TOOLS & STRATEGIES FOR BECOMING A STRATEGIC LEADER

While surfing the net, I have found a new book, entitled 'The Strategic Leader: New Tactics for a Globalizing World', by Dr John Pilipia of Florida Atlantic University.

What has attracted me is the fact that the book is framed around six key habits gleaned from leaders who have successfully answered the following questions:

- Do I need to think differently?
- What is the environment telling me?
- Where are we going and where do we need to go?
- How do I position myself and/or my organization, team and individuals to take advantage of opportunities presented by the environment?
- How do I multiply myself though other people?
- How do I find and turn talent into performance?
- How do I ignite the soul of followers to achieve greatness beyond what anyone imagined possible?
- How do I know if we are succeeding?
- How do we continually adapt to change and maintain profitability and our competitive advantage?

& also, the author's 'turn the wheel' metholodogy of using the following six key habits, actions & tactics in acquiring a strategic leadership mindset, aided by two original self assessment tools: The Strategic Thinking Questionnaire (STQ) & the Strategic Leadership Questionnaire (SLQ):

- artistry;
- agility;
- anticipating the future;
- articulating strategic intent;
- aligning resources;
- assuring results;

I have ordered a paperback copy from the publisher.

Please stay tuned for my book review. Readers can check out some excerpts from the book at Google.

Readers can also visit the authors' weblog at this link.