Since 1985, ILI has been in the business of building leaders in the US and Europe.
In those years, we have run leadership development programs for busy business and professional executives, students aspiring to leadership roles, people of all ages and backgrounds who are changing careers, and energetic visitors to exciting places in Europe and the United States. In all these varied programs, the thread running so true has been providing practical, useful information, insights and frameworks for people to develop and use their leadership skills.
In this process, we have found again and again that the topic of leadership is often poorly understood, leaving people who are moving into leadership roles with no up-to-date, relevant models. Leadership is confused with management; leaders are urged to tread so softly, in the name of not offending anyone or not being seen as too authoritative, that they often have diminished impact in the places they are meant to lead.
Too often, organizations “lower the bar” to bring in new leaders (in the name of economy or desperation), placing people with little experience or inclination to lead in positions where they are under intense pressure to lead effectively and efficiently with ever-diminishing resources.
Without mentors, training, supervision, and inspiring examples, becoming a leader in such situations is very hard work.
The “trial-and-error” approach of amateur leadership can be expensive in terms of opportunities lost as well as mistakes made, leaving the leader feeling vulnerable and without support.
The Institute has always tried to provide the kind of support and empowerment that people need to lead boldly and with purpose. This new book will tell some of the stories we have gathered from program participants and distill basic principles and practices of effective, morally-respectable leadership.
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