Leading People From the Middle: The Universal Mission of Heart and Mind
William P. Robinson





Format: Paperback, 256pp.
ISBN: 9781930771253
Publisher: Executive Excellence Publishing
Pub. Date: August 2002

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Description and Reviews
From The Publisher:

With the opening lamentation of "not another book on leadership" William Robinson takes the reader on a voyage through history and discovery as he deftly weaves a new perspective on leadership. Traveling through past theories and beliefs on leadership, the reader is guided through the dense foliage of the leadership jungle. By identifying leadership styles and traits, and by examining past studies, Bill helps the reader to identify and examine their own leadership—and then develop a more effective leadership profile.

What will be required of leaders today? Bill identifies and explains six qualities of today's successful leaders:

• Paradoxical
• Secure
• Communicative
• Inspiring
• Virtuous
• Driven and Rhythmic

Reviews

Bill Robinson alerts us to the serious changes taking place in the leader's job and raises the crucial question of the relationship of organizations and society. Good stuff!"

—Max DePree, author of Leadership is An Art

About the Author

William Robinson became the 17th president of Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington in July 1993. Before arriving at Whitworth, Bill had served as the president of Manchester College, in Indiana, for seven years. Whitworth students have become accustomed to seeing Bill eating in the dining hall, cheering at sporting events, enjoying plays and concerts on campus, visiting dorm lounges, playing "hoops," or just conversing with them. Bill typifies his involvement by saying, "My richest moments at Whitworth are the ones I share with students, My calling is to work with and for them.


Table of Contents

	Preface	11
	Introduction	19
Section 1	21st Century Leadership	23
1	21st Century Trends	27
2	Paradoxical Leadership	35
3	Secure Leadership	51
4	Inspiring Leadership	59
5	Communicative Leadership	65
6	Virtuous Leadership	77
7	Driven and Rhythmic Leadership	85
Section 2	Trait-Based Leadership	85
8	Traits Related to Effort	99
9	Traits Related to Personality	115
Section 3	Style-Based Leadership	133
10	Authoritarian Leadership	139
11	Democratic Leadership	149
12	Task-Oriented Leadership	161
13	Relationship-Oriented Leadership	167
14	Leadership Style Interactions	173
15	Situational Leadership	179
Section 4	Transformational Leadership	193
16	Transformational Leadership	195
17	Follower-Driven Leadership	207
Section 5	Changing Our Behavior	213
18	The Theory of Change	215
19	Six Steps to Successful Change	227
	Epilouge	249
	Notes	251

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