The Character Compass: Transforming Leadership for the 21st Century

This book provides a framework for transforming leadership for the 21st century, focusing on leader character as the foundation for making critical judgments. Through practical roadmaps and examples, it offers guidance for implementing leader character in various areas, leading to sustained organizational excellence. It is a valuable resource for professionals and students in leadership development, HR, and organizational development.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 210 pages
Publication date: 30 October 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

A comprehensive guide to transforming leadership for the 21st century, this insightful book delves into a powerful and practical framework that leaders can leverage to drive their organizations toward success, prosperity, and positive impact on the world. At its core, leader character stands as the cornerstone upon which leaders rely to make their most critical decisions. Through extensive research, teaching, and outreach spanning over a decade, the authors have developed this framework, which serves as the foundation for effective leadership.

This book takes the authors' important work to the next level, focusing on its practical implementation at both the individual and organizational levels. Drawing from their interactions with organizations across various sectors, including public, private, and not-for-profit, the authors offer practical roadmaps for integrating leader character into key areas such as leadership development, strategy formulation, purpose manifestation, culture building, executive recruitment and HR practices, diversity, equity, and inclusion (EDI), risk management, and other critical corporate activities.

The outcomes of these implementations are nothing short of sustained organizational excellence. Leader character acts as a compass that guides leaders in navigating real, positive, and lasting change within their organizations. This actionable book is destined to find a prominent place on the bookshelves of professionals and students in talent management, leadership development, HR, organizational development, as well as leaders from the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. By embracing the principles outlined in this book, leaders can unlock their full potential and drive positive change in their organizations and beyond.

Weight: 330g
Dimension: 152 x 371 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032376486