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Dov’s unique experiences have given him a perspective on leadership you won’t find anywhere else, and he’s spent many years reflecting on the most critical issues any leader or leader-to- be might encounter. This book is like having a personal mentor— someone who tells the truth about leadership, the good and the bad, the easy calls, and the thorny dilemmas
[...]... not be available in electronic books Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Frohman, Dov, 193 9Leadership the hard way : why leadership can t be taught and how you can learn it anyway / Dov Frohman, Robert Howard — 1st ed p cm — (The Warren Bennis series) Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-0-7879-9437-2 (cloth : alk paper) 1 Leadership I Howard, Robert, 1954- II Title... face It is only through such stories that one can begin to approach the fundamental paradox of leadership: the fact that, while it cannot be taught, it can nevertheless be learned The first part of the book explores three general principles of leadership the hard way.” In an environment of constant turbulence, where survival can no longer be taken for granted, the fundamental responsibility of the leader... technology As the international economy becomes more volatile and uncertain, I believe that my experience in the semiconductor business and in running a global business from Israel is relevant to managers across the economy True, I can t teach you to be a leader But I believe I can show you how to learn to become one: by describing my personal, hands-on encounter with the turbulence of the global economy... helped shape my approach to leadership And I will use the story of the creation and development of Intel Israel to describe how I refined my approach and put it into practice I tell these stories not to blow my own horn, but rather because no discussion of the challenges of leadership is complete without somehow communicating the daunting complexity of situations and the bewildering variety of contexts... have checked the weather on the southwesterly route more carefully, been forewarned about the storm, and taken steps to avoid it) , every leader knows in his gut that you can t anticipate everything Sometimes risks can t be managed; they simply must be lived Put simply, I believe that any genuine leader today has to learn leadership the hard way—through doing it That means flying through the thunderstorm;... mentor— someone who tells the truth about leadership, the good and the bad, the easy calls, and the thorny dilemmas Dov has stood in xi flast.indd xi 2/6/08 11:30:13 AM xii FOREWORD the trenches, weathered the loneliness along with the accolades, and really dug deep into the role, and now we the readers get the benefit of his insights, which are by no means rote and always authentic We rarely see this... increasingly less predictable Leadership the hard way therefore also requires the leader to be alert to the often random opportunities that exist in the midst of crisis and to move fast to exploit them Chapter Three uses the story of how I created Intel Israel in the first place to describe the special qualities that leaders must cultivate in order to leverage random opportunities systematically Sooner... were closing at the recommendation of Israel’s civil defense authority The story may be an excellent case study of leadership under conditions of extreme turbulence In the way that it illustrates the three principles described in the preceding chapters, it is also a compelling conclusion to the first half of the book Leadership the hard way is a demanding way of life It demands a lot from the leader as... of the global economy have taught me that precisely the opposite is the case I believe that learning how to lead is more in the nature of cultivating personal wisdom than it is of acquiring technical skills No matter how much training you have or how many books you have read, nothing can fully prepare you for the challenge In this respect, leadership isn’t easy; it s difficult, necessarily difficult And. .. Different Kind of Leadership Book Leadership the Hard Way is a different kind of book about leadership First, it offers a perspective not from the center but from the dynamic edge of the new global economy Second, it is a view of leadership from within, not from the top, of the global corporation (I don’t believe you necessarily have to be a CEO to be a leader) Finally, and most important, it avoids simple . 1939- Leadership the hard way : why leadership can’t be taught and how you can learn it anyway / Dov Frohman, Robert Howard. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (The Warren. 11:30:13 AM the trenches, weathered the loneliness along with the accolades, and really dug deep into the role, and now we the readers get the benefi t