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Kissing the Corporate Frog:
An Enlightening Story about
Leadership Traits 21st Century
Employees Admire and Respect
Based on real people and events, this book introduces you to a new way of looking at leadership—
from the bottom up!
21st Century employees,
Generation Y, Millenials,
have their own ideas about what leadership is—and hierarchical levels & titles have nothing to do with it.
Discover the four leadership traits
that mean the most to them--and who they see as their leadership role model--in this fictionalized account of seven young managers working on a doomed project.
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Only $10.00!
Most leadership books examine leadership from the top down. They tell us why they think a person in the top-level position of an organization or group is successful. But they leave out important details. For example, people follow a higher-level manager’s orders, even though they would never consider that manager “a leader.” Why? Because employees are required to do so; because the top-level person has the power to punish them if they don’t follow—not because the top-level person is a “good leader.”
Then those books go on to tell us to practice the same set of six to ten behaviors as the top-level person practices. Well, you just ain’t gonna get the same results if you behave in the same way as a top-level manager, because you don’t have the authority that obligates people to follow your orders. In fact, practicing the recommended behaviors is more likely to get you into trouble when upper management decides that you’re overstepping your boundaries—or that you’re “too self-confident”!
Leadership is behavior that can be practiced by anyone—within the parameters of their authority. Doing so can even help anyone to expand their authority. “Kissing the Corporate Frog” explains leadership from the bottom up. Through the dialogue of seven young managers, it let’s you in on how management is assessed by both willing and unwilling followers—and what it takes to get employees follow you willingly, in other words, how to become a leader in the eyes of your employees. See if you can pass their test.
A Leadership Model Based on Good Mothers?
This may be shocking, and it’s sure to be shunned by the mainstream, but here it is: the leadership model in “Kissing the Corporate Frog” is based on good mothers!
Why? Because in a survey of 900 corporate managers, 70% listed their “Mom” as their first choice person (and many as their only choice!) whose leadership they would willingly follow. And in this same group, 100% did NOT list anyone in their organization as someone whose leadership they would willingly follow--not their boss; not their department or business unit manager; and not their CEO.
So, according to corporate managers, management can learn a lot about leadership from Mom. Surprised? It’s kind of along the lines of having learned everything you needed to know in kindergarten--forget about business school. “Kissing the Corporate Frog” takes you through the steps that these managers used in developing their bottom-up leadership model.
Here's what you'll discover: Welcome to Your New Job Good morning, Delores. Welcome to Omnipotent Digital Corporation’s Business Operations Management Unit! Good morning, Matt. Great office! I love your mahogany-paneled walls and this window-wall. Wow! You even have a view of the Bradshaw mountains—nice work environment! Thanks. I wish I could spend more time in here but the work is out there, where you’re going. I’m going to get right to it today. You have excellent ratings from your former managers and I’m glad to have you on my staff. I’ve got the perfect assignment for you: Project Manager of the Ubiquitous Project—’UP’ for short. The project team meets in an hour. I’ll introduce you and then I’ve got to run to a meeting. The team will bring you up to speed. Okay? Uh…okay. But can you tell me something about the project between now and the meeting? Oh, don’t worry. With your background, you’ll do fine. Well, I do have experience on smaller projects, but this one is a lot different. I thought I’d get an orientation or some training first. My style is to bring in people who can hit the ground running and then set them down on the track in the middle of the race. That’s you. You know how project teams work—the details don’t matter. Here’s a binder that the last Project Manager put together. Look through it—it’s got a member list in front so you’ll know the names of the people you’ll be meeting today. That’s good. Is there a chance I can I talk to the last Project Manager this morning, before the meeting? Don’t worry, just look through the binder. I’ll pick you up after I get my coffee, walk you to the conference room and introduce you. Okay…
How the new generation of employees secretly evaluates managers and leaders.
The four leadership traits that gain the respect of Generation Y and Millenials.
What "Moms" have to do with it.
Who the leadership role model is for Generation Y, Millenials, 21st Century employees.
How you can earn the trust and respect of others--not just at work.
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