Leadership has gone through many changes in the last couple of decades. We have realized that outstanding leadership is not about being authoritarian and exercising control. It is not only about the intelligence quotient (IQ) but also about emotional intelligence. To be an exceptional leader, you need several essential skills, all of which you can learn. The skills are nuanced with emotional intelligence, which you can gain. This book is unique: the author weaves leadership ideas with the song titles of The Beatles, making this book fun, playful, thoughtful, and valuable. Each chapter is organized with the key message on a leadership attribute prompted by a Beatles' song title, tips on becoming better on the topic, a practice suggestion, questions to ask yourself to think about the message, and resources for more reading. The author begins each chapter with how and why she chose the song and includes fun facts. It's an engaging book that blends the words of perhaps the greatest rock band ever-The Beatles-with the basic principles for becoming a better leader.
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Dr. Shantha Mohan is a mentor and Executive in Resident at Carnegie Mellon University Integrated innovation Institute's iLab. She co-founded Retail Solutions Inc. (RSi), a leader in retail data analytics and ran its global product development organization. Her prior experiences include technical and educational consulting, and running worldwide product development for Consilium a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) company (acquired by Applied Materials). She graduated a PhD in Operations Management from the Tepper School of Management, Carnegie Mellon University, and her undergraduate degree is in Electronics & Communication is from the College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG), India. She is passionate about equality, diversity, and sustainability. She is the author of Roots and Wings: Inspiring Stories of Indian Women in Engineering and a Distinguished Alumnus of CEG. She serves on the board of CEG alumni, North America (CEGAANA) and is instrumental in the creation of Ask a CEGian student mentorship program and the CEG Betterment program. She is a co-author for the forthcoming book by Routledge/Productivity Press, Demystifying AI for the Enterprise: Building Tomorrow's Self-Driving Organization.
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"I can think of at least two good reasons for reading this delightful book. First, the leadership lessons that include the author's story are as engaging as they are compelling. A brilliant student who studied engineering while becoming fascinated by leadership at an early age, Shantha Mohan jumps off the page in a way that makes you wish she was a friend living nearby. Second, it's just plain fun to think about these old Beatles songs as leadership lessons."
- Amy C. Edmondson, Professor, Harvard Business School;
Author of The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth
"Leadership Lessons with The Beatles is an extraordinary literary tour de force and a worthy addition to the catalog of must-have actionable business books. Shantha has written an accessible and practical book for aspiring leaders, existing leaders, and anyone interested in developing important skills for the 21st century economy. Of course, fans of The Beatles, like myself, will get a particular kick from Shantha's approach to the subject matter.
- Jonathan Reichental, Founder, Professor, and Author
Leadership has gone through many changes in the last couple of decades. We have realized that outstanding leadership is not about being authoritarian and exercising control. It is not only about the intelligent quotient (IQ) but also about emotional intelligence. To be an exceptional leader, you need several essential skills, all of which you can learn. The skills are nuanced with emotional intelligence, which you can gain. This book is unique: the author weaves leadership ideas to the song titles of The Beatles, making this book fun, playful, thoughtful, and valuable. Each chapter is organized with the key message on a leadership attribute prompted by The Beatles' song title, tips on becoming better on the topic, a practice suggestion, questions to ask yourself to think about the message, and resources for more reading. The author begins each chapter with how and why she chose the song and includes fun facts. It's an engaging book that blends the words of perhaps the greatest rock band ever-The Beatles-with basic principles for becoming a better leader.
Inhalt
Part 1: Leadership Attributes
Chapter 1: Getting Better-Optimism
Chapter 2: Within You Without You-Humility
Chapter 3: The Long and Winding Road- Tenacity
Chapter 4: Get Back to Curiosity
Chapter 5: Help!-Being Vulnerable
Chapter 6: Think for Yourself
Part 2: Leadership Skills
Chapter 7: I Want to Tell You- Communication
Chapter 8: We Can Work It Out- Negotiation
Chapter 9: Any Time at All- Being Available
Chapter 10: I Me Mine- Empowering
Chapter 11: All You Need Is Love- Heart-led leadership
Part 3: Leadership Mastery
Chapter 12: I've Got a Feeling- Using intuition
Chapter 13: Hello, Goodbye-Balancing the Tensions
Part 4: Care
Chapter 14: Let It Be- Handling stress
Chapter 15: The Inner Light- Lifelong learning
Chapter 16: When I'm Sixty-Four-Balancing Family and Work