Make Every Business Day a Masterpiece
"This fascinating book is a must-read for every leader or
individual that aspires to become one. It eloquently offers tips,
examples, and analogies that help the reader focus effort and
attention in that noble attempt to become a better leader."
--Eric Weber, Associate Dean IESE, Business School
"Unlike explorations of leadership that too often provide 'more
heat than light, ' O'Malley and Baker offer a refreshing and
engaging lens that not only illuminates but inspires the
reader."
--Mary C. Gentile, Creator and Director of Giving Voice to Values,
and Senior Research Scholar, Babson College
"This is not another book on leadership. Its essence is that all
great leaders show an intense artistry. O'Malley and Baker give
leadership criteria that weave business language with a strong dose
of artistic principles. A great read."
--Chuck Royce, Chairman, Royce Funds
"Impressive O'Malley and Baker have written a book that is at
once entertaining, intellectually engaging, and practical--a tough
combination, rarely achieved."
--Ed Greenberg, University of Colorado, coauthor of
"Turbulence"
"O'Malley and Baker thoughtfully illustrate the intersections
between leadership and art, explaining the requisite attributes for
leadership excellence, such as focus, intellectual challenge,
imagination, and authenticity."
--Josh Weston, Honorary Chairman, Automatic Data Processing,
Inc.
"O'Malley and Baker have written a wonderful book that
illustrates the complexities and necessities of what should be
understood as the ultimate qualities of leadership."
--David Finn, Chairman, Ruder Finn, Inc.
About the Book:
Artists put their work on display for everyone to judge,
accepting a position of vulnerability for want of something
important to say and in the service of contributing to the common
good. Artists bring people closer together by providing a forum for
shared experiences. Artists challenge, excite, comfort, and
motivate people, and they don't learn their craft by reading about
it in a book; they practice, push themselves and their means of
expression, and execute, execute, execute.
"These are exactly the same things effective business leaders do
day in and day out."
In "Every Leader Is an Artist," leadership experts O'Malley and
Baker employ the "leadership as an art" metaphor to its conceptual
limits: leadership is an art. Literally. And leaders are artists;
they just happen to work in a different medium.
This groundbreaking look at leadership offers a completely new
perspective on the age-old question: What separates the effective
leader from the ineffective leader? O'Malley and Baker reveal 12
key characteristics shared by great artists and leaders, including:
Intention: Makes an express commitment to achieve certain
exceptional ends Authenticity: Expresses individuality and personal
beliefs with honesty and transparency Engagement: Challenges the
intellectual capacities of employees and tests their abilities to
develop creative solutions to problems Imagination: Makes
surprising and unconventional departures from the ordinary that
create a new sense of awareness or understanding Form: Diligently
combines various communications, structures, and policies into a
unified, coherent whole
"Collectively, these attributes make great leadership possible,
or, in their absence, difficult," write the authors. "Their
presence does not assure leadership excellence, but it does set the
range of potential."
Providing the tools and techniques for developing these
qualities, the authors provide vignettes that draw parallels
between the personal qualities of famous artists and effective
leaders.
"Every Leader Is an Artist "will make you see your own
leadership characteristics with newfound clarity and help you build
upon them to be the best leader you can be. After reading this
book, you will never think about leadership and your
responsibilities as a leader in quite the same way again.
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