The Right Leader: Selecting Executives Who Fit | by Nat Stoddard and Claire Wyckoff | 2009 | ISBN: 9780470344507. Leadership Books. New Leadership Selection Strategy. Employee Hiring Process. Executive Leadership Training.
The Right Leader: Selecting Executives Who Fit
by Nat Stoddard and Claire Wyckoff
2009 (352 pages)
ISBN:9780470344507
Introducing a revolutionary process for selecting executives, this book explains how this approach eliminates the leadership failures that plague so many companies around the world today.
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The Right Leader—Selecting Executives Who Fit
Foreword
Preface—The Why’s and Wherefore’s Behind This Book
Overview
The Territory Ahead
Setting Expectations
Avoiding Culture Shock
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Overview
The Rising Rate of Leadership Failures
The Costs of Leadership Failure
The Bottom-Line Impact
The Human Cost
The Rules Have Changed and So Has the Game
How Much More Perfect Can We Get?
A More “Holistic” Approach to Hiring
Find a Need and Meet It
Culture—A Matter of Fitting In
The New Leadership Selection Strategy
Takeaways
Part One – The New Paradigm for Leadership Selection
Chapter 2 – Design for a New Selection Model
What’s Now Showing Is Probably a Rerun
How it Works (or Doesn’t)
The Basic Script
The Plot Thickens
Take Me to Your Leader
When to Improvise
The Actors Lurking in the Shadows
Introducing the Match-Fit Model
Shaping the Match-Fit Model
Multi-Cultures Do Not Make You Multicultural
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Takeaways
Chapter 3 – The Abilities Bucket
Overview
The Importance of A·BIL·I·TIES [? bil'? tes]
Interviewing Executives
The Job Description
Interviewer Styles
Types of Interviews
The “Director’s Cut” Version of an Earlier Rerun
Reference Checks
Specialized Tools for Assessing Abilities
Shifting the Paradigm
Interviewing’s Never-Never Land
Takeaways
Chapter 4 – The Personality and Energy Bucket
Overview
Personality Traits That Spell Success (or Failure)
Actions Really Do Speak Louder Than Words
The Importance of Personality in the Match-Fit Model
When It Comes to People, What You See Is Not Always What You Get
People With That “Special Something”—Energy
Takeaways
Chapter 5 – The Character Bucket
Overview
What Is Character?
The Winning Combination
The Value of Values
Universal Character Traits of Successful Leaders
The Mirror Image
Beliefs Are to Be Believed
How Character Is Fed
Where Character Is Formed
How Character Can Change
It’s All About Trust, Satisfaction, and Retention
Looking for Alignment Today and Tomorrow
Takeaways
Chapter 6 – The Company’s Needs
Overview
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Descriptions vs. Definitions
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Executional Needs
Directional Needs
First Steps in Measuring the Shape of the Hole
Takeaways
Chapter 7 – Corporate Culture
Overview
The Meaning of Culture
Culture Is Not Something You Get at the Met
Global Cultures
Debunking the Myths of Culture
The Subtle Implications of Culture
The Insider vs. the Outsider
It’s All About Trust
Some Clues to Lack of Fit
Takeaways
Part Two – Fixing a Flawed Selection Process
Chapter 8 – The New Hiring Process—“Hit My Smoke”
Overview
A Useful Military Metaphor
The Twin Benefits of Knowing the Lay of the Land
What Lies Ahead
Takeaways
Chapter 9 – Changing the Way Candidates are Vetted
Overview
Overall Process Improvements
“Three to Get Ready … ”
Ways to Achieve Overall Process Improvements
Getting the Most Out of the Assessment Tools
Assessing Personality and Energy
Personality Assessment Summaries
Energy Assessment Techniques
Assessing Character
Character Interview Tips
Assessment Tools for Values
Takeaways
Chapter 10 – The Missing Links to Selecting the Right Leader
Overview
Selecting Your FAC (Forward Assessment Consultants)
The Functions of the Forward Assessment Consulting Team
The Role of the Forward Assessment Consulting Team
Determining the Business Terrain
Developing the Business Terrain Research
Processing and Use of the Business Terrain Data
Assessing the Team Topography
The Individual Assessments
The Team Assessment
Uses of the Team Topography Assessment
Mapping the Corporate Lay of the Land
Historical Roots of Mapping
The New Mapping Research
The Malleability of “Pegs”
The Field Guide of Vital Information
Creating the Guide
The Contents of the Field Guide of Vital Information
Takeaways
Chapter 11 – The FAC Process at Work—The Case of SDI, Inc.
Overview
The Situation
A High-Altitude Snapshot of SDI
The CEO Search
The Final Candidate
The Findings
James and the SDI Culture
James and the Executive Leadership Team Subculture
What to Do About James?
Takeaways
Chapter 12 – Putting It All Together—A Recipe for Success
Overview
Creating Your Leader Selection Process
The Meaning of Time
The Preselection Actions: Steps 1–23
Post-Selection Actions: Steps 24–26
Takeaways
Part Three – Conclusion
Chapter 13 – Why Boards Should Care
Overview
Putting the Problem in Perspective
State of the Planning Art
Why It Is Taking So Long
The Pressure Is On
How the New Leader Selection Process Can Help
Succession Planning Best Practices
From Ideal to Real
Takeaways
Chapter 14 – “You’re Cleared in Hot”
Overview
The Journey in Retrospect
More About FAQs, FACs, and Other Facts
Final Perspectives
One Final Flyby
Appendix A – Leader Assessment Instruments
Appendix B – Cross-Cultural Virtues
Appendix C – Field Guide of Vital Information Request List
Bibliography
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