Leaders who make meaning meaningful

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Ulrich, D. (2011), "Leaders who make meaning meaningful", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 19 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/hrmid.2011.04419bad.003

Leaders who make meaning meaningful

Article Type: Abstracts From: Human Resource Management International Digest, Volume 19, Issue 2

Ulrich D. and Ulrich W.Ivey Business Journal, July/August 2010, Start page: 1, No. of pages: 2

Based on the author’s book The Why of Work, attempts to synthesize and integrate the research about what makes for effective leaders. Out of this taxonomic work, identifies five outcomes that leaders deliver, each woven around a role that a leader plays: Strategist: effective leaders develop a point of view about the future; Executor: effective leaders build the discipline of getting things done; Talent manager: effective leaders engage others in planning and executing their agenda; Human capital developer: effective leaders prepare the next generation of employees; Personal proficiency: effective leaders have personal skills and abilities that enable them to lead and others to follow. These five leadership roles are characterized by behaviors and outcomes that apply to new and seasoned, junior and senior, and public and private sector leaders. If becoming a more effective leader is half DNA and half learning, mastering these five roles will help any leader be more effective. Also identifies another dimension of effective leadership: leading in today’s uncertain, changing, and risky world is not just about the actions or motions of leadership; it is also about the e-motions.Article type: General reviewISSN: 1481-8248Reference: 39BB631

Keywords: Leadership, Performance management, Skills