The Leadership Engine: How Winning Companies Build Leaders at Every Level » (Abridged)

Noel M. Tichy is a professor at the University of Michigan Business School, director of the school's Global Leadership Partnership, and former head of GE's Crotonville Leadership Development Center. He is the author of the best seller Control Your Destiny or Someone Else Will (with Stratford Sherman).

The coauthor of Control Your Destiny or Someone Else Will provides companies with the vital information they need to create a business where leadership abounds from the bottom up.

coach of the Chicago Bulls) Phil Jackson

Noel Tichy has been a point guard on the management of organizations. ... The Leadership Engine focuses on how leaders of organizations use their whole being in creative managing. The book is an inspiration to teachers, business leaders, and coaches. This is Noel Tichy's summa. His text models the leaders he profiles: brilliant, clear on values, and gutsy as hell. The research base is awesome. The stories are great. The message is spot-on. The path to action is clear.

Acknowledgments ..... ix

Preface ..... xi

Introduction ..... 1

1: The Leader-Driven Organization ..... 9

2: Why Are Leaders Important? ..... 23

3: Leadership and the Teachable Point of View ..... 41

4: Past as Prologue--Learning from Experience ..... 58

5: The Heart of Leadership--It Starts with Ideas ..... 79

6: Values--Speaking with Words and Action ..... 104

7: Making It Happen--Getting Energy Out of Everyone ..... 128

8: Edge--The Courage to See Reality and Act on It ..... 151

9: Tying It All Together--Writing Your Leadership Story ..... 172

10: Conclusion--Leading into the Future ..... 189

Handbook for Leaders Developing Leaders--The Leadership ..... 197

Engine: A Teachable Point of View Notes ..... 301

Sources ..... 340

Index ..... 361