Developing resilient organizations : how to create an adaptive, high performance and engaged organization /: how to create an adaptive, high performance and engaged organization. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Doug Strycharczyk, Charles Elvin.
• Authors: Strycharczyk, Doug; Elvin, Charles
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Editors and key authors; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One Change in the 21st century; 01 A general overview; In the beginning ... ; So what is this book about?; A word about the authors and editors; References; 02 The new factors; The employee relationship; What is the nature of change?; New generations, new attitudes; Employability -- what this means; References; 03 Mental toughness; What is mental toughness?; What is the 4 Cs model of mental toughness?; Measuring mental toughness. Can mental toughness be integrated with the core models prevalent in occupational and in sport psychology?Can we develop a mentally-tough organization?; Some final thoughts; An important point; So ... what about the future?; References; 04 Trust-based leadership and resilient organizations in the 21st century; Surviving the unexpected; Two categories of trust relevant to organizational resilience; Suggestions on developing trust; Final comments; Measuring trust -- the Institute of Leadership and Management Index of Leadership Trust; References. 05 Leadership, resilience and the 21st-century organizationWhat is changing in the 21st century and why?; So how can such multi-dimensional leadership be developed for these 21st-century challenges?; What kind of leadership might be needed for the 21st century?; New forms of leadership require new forms of leadership development; What does existing research tell us about leadership development for resilient organizations?; What are the essential elements of effective leadership development for resilient 21st-century organizations?; Conclusions; References; Part Two Practitioner perspectives. 06 Leadership and the BP grit in the oyster -- developing mental toughnessWhat was the idea?; What happened?; It's not what you do, it's the way that you do it; Yes, but what do you do?; What changed?; So how can developing mental toughness help organizations grow outstanding leaders -- particularly those suited to the challenges of the future?; What questions are we left with?; How do we humanize leadership development?; What do we need to do in order to help people fulfil their leadership potential?; How do we encourage organizations to grow? What are the challenges for organizations as they seek to grow into the future? Then how do we develop structures and practices that genuinely reflect the human culture we believe we want?; References; 07 Changing times for the public sector; Leadership; The changing role of the public sector in the 21st century; PSMW/Academi Wales; How does Wales now build the leaders of the future?; Meeting the challenge; Managing Change Successfully; Conclusion; Looking ahead; References; 08 New realities: Personal growth for an uncertain future; Learning for life at the top.
• Publisher Details: London Philadelphia : Kogan Page
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 658.3; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Training; Organizational change; Employees -- Training of; Leadership; Personnel management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior; Employees -- Training of; Leadership; Organizational change; Personnel management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Mentoring & Coaching; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Human Resources & Personnel Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Development*; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0749470100; 9780749470104
• Related ISBNs: 9780749470098; 0749470097
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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