リーダーシップ論―いま何をすべきか (ダイヤモンド・ハーバード・ビジネス経営論集) [単行本]

リーダーシップとは,変革の原動力となるもので,そのためには非公式の人的ネットワークの構築が必要
ビジネス社会は大変革の時期を迎え,優れたリーダーシップがかつてないほどに求められている。とはいえ,重要なことは誰にもわかっているが,一方でとらえどころがないのも,このリーダーシップというものである。本書は,アメリカビジネス社会の生々しい実例をもとに,その本質に迫ろうとした好著。

著者によれば,リーダーシップとは「人と組織文化に訴えることで機能する柔軟で熱いもの」であり,変革の根源的な原動力となる。予算,統制,人員配置などによって既存のシステムを運営するマネジメントと混同される傾向があるが,まったく別物である。マネジメントは公的組織ルートを通じて実行されるのに対し,リーダーシップは非公式の人的ネットワークを構築して組織に働きかける。したがってその発揮のためには,人を心底から動かすための力をいかにして獲得し効果的に行使するかが,本質的に重要な課題となる。

著者は,ハーバード・ビジネス・スクールの教授。1000回以上のインタビューを含む企業調査で収集した事例を整理し,具体的な方法を述べている。人々の信頼をかち取る正攻法のほかに,恩を売り,懐柔し,反対に回りそうな人には花をもたせてとり込む,時にマキャベリスティックにさえ見える術策も取り上げる。個人単位で仕事に取り組むアメリカのビジネスマンにとって,これは日本以上にリアルな現実なのだろう。

変革に着手したら,みなが究極の成功を確信できるような証拠を早いうちに見せつけよ,などというアドバイスは,アメリカならではのものであり,日本の場合の時間的視野は少し長いと思う。ビジネス風土の違いは念頭においておく必要があるが,この問題を真剣に考えている企業人には,学ぶところが多い本であろう。

ハーバード・ビジネス・レビュー誌に著者が寄稿した6つの独立の論文に書き下ろしの序章がついており,そのため一冊の本としては各章の連携にやや問題があるが,内容は豊富で,アメリカ企業経営の内側からのレポートとしても面白く読める。訳文もこなれている。 (財団法人 産業研究所 国際経済研究センター 所長 松本 厚治)
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Widely acknowledged as the world's foremost authority on leadership, John Kotter has devoted his remarkable career to studying organizations and those who run them, and his bestselling books and essays have guided and inspired leaders at all levels. Here, in this collection of his acclaimed "Harvard Business Review" articles, is an astute assessment of the real work of leaders, as only John Kotter can offer. To complement these articles, Kotter also contributes a new introduction, a thoughtful reflection on the themes that have developed throughout his work. Convinced that most organizations today lack the leadership they need, Kotter's mission is to help us better understand what leaders-real leaders-do. True leadership, he reminds us, is an elusive quality, and too often we confuse management duties and personal style with leadership, or even mistake unworthy leaders for the real thing. Yet without leadership, organizations move too slowly, stagnate, and lose their way. With "John Kotter on What Leaders Really Do", readers will learn how to become more effective leaders as they explore pressing issues such as power, influence, dependence, and strategies for change. With the relentless change and escalating uncertainty that define our times, the need for strong leadership in business, government, and society has never been greater. Careers, customers, and communities all suffer in a poorly run enterprise. Sure to be eagerly embraced by Kotter's huge global following, "John Kotter on What Leaders Really Do" provides an invaluable opportunity to consider the core issues that lie at the heart of leadership and to rethink our own relationship to the work of leaders. This is a "Harvard Business Review" book. --このテキストは、 ハードカバー 版に関連付けられています。

リーダーシップとはスタイルではない、質である。いま問われるべきは、リーダーの行動の本質なのだ。

21世紀を控え、ビジネスや社会環境の変化しているいま、変革を推進するリーダーが不可欠。リーダーシップ・スタイルではなく、リーダーの行動の本質が問題だ…。リーダーのあるべき姿を明確にする。

"After conducting fourteen formal studies and more than a thousand interviews, directly observing dozens of executives in action, and compiling innumerable surveys, I am completely convinced that most organizations today lack the leadership they need," contends John P. Kotter, the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership at Harvard Business School. "And the shortfall is often large. I'm not talking about a deficit of 10%, but of 200%, 400%, or more in positions up and down the hierarchy," he writes in the opening essay to John P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do, a collection of his most notable articles on the topic for the Harvard Business Review. Kotter isn't known to pull punches, and these pieces--falling into two categories, those concerned with "Leadership and Change" and those focusing on "Dependency and Networks"--are no exception. The articles in the book sensibly point out the difference between management and leadership; they advocate setting a direction rather than planning and budgeting, and motivating people rather than controlling them. They are tied together effectively by the aforementioned new essay, in which Kotter presents his "Ten Observations About Management Behavior" to summarize the concepts he has developed over a 30-year career. --Howard Rothman
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Widely acknowledged as the world's foremost authority on leadership, John Kotter has devoted his remarkable career to studying organizations and those who run them, and his bestselling books and essays have guided and inspired leaders at all levels. Here, in this collection of his acclaimed Harvard Business Review articles, is an astute assessment of the real work of leaders, as only John Kotter can offer. To complement these articles, Kotter also contributes a new introduction, a thoughtful reflection on the themes that have developed throughout his work.

Convinced that most organizations today lack the leadership they need, Kotter's mission is to help us better understand what leaders-real leaders-do. True leadership, he reminds us, is an elusive quality, and too often we confuse management duties and personal style with leadership, or even mistake unworthy leaders for the real thing. Yet without leadership, organizations move too slowly, stagnate, and lose their way. With John Kotter on What Leaders Really Do, readers will learn how to become more effective leaders as they explore pressing issues such as power, influence, dependence, and strategies for change.

With the relentless change and escalating uncertainty that define our times, the need for strong leadership in business, government, and society has never been greater. Careers, customers, and communities all suffer in a poorly run enterprise. Sure to be eagerly embraced by Kotter's huge global following, John Kotter on What Leaders Really Do provides an invaluable opportunity to consider the core issues that lie at the heart of leadership and to rethink our own relationship to the work of leaders.
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John P. Kotter is the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership at the Harvard Business School and a frequent speaker at top management meetings around the world. He is the author of the bestselling book Leading Change (HBS Press) and the content expert for Realizing Change, an interactive CD-ROM program developed by Harvard Business School Publishing.
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