本書回顧了過去30年的領導力洞察，并從中挑選出了對21世紀的領導力發展至關重要的，以及在任何行業取得成功都需要的、永恒的領導力內容。美國商業雜志稱"這本書提供了幾十年特別好的一些領導力建議”。閱讀本書，你可以獲得：克萊頓?克里斯坦森和邁克爾?波特對成熟的領導力框架的簡明解釋；對高級領導者案例的深入研究，如世界銀行的吉姆?沃爾芬森、PBS的葆拉?科戈爾、福特基金會的達倫?沃克和湯森路透的吉姆?史密斯；循序漸進的指導，幫助你理解并開始實施6個核心的領導實踐，包括建立統一的愿景，制定戰略，招募優秀人才，專注于結果，為未來而創新，領導自己。
羅恩?阿什肯納斯，謝弗咨詢公司的榮譽合伙人，為企業、非營利組織的高管提供如何加速企業增長和培養領導力的建議。他的客戶包括世界銀行、通用電氣、湯森路透和默克公司。他經常為《哈佛商業評論》撰稿，是《簡單有效》《無邊界組織》等書的作者。布魯克?曼維爾曾是麥肯錫公司的合伙人，也是聯合之路全球公司的執行副總裁。他為領導者提供戰略咨詢、組織發展和領導力提升方面的建議。他定期為《哈佛商業評論》、《福布斯》網站和其他商業出版物撰稿，是《公民的公司》和《判斷力的判斷》的作者。
陳媛 《財富》世界500強企業人力資源總監，著有《上任第一年手記》《管理加減乘除》，譯有《神奇的自驅團隊》，管理學碩士，畢業于北京大學國家發展研究院。她先后就職于百度、小米等知名互聯網公司，從事人力資源工作十幾年。擅長人力資源多模塊工作：業務戰略梳理、組織發展、領導力咨詢、人才發展與培養、招聘、薪酬與績效，以業務成功定義人力資源成功。被《培訓》雜志評選為“中國金牌講師”，擅長講授課程“新經理的修煉”“情境領導力”“高效能人士的7個習慣”“戰略通識”等課程。
導言·····················································································.001
專注于基本原則 ·······························································.002
什么是領導力？ ·······························································.003
為什么是“積極”的影響？ ················································.005
如何成為一名領導者：六種實踐 ··········································.007
一張簡單的概念圖助你前行 ················································.011
第一章 構建統一的愿景··························································.012
為世界銀行創造愿景 ·························································.013
什么是愿景？ ··································································.016
構思你的愿景 ··································································.022
思考問題·········································································.034
第二章 制定戰略···································································.035
PBS 兒童教育電視頻道的戰略 ·············································.036
什么是戰略？ ··································································.039
制定戰略的過程 ·······························································.040
制定一個流程來實施你的戰略選擇 ·······································.041
你準備好領導制定戰略的過程了嗎？ ····································.057
思考問題·········································································.058
第三章 招募優秀人才·····························································.060
通過戰略變革管理福特基金會的社會契約 ······························.062
VI 哈佛商業領導力手冊：如何影響、激勵和帶領組織持續向前
組建你的領導團隊 ····························································.063
用績效反饋······································································.070
促進員工的學習和發展 ······················································.075
分享你的激勵哲學 ····························································.079
塑造執行戰略的文化 ·························································.082
思考問題·········································································.088
第四章 專注于結果································································.090
專注于結果——XL 保險公司···············································.091
設定高績效目標并讓員工對其負責 ·······································.093
簡化組織流程，降低復雜性 ················································.099
在取得成果的同時培養能力 ················································.101
保持組織紀律 ··································································.105
實現成果的領導力差異 ······················································.112
思考問題·········································································.113
第五章 為未來而創新·····························································.115
在湯森路透建立持續的成功 ················································.118
平衡現在和未來 ·······························································.121
為未來做好準備 ·······························································.125
塑造未來·········································································.129
塑造面向未來的企業文化 ···················································.136
思考問題·········································································.142
第六章 領導自己···································································.143
了解你自己······································································.144
思考問題：了解你自己 ······················································.154
自我成長·········································································.154
思考問題：自我成長 ·························································.164
分享你自己······································································.165
目 錄 VII
思考問題：分享你自己 ······················································.168
照顧好自己······································································.169
思考問題：照顧好自己 ······················································.175
思考問題·········································································.176
結論 把一切放在一起·····························································.178
領導力很重要 ··································································.178
大膽思考，放眼未來 ·························································.179
但也要有勇氣放手 ····························································.180
激勵和要求······································································.181
從失敗中學習 ··································································.182
創建一個思想一致的組織 ···················································.182
把合眾為一作為你的領導議程 ·············································.183
拓展閱讀···············································································.184
致謝·····················································································.193
受訪或咨詢的領導者································································.196
作者簡介···············································································.199
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