How Successful Leaders Do Business with Their World: The Navigational Stance

Stephen Barden's book "How Successful Leaders Do Business with Their World" provides compelling evidence that top leaders learn to partner with the world by using their power and authority. Based on interviews with military, corporate, and educational leaders, the book offers practical insights into how these findings can be applied in practice. It illustrates how the assumptions leaders formed as children and the way they learned to make space for themselves directly link to their leadership as adults. The book outlines several key concepts, including the Navigational Stance, Partnering Stance, Oppositional Stance, and Navigational Compass, and provides recommendations for applying these insights in practice.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

In his meticulously researched book, Stephen Barden presents compelling evidence that top leaders acquire the invaluable skill of conducting business with the world from a young age. Instead of imposing their influence on it, they harness their power and authority to forge partnerships. Drawing from extensive interviews with military, corporate, and educational leaders, How Successful Leaders Do Business with Their World offers insightful perspectives on how these findings can be effectively applied in real-world scenarios. The book vividly demonstrates how the assumptions leaders form during their childhood and the strategies they employ to carve out their space profoundly influence their leadership style as adults. Barden employs these findings, along with insights from his own corporate leadership journey and coaching practice, to outline a set of common assumptions held by successful leaders. The book is organized into four chapters, each focusing on a specific aspect of the Navigational Stance, Partnering Stance, Oppositional Stance, and Navigational Compass. Through relevant examples and practical recommendations, Barden illustrates these concepts and provides guidance on how they can be integrated into leadership practices. How Successful Leaders Do Business with Their World is a valuable resource for coaches, leaders, HR professionals, and L&D specialists, as well as anyone who works closely with leaders. To explore more about the author and his work, visit stephenbarden.org.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367564100