Book Review: UNBALANCED INFLUENCE

UNBALANCED INFLUENCE

Book Review: UNBALANCED INFLUENCE
Author: Pete Hammett
ISBN-13:  9780891062189
Topic:  Leadership
Format:  Hard Cover Book
Language:  English
Publication Year:  2007

REVIEW:

The book examines the practice and science of leadership.  There are case studies of C-Level executives that are struggling with ethics and effectiveness as they search for profitability.  How does effective executive leadership affect organizational success.

Unbalanced Influence explores how the personality preferences, interpersonal interactions, individual characteristics and leadership competencies of leaders shape the way they view creativity and innovation.  Examples of failure of initiative like in the response to Hurricane Katrina are used to illustrate some of Dr. Pete Hammett's points.

Drawing from research done at the Center for Creative Leadership's Leadership at the Peak Program, Hammett, who is associated with the center and was formerly an executive at American Express, describes characteristics of effective executive leadership and the paradoxes and myths that accompany them. He focuses on senior executives at the "C-level" (CEO, CFO, etc.) and data from the program that included their input as well as feedback on their performance from bosses, peers, and subordinates about decisions of leaders.

He discusses myths and paradoxes relating to power and influence, effective decision making, intuition and analytics, values and ethics, performance, creativity and innovation, developing future leaders, and work and life balance.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Dr. Pete Hammett is a dynamic speaker who offers real answers for today's tough business questions through leadership development, coaching and seminars.

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