delivers an incisive and actionable discussion of how to refine, define, and elevate leadership by absorbing lessons from other leaders and actualizing the leader within. You’ll learn how to meet the demands of a rapidly changing workforce with a new approach to leadership development.
In the book, you’ll find: - Examples of how exemplary leadership can show up anywhere and in anyone - New strategies for implementing the latest leadership techniques in a demographically and culturally diverse workforce - Modern lessons on unique and authentic leadership from people unexpectedly thrust into positions where great leadership was essential
An ideal resource for everyday leaders at all levels, executives and managers, The Unexpected Leader: Discovering the Leader Within You is an essential read for anyone who hopes to expand their concept of leadership beyond the traditional.
Effective leadership isn’t confined to easily identifiable silos. It appears everywhere, and sometimes in the most unexpected of places.
In The Unexpected Leader: Discovering the Leader Within You, veteran leadership trainer and consultant Jacqueline M. Baker delivers an incisive and actionable discussion of how to refine, define, and elevate leadership by absorbing lessons from other leaders and actualizing the leader within. You’ll learn how to meet the demands of a rapidly changing workforce with a new approach to leadership development.
In the book, you’ll find: - Examples of how exemplary leadership can show up anywhere and in anyone - New strategies for implementing the latest leadership techniques in a demographically and culturally diverse workforce - Modern lessons on unique and authentic leadership from people unexpectedly thrust into positions where great leadership was essential
An ideal resource for everyday leaders at all levels, executives and managers, The Unexpected Leader: Discovering the Leader Within You is an essential read for anyone who hopes to expand their concept of leadership beyond the traditional.
Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
l What to Expect When You’re Expecting Leadership 1
1 Making the Leadership Decision 3
2 The Nuances of Leadership 15
3 Discovering the Leader Within You 27
4 Creating Your Leadership Legacy 33
5 Leadership Styles 47
II Leadership Elevation 69
6 Finding the Time to Refine 71
7 Your Leadership Blueprint 81
8 Finessing Your Style 95
9 Using Your Voice 105
10 Everyday Ways to Lead 119
11 Finding New Opportunities 131
12 Building Your Tribe 145
III the Pitfalls 153
13 Self- Sabotage 155
14 The Leadership Traps 163
15 Leading versus Following 179
Conclusion: Expect Leadership 187
About the Author 189
Index 191
