Chapter One

Connecting
Leadership
Attributes
to Results

Leaders Matter

The quest to become a more effective leader will neither begin nor end with this work. However, we want to shift how to think about and become a better leader. It is faddish to think of leaders as people who master competencies and emanate character. While agreeing with this perspective, we believe that it falls short of assuring that leaders lead. Leaders do much more than demonstrate attributes. Effective leaders get results. This book refocuses and reframes the search for effective leadership by connecting attributes to results.

    Study after study looking toward the future continues to demonstrate concern about building leadership. One recent Conference Board study found that only 54 percent of companies surveyed felt they had the leadersh ... read full excerpt from Results-Based Leadership ebook