Leadership Blindspots: How Successful Leaders Identify and Overcome the Weaknesses That Matter

by Robert Bruce Shaw

Hardcover, 2014

Status

Available

Call number

658.4

Collection

Publication

Jossey-Bass (2014), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 240 pages

Description

"Every leader has a blindspot--an area in which he/she fails to see or respond to threats or weaknesses. These blindspots arise for a number of reasons--cognitive overload, the over-confidence that can come with success, and the deference of others to those in positions of authority. This book provides: a framework to understand risks posed by blindspots from a leadership perspective the four types of blinspots that are most important for leaders to be aware of a self-assessment and a team survey to help leaders in identifying/recognizing their blindspots corrective actions leaders can take to mitigate the resulting risks "--

User reviews

LibraryThing member Razinha
This turned out to be better than I expected. Much of this material I've encountered before in other readings and leadership training, but Shaw did a good job collecting and packaging it. What gives this value is his pervasive use of illustrative cases. Ordinarily, anecdotes wear thin, but he stays
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on point and, more to the point, doesn't belabor the point. His examples are generally succinct and not a reach.

Good recourse for future and current leaders.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

240 p.; 9.4 inches

ISBN

1118646290 / 9781118646298

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