The key to effective leadership is being fit for the challenge. Leadership is a perpetual boxing match in many respects in which preparation, stamina and skill are required. Only the strongest survive. Every decision and tollgate along the career journey is laden with risk. Those leaders who harness risk to their advantage will land the knockout punch in every fight. The only question is how many leaders will be fit enough for the challenge?
The purpose of this book is to provide insight as to how risk impacts every aspect of leadership, including the mundane, routine and nonglamorous aspects of leadership. This is important because often the small things can easily turn into big disruptors. Moreover, the end goal is to equip leaders with a journey map and quick guide to win in high-risk environments. Change is the new normal and only constant in today’s world. As change increases, so will risk and its subsequent impacts on humanity. This includes leaders, organizations and customers. No one is exempt.
In this book, readers learn how to:
- Determine which career battles to fight and which ones to avoid
- Prepare to fight the unavoidable challenges along the career journey
- Leverage risk to choose the right leaders for the team
- Leverage risk to invest time wisely and avoid wasting it
- Leverage risk to predict, identify and resolve leadership burnout
- Risk assess leadership credentials so only those that produce a return
- are added to the portfolio
- Risk assess performance outcomes so the path ahead is smooth sailing
- Leverage risk so high performance is a reality instead of a pipe dream
- Leverage risk to find the right leadership sponsor
Author(s): Casey J. Bedgood
Publisher: Routledge/Productivity Press
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 183
City: New York
Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
About the Author
Introduction
1 Leveraging Risk to Determine Organizational Efficiency: Is High Performance a Reality or a Pipe Dream?
Why Efficiency Matters
Levels of Efficiency
Target Areas of Efficiency
Case Study
Summary
Reference
2 Is Finding the Right Leadership Sponsor Risky Business?
Sponsorship
Summary
Reference
3 Leadership Guide to Maximizing Career Value Potential
Why Leadership Matters
Leadership Value Curve
Leadership Disruption Lattice
Case in Point
Summary
Reference
4 The Risk of a Leadership Brand: Is It a Stamp of Approval or Scarlet Letter?
The Importance of Brand
Leadership Brand Levels
Leadership Brand Journey Map
Leadership Brand Maturity Curve
Leadership Brand Disruption Lattice
Case in Point
Summary
5 The Risk of Investing Time
Importance of Time
Dimensions of Time
Time study Example
Time Journey Map
Time and Value Maturity Curve
Leadership Time Disruption Lattice
Time Risk Assessment Tool
Summary
Reference
6 Is Variation High-Risk Poker or a Sure Bet?
Variation
Dimensions of Variation
The Journey
Variation Risk Assessment Tools: Strategy, Operations and People
Summary
Reference
7 Is Decision-Making a Risky Proposition?
Importance of Decisions
Dimensions of Decision-Making
Impact of Decisions
Decision-Making Risk Tool
Decision Matrix
Decision Disruption Lattice
Summary
Reference
8 Is Positive Leadership Reporting a Risky Proposition?
The Importance of Leadership Report-Outs
Dimensions of Reporting
Long-Term Effects of Leadership Reporting
Risk Tool
Summary
9 Leveraging Risk to Grow Organizational Hierarchy: Is It Value Added or a Waste of Resources?
The Importance of Hierarchy
Dimensions of Hierarchy Growth
Case Study Assessment
Risk Assessment Tool
Decision Matrix
Summary
Reference
10 Risk Assessing Succession Planning: Is the Talent Pipeline Full or All Dried Up?
Importance of Depth in Roles
Dimension of Succession Planning
Risk Tools
Summary
References
11 Risk Assessing Leadership Credentials: Is It a Game Changer or Just Another Plaque on the Wall?
Importance of Credentials
Case Study
Summary
References
12 Risk Assessing Leadership Burnout: Is the Tank Full or Running on Fumes?
Burnout
Summary
Reference
13 Risk Assessing Leadership Outcomes: Are We On Track or Off Target?
Determinants of Outcomes
Levels of Outcomes
Dimensions of Leadership Outcomes
Risk Tool
Summary
References
14 Leveraging Risk to Find the Right Fit: Remote or In-Person Work?
The Change Environment
Case in Point
Risk Tool
Impact Calculator
Summary
15 When the Early Bird Misses the Worm: Signals of When to Promote, Not to Promote and Transition Leaders Out
Introduction
Case Study
Summary
References
16 Out With the Old, In With the New: Expected Roles of the Top Leader for the 2020s and Beyond
Introduction
The Change Evolution
The Leadership Evolution
The Crucial Questions
The Road Ahead
Summary
References
17 Leveraging Maturity Models as Operational Truth Serum
Introduction
The Case Study
The Framework
Summary
Reference
Conclusion
Index
