The Accidental Leader What to Do When You're

It could happen today. You are called into the office, and the boss tells you that due to unforeseen circumstances, starting today you will be in charge of a team, a project, an office, a committee, or a business unit. Without any warning (or preparation on your part) you've become an accidental leader.If you have been thrust into a position of sudden responsibility, you need The Accidental Leader. This book is a first aid kit that gives you the information and inspiration you need to Know what you bring to the challenge- your pluses and minuses Define success and achieve it Get other people on your side Overcome your natural shortcomings Get organized- right now See through the apparent system to the culture within Direct people and get them to act The Accidental Leader is your lifeline to leadership success. It is filled with practical answers to the many leadership questions that you will face.

Harvey Robbins is a psychologist, business consultant, trainer, and author. He has consulted to numerous organizations including American Express, Allied Signal, General Dynamics, AT&T, 3M, Honeywell, Johnson & Johnson, Nabisco, Target, and US West. Michael Finley is a prolific author and journalist whose work has appeared in hundreds of publications. He is well known for his writing on technology, and was chosen as one of the "Masters of the Wired World" by the Financial Times. Robbins and Finley have written several books together, including the best-selling Why Teams Dont Work, which won the Financial Times/Booz-Allen & Hamilton Global Business Award in 1995.

Introduction: What's an Accidental Leader? Who gets called to accidental leadership? Just about anyone	p. xiii
Managing Oneself
Coming to Terms with Responsibility: Three ways to cope with leader's anxiety	p. 3
The First Day: Three steps to establish where you are--and where you need to be	p. 13
Meeting the Team: Seven things you need to learn about your team members and they need to know about you--and two warnings	p. 21
Deciding What Kind of Leader to Be: Ten ways to feel better about your leadership	p. 25
Becoming a Quick Study: Eight things you can do to negotiate your own learning curve	p. 39
The Perfect Person for the Job: Four tough questions you need to ask yourself	p. 45
Managing the Technical Side
What They Expect You to Know, and What You'd Better Figure Out on Your Own: Five things to spend at least a week learning about	p. 53
Planning to Succeed: Five measures of planning success	p. 59
How a Little Orderliness Can Extend Your Shelf Life: Six stages of bringing an idea to completion	p. 69
Who You Can Turn To: Nine things you can do to bring people into your circle	p. 77
Set Fire to Your Credenza: Seven ways to get out of the box, and stay out	p. 83
Leading by Learning: Six ways to create a learning environment	p. 87
Managing People
Living with Teams: Six things to remember when your team is hovering on the brink of dysfunction	p. 95
Packing Up Your Predecessor: Five rules for successful succession	p. 101
The Right (and Wrong) Way to Make Up Your Mind: Seven truths about effective team process	p. 105
Motivating People: Ten el-cheapo ways to motivate people	p. 111
Locating the Levers of Change: Five ways to effect change in the face of resistance	p. 119
Learning to Negotiate: Nine ways to break an ice-jam in negotiations	p. 125
Dealing with Other People: Four kinds of people, and how to work with each	p. 131
How to Give Feedback: Three ways to give people information so it is real to them	p. 137
Set Limits to Freedom: Three ways to make empowerment work--and make your team bless you	p. 147
The Importance of Being Frank: Five rules for dealing with conflict	p. 151
Bridging the Age Gap: Five broad characterizations of the working generations	p. 157
How to Discipline and Fire: Four of the worst and six of the best ways to communicate bad news	p. 163
Confession and Conclusion: Nine parting shots of managerial wisdom	p. 169
Best Books	p. 175
Acknowledgments	p. 177
The Authors	p. 179
Index	p. 181
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