Christopher P. Neck & Charles C. Manz 
Self-Leadership [EPUB ebook] 
The Definitive Guide to Personal Excellence

Written by the scholars who first developed the theory of self-leadership,
Self-Leadership: The Definitive Guide to Personal Excellence offers powerful yet practical advice for leading oneself to personal excellence. Grounded in the most recently published, cutting-edge self-leadership research, this milestone book is based on a simple yet revolutionary principle: first learn to lead yourself, then you will be able to effectively lead others. This inclusive approach to self-motivation and self-influence equips readers with the strategies and tips they need to strengthen their own personal effectiveness. The updated
Second Edition resonates with today’s students by featuring contemporary examples, new cases, new feature boxes, and the latest research.

Table des matières

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

1. An Introduction to Self-Leadership: The Journey Begins

Leadership

Sources of Leadership

We All Lead Ourselves

Self-Leadership

2. The Context of Self-Leadership: Mapping the Route

Conceptual Foundations of Self-Leadership

External Factors

Personal Factors

We Do Choose

3. Behavior-Focused Strategies: Overcoming Rough Roads, Detours, and Roadblocks

World-Altering Behavior-Focused Strategies

Self-Imposed Behavior-Focused Strategies

4. Natural Reward-Focused Strategies: Scenic Views, Sunshine, and the Joys of Traveling

Natural Rewards

What Makes Activities Naturally Rewarding?

Tapping the Power of Natural Rewards

Combining External and Natural Rewards

5. Constructive Thought-Focused Strategies: Developing a Travel Mind-Set

Our Psychological Worlds

Is There Power in Positive Thinking?

Evaluating Beliefs and Assumptions

Mental Practice

Thought Patterns

Opportunity or Obstacle Thinking

The Power of Failure

6. Team Self-Leadership: Sharing the Journey

Self-Leadership and Teams

Behavioral Aspects of Team Self-Leadership

Mental Aspects of Team Self-Leadership

Team Self-Leadership Still Means Individual Self-Leadership

Balancing the “Me” with the “We”

Groupthink versus Teamthink

7. Self-Leadership, Health, and Well-Being: Maintaining Physical and Emotional Fitness on the Journey

Self-Leadership and Fitness

What Executives Say about the Importance of Fitness

The Impact of Fitness on Job Performance

Executive Fitness Behaviors at a Glance

Exercise and Diet: The Keys to Fitness

Self-Leadership, Fitness, and Personal Effectiveness

Choosing How You Feel: Emotional Self-Leadership

Emotional Intelligence and Self-Leadership

Coping with Stress: Self-Leadership and Stress Management

Optimism and Self-Leadership

Happiness, Flow, and Self-Leadership

8. Individual Differences, Diversity, and Practical Applications: Multiple Paths to Uniqueness

Personality and Self-Leadership

Diversity and Self-Leadership

Applications in Athletics

Applications in Work/Organizational Situations

9. Reaching the Destination: But the Journey Continues . . .

A Self-Leadership Framework

A Tale of Self-Leadership

The Tale in Perspective

Personal Effectiveness

Some Additional Thoughts

Notes

Index

A propos de l’auteur

Dr. Jeffery D. Houghton completed his Ph D in management at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and is currently a professor of management at West Virginia University. Dr. Houghton has taught college-level business courses at Virginia Tech, Abilene Christian University (TX), Lipscomb University (TN), The International University (Vienna, Austria), and the U.S. Justice Department Federal Bureau of Prisons. Prior to pursuing a full-time career in academics, he worked in the banking industry as a loan officer and branch manager. A member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Dr. Houghton’s research specialties include human behavior, motivation, personality, leadership, and self-leadership. Dr. Houghton has published more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and books, and his work has been cited more than 9, 000 times in academic journals. He currently teaches undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level courses in management, OB, and leadership. Dr. Houghton was named the 2013 Beta Gamma Sigma Professor of the Year for the John Chambers College of Business and Economics, awarded annually to one faculty member within the college as selected by a vote of the student members of Beta Gamma Sigma, and he received the 2008 Outstanding Teaching Award for the John Chambers College of Business and Economics, awarded annually to one faculty member for outstanding teaching. In addition to his research and teaching activities, Dr. Houghton has done consulting and conducted training seminars for companies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, and the Bruce hardwood flooring company. In his spare time, Dr. Houghton enjoys traveling, classic mystery novels, racquetball, and snow skiing. Finally, Dr. Houghton has completed two marathons, the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, DC, and the Dallas White Rock Marathon.