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Author Muna, Farid A., author.

Title Developing multicultural leaders : the journey to leadership success / Farid A. Muna and Ziad A. Zennie
Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 215 pages) : illustrations
Contents Part. I. Looking at the Whole Elephant: 1. On leadership, followership, ad culture; 2. A framework for understanding leadership success; 3. A road map to success -- part. II The Making of Outstanding Leaders: 4. The early years of potential leaders; 5. Paths to outstanding leadership; 6. Learning to lead: cultivating emotional intelligence -- part. III. What Outstanding Leaders do Exceptionally Well: 7. Styles of emotionally intelligent leaders; 8. Decision-making styles, execution, and accountability; 9. Recruiting and developing talent -- part. IV. Implications and Recommendations: 10. Final thoughts
Summary The authors identify three stages of leadership development:early ingredients for success starting from childhood;paths that current and aspiring leaders should follow once they start a career; and what leaders should doexceptionally well to become and remain outstanding in organizations operating in multicultural environments. FOREWORD BY CHARLES HANDY What makes great organizational leaders? This question has been asked for many years by management thinkers and practitioners across the world. Developing Multicultural Leaders answers this question using a multicultural approach, and in a bid to discover what makes great leaders the authors tackle five related issues. @* What influence do early childhood years have on success? @* What are the specific life experiences that contribute to leadership success? @* How do leaders with potential become outstanding? @* What critical paths must leaders follow on their journey to success? @* And, finally, what must great leaders do exceptionally well to become and remain outstanding? Based on field research which involved questioning over 300 senior executives in 12 countries, this book synthesizes leadership literature as it answers these questions. It provides a new framework for thinking about leadership from various perspectives without ever losing sight of the whole picture ..
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Leadership -- Cross-cultural studies
Multiculturalism.
International business enterprises -- Management
Leadership -- Arab countries
Management -- Arab countries
Executive ability -- Arab countries
multiculturalism.
Personnel & human resources management.
Management: leadership & motivation.
International business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Leadership.
Business and Management.
Executive ability
International business enterprises -- Management
Leadership
Management
Multiculturalism
Arab countries
Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies
Form Electronic book
Author Zennie, Ziad A., author.
ISBN 9780230299016
0230299016
9781137104649
1137104643