Introduction

This book is for you, the manager and supervisor of others.There are many good books on management, ranging from strategic planning to decision making. There has been, as well, a steady stream of insightful books on leadership, describing those attributes necessary for inspiring others to have confidence in you, the leader. This book is about managerial leadership: the art of getting exceptional work done through the willing efforts of others. It focuses on action, not position, to inspire others to have confidence in themselves. The 7 Paths approach in this book is a middle management presentation of the work of Nancy R. Lee (The Practice of Managerial Leadership, 2007) and Elliott Jaques (Requisite Organization: A Total System ...

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