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BL
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968067
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b722437
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Thompson, Robert H.,1947-
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| Title & Author
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The offsite : : a leadership challenge fable /\ Robert H. Thompson.
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1st ed.
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San Francisco, CA :: Jossey-Bass,, ©2008.
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J-B Leadership Challenge: Kouzes/Posner ;; v.130
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1 online resource (xiii, 187 pages)
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0470229136
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: 1281237302
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: 6611237305
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: 9780470229132
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: 9781281237309
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: 9786611237301
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0470189827
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9780470189825
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9780470229132
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Includes bibliographical reference.
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| Contents
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The Offsite: A Leadership Challenge Fable; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part One: Arrivals; Chapter 1: The Revolution Begins; Chapter 2: I'm Perfect; You're Perfect; Chapter 3: The Lone Stranger; Chapter 4: The Games Begin; Part Two: Connections; Chapter 5: Yoda Is My Gardener; Chapter 6: Light My Fire; Chapter 7: Suck or Succeed; Chapter 8: Pyramids Amid Denial; Part Three: Sessions; Chapter 9: It's No Secret; Chapter 10: A Grenade for Your Thoughts; Chapter 11: The Perfect Fall; Chapter 12: Practice Makes Perfect; Chapter 13: Burn Baby Burn; Chapter 14: To Dream, Perhaps
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Chapter 15: Our Never-Ending StoryChapter 16: A Rope; A Hope; Chapter 17: Fire Away!; Chapter 18: The Brainstory; Chapter 19: Embrace the Struggle; Chapter 20: What's Real Matters!; Part Four: Separate Ways; Chapter 21: Success Is Assured; Chapter 22: The Perfect Choice; Acknowledgments (Gratitude); The Author
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Drawing on the leadership theories in the management classic The Leadership Challenge, Robert Thompson effortlessly incorporates these ideas into a fable of leadership and growth. Based on a company's three-day offsite meeting, we follow this tale of transition through the eyes of two former rival pharmaceutical companies creating a joint sales strategy. The characters ultimately learn how to adopt the five practises that form the Leadership Challenge:Model the WayInspire a Shared VisionChallenge the ProcessEnable Others to ActEncourage the Heart. T.
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Leadership.
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Management.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Leadership.
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Leadership.
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Management.
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658.4/092
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HD57.7.T4674 2008eb
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Kouzes, James M.,1945-
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