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| List of figures | |
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| About the author | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The role | |
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| Strategic leadership | |
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| Military origins of strategic leadership | |
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| Learning generalship | |
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| The art of the commander-in-chief | |
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| Transferable skills | |
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| The art of inspiring others | |
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| Key points | |
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| The generic role of leader | |
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| Group needs | |
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| The three circles model | |
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| Necessary functions | |
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| The generic role of a leader | |
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| A leader's qualifications | |
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| The intellectual side of leadership | |
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| Key points | |
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| Levels of leadership | |
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| Understanding organization | |
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| Different leadership responsibilities | |
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| The functions of strategic leadership | |
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| Key points | |
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| The seven functions | |
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| Giving direction | |
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| Purpose | |
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| The reason why | |
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| Values | |
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| Vision | |
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| Checklist: Giving direction | |
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| Key points | |
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| Strategic thinking and planning | |
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| The military analogy | |
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| The nature of strategic thinking | |
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| Strategic planning | |
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| Some principles to bear in mind | |
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| Checklist: Strategic thinking and planning | |
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| Key points | |
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| Making it happen | |
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| Controlling | |
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| Controlling in organizations | |
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| When things are going wrong | |
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| The importance of teamwork | |
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| The eight hallmarks of a high-performance team | |
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| Checklist: Making it happen | |
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| Key points | |
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| Relating the parts to the whole | |
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| Unitary and federal organizations | |
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| Harmony at work | |
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| Reviewing your organizational structure | |
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| A good strategic leader always delegates | |
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| Organizing yourself | |
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| Checklist: Relating the parts to the whole | |
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| Key points | |
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| Building partnerships | |
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| The three circles model | |
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| Social relations in general | |
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| Checklist: Building partnerships | |
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| Key points | |
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| Releasing the corporate spirit | |
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| Asabiyah | |
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| The force of purpose | |
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| Checklist: Releasing the corporate spirit | |
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| Key points | |
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| Developing today's and tomorrow's leaders | |
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| Case study: Learning to lead at your new level | |
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| Checklist: Developing today's and tomorrow's leaders | |
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| Key points | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Index | |