Product Description
by Samuel B. Bacharach (Author)
Organizations, institutions, and individuals get stuck in spite of their innovative ideas and ambitious agendas. Never has the timing been better for a book that cuts through the theoretical jargon and delineates the exact political and managerial skills leaders need to move agendas forward. Whether you're a team leader trying to lead change and innovation in a large corporation, an entrepreneur trying to gain support, a politician trying to expand your coalition, or an individual trying to advance your career and build networks, The Agenda Mover will give you the political and managerial leadership skills necessary to achieve results. Based on the premise that leadership competencies and skills can be learned, The Agenda Mover is the inaugural volume of the practitioner-oriented Pragmatic Leadership Series published in association with Cornell University Press. Each volume emphasizes specific skills of execution that leaders at all levels need to master. Visit pragmaticleadershipseries.com to learn more about the series.
Author Biography
Samuel B. Bacharach, the McKelvey-Grant Professor at Cornell University, is the cofounder of the New York City-based Bacharach Leadership Group, which focuses on leadership as execution. His latest book is Transforming the Clunky Organization: Pragmatic Leadership Skills for Breaking Inertia, the second book in the Pragmatic Leadership Series.
