Leadership When the Heat's On

(Danny Cox with John Hoover/Leadership When the Heat's On/ 0-07-148653-4 (Back Cover Copy) TURN EVEN THE MOST STRESSFUL SITUATION INTO AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM Effective leaders are at their best when pressure is the highest. Leadership When the Heat's On provides you with hands-on techniques for infusing your company with results-driven leadership at every level, especially during times of mergers, layoffs, and other organizational turmoil. This hands-on notebook shows you how to inspire employees-and motivate them to breakthrough performance-with guidelines on how to: Move beyond your limitations o Develop characteristics of great leaders o Cultivate characteristics of an effective organization o Build a high-performance team o Find the right manager o Set goals o Encourage creativity o Lead through change Start transforming costly and counterproductive negative energies into positive influences with Leadership When the Heat's On-and unleash a sense of purpose throughout your organization! (Flap Copy) People aren't born to be high-performing leaders; instead, they need to learn to develop the time-proven characteristics of great leadership. Leadership When the Heat's On shows you how to acquire these characteristics, motivate your people, and achieve remarkable results across your organization-particularly during times of change and stress. This quick-hitting, hands-on rulebook is chock-full of hard-won advice and action steps for keeping your cool under pressure and inspiring incredible performance from your team. You'll see how to: Start turning problems into opportunities that can enhance your career Practice "humanagement"-using the job to develop the person while having fun in the process Overcome your team's roadblocks to goal achievement Develop an organization with free-flowing, two-way communication, from top-to-bottom Know the signs of low morale, take immediate action to counteract the causes, and make strategic plans to keep spirits from falling again Encourage inspired thinking by relaxing old rules of conformity and publicly recognizing new ideas Leadership When the Heat's On prepares you to meet all leadership challenges, whether anticipated or unexpected. Danny Cox is one of today's most sought-after speakers and trainers. A proven sales executive, former supersonic test pilot, and author of There Are No Limits, Cox is a member of the National Speaker Association's Hall of Fame. John Hoover, PhD is a former executive with Walt Disney Productions and McGraw-Hill. He consults in organization development and behavior, specializing in leadership, communications, transformation, and sustaining change.Cox, Danny is the author of 'Leadership When the Heat's On ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780071486538 and ISBN 0071486534.