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The big idea: Despite a booming economy and investments in workplace culture, today’s leaders are failing. They insist they’re engaged, and believe they listen. In fact, 86 percent of C-Suite leaders say we’re heading in the right direction. But do employees agree? Not so much. In recent surveys, 52 percent of employees say business leaders aren’t ethical. 70 percent feel their opinions don’t count. And a startling 79 percent report they’re not managed in a motivating way.
The so-what? Tone-deaf leaders create a chasm that can bring an organization down. Instead of a highly productive crew that loves what they do, ineffective, wannabe leadership produces poor performance and high turnover.
The key message: Every leader loses focus from time to time, but it’s the successful leaders who can recognize this and correct course, says Ken Pasch, global business advisor and author of the new book On Course: Become a Great Leader and Soar (2017).
Pulling from his experience in the U.S. Air Force, Pasch discovered that the dynamics of flight — keeping a plane in the air — are the same principles needed to effectively lead. They are at the core of his leadership flight plan, which guides you through:
Five key questions that immediately reveal if you’re off course
What it takes to get your organization off the ground, in flight, and to its destination
Which workplace systems can sabotage success
Why under-promising and over-delivering is a leadership trap
How to unlock, engage, and optimize your own potential, and the potential in those you lead
The source: Ken Pasch brings over 30 years’ experience in revolutionizing leader development within a broad range of organizations, including the U.S. Military, Johnson & Johnson, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. He is founder of KiVisions, Inc., which advises good people on how to become great leaders, and serves as faculty in executive education at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University. Pasch is a retired Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, where he served proudly and with distinction.
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