FROM SAGE TO ARTISAN:
The Nine Roles of the Value-Driven Leader
by Stuart Wells

Davies-Black Publishing, 1997
ISBN 0-89106-09306
280 pages $26.95


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"A fresh look at how leadership must be incorporated into every manager's job--filled with thoughtful ideas."

Barry Z. Posner, Professor, Santa Clara University, co-author, The Leadership Challenge and Credibility


"The nine leading edge manager roles is a unique matrix approach....Managers can easily understand their strengths and how to improve their weak points....This is clearly one of the best management improvement books on the market."

Gary L. Convis, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Engineering, NUMMI, Inc.

 

"Not an extreme or a fad, but a balanced diet for developing a holistic leader. I found it a common sense approach for leadership development."

J. Michael Bowman,Vice President and General Manager, DuPont Advanced Material Systems

"A powerful book combining management theory with leadership techniques. Hard to put it down. Interesting and innovative approach to understanding management and leadership principles."

Peter M. Joachim, Former Director of Quality, Applied Materials

 

Which roles do you play at work? In life?

Click on any role to learn more about it.

SAGE?
       VISIONARY?
             
MAGICIAN?
                     
GLOBALIST?
                              
MENTOR?
                                      
ALLY?
                                             
SOVEREIGN?
                                                     
GUIDE?
                                                               
ARTISAN?

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What You Will Learn From This Book

Detailed Insight Into Each Role

 Understanding the strengths and valuable leadership behaviors from mastering the roles

How to Overcome the Pitfalls

 Choosing the role appropriate to the situation rather than overdoing one's strengths

Innovative Ideas on Key Business Issues

 Strategy, vision, change, diversity, motivation, teamwork, decisions, goals, and quality

How Each Role Contributes to the Organization's Success

 Analyzing the organization's current and future leadership needs

How Core Values Provide Meaning for Each Role and Accelerate Results

 Identifying personal and organization values and addressing value conflicts

How to Become a Value-Driven Leader

 Maintaining integrity in the most challenging situations

Greater Flexibility in Moving Among These Roles to Meet a Wider Range of Challenges

 Building three specific skills for each role using clear guidelines and exercises