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Person-Centered Leadership

An American Approach to Participatory Management
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Why hasn't Total Quality Management (TQM) worked as well in the United States as it has in other countries? In the US employees seem to prefer recognition of individual achievement over recognition of the work team. Could the North American cultural emphasis on the individual be a crucial factor? This book demonstrates that the recent participatory management failures are the result of a lack of appreciation for the cultural role of rugged individualism, and offers an alternative, person-centred leadership which puts the individual at the very centre of the management approach. The author presents effective, psychology-based, person-centred management techniques through the use of examples and cases, many of them drawn from her own work with successful US businesses. Topics include: an historical overview of the relationship of the individual to the corporation; the response of new leaders to the problem of rapid technological and social change; examples of a variety of person-centred leadership approaches that fit different companies and different managerial styles; and specific strategies that leaders and managers can use.
Leadership Person By Person An Introduction PART ONE: PERSON-CENTERED LEADERSHIP: THE FUNDAMENTALS, THE PAST, THE FUTURE Wholeness at Work Hearts, Hands, Spirits, Minds Historical Perspectives on the Relationship of the Individual to the Corporate Organization Teamwork and Individualism The Changing Culture The Context for Business PART TWO: PERSON-CENTERED LEADERSHIP: THE BASICS, THE VARIATIONS, THE CORPORATE CHIEFS WHO MAKE IT WORK Person-Centered Leaders An Introduction to the Uniqueness and the Methodology James X Mullen Founder and President, Mullen Advertising, Wenham, Massachusetts Dean Kamen Founder and President, DEKA Research and Development, Manchester, New Hampshire Robert S Davis Founder and President, Seaside Development Corporation, Seaside, Florida Leading Person by Person Multiple Variations on the Theme PART THREE: MAKING THE CHANGES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE The Possibilities for Transformation Person-Centered Strategies The Focus on You Person-Centered Strategies The Focus on Associates
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