Leader to Leader (LTL) J–B Single Issue Leader to Leader Series

Get insightful articles on leadership, management, and strategy written by today′s leaders with this award–winning journal. Brought to you by the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, Leader to Leader brings together a peerless selection of world–class executives, best–selling management authors, top consultants, and respected social thinkers. Now in its 17th year, it poses provocative questions that challenge your leadership assumptions and provides compelling evidence powerful enough to change your leadership thinking while offering thoughtful analysis of complex leadership issues. In this issue, Frances Hesselbein discusses confidence in leadership, Captain C.P. Krishnan Nair delivers new insights into leadership communication, Rick Bommelje reminds us of the power of listening, and Mike Sheehan discusses the value of corporate citizenship. In the EXECUTIVE FORUM: Leadership Sustainability: What’s Next for Leadership Improvement Efforts, by Dave Ulrich & Norm Smallwood Dream On: The Art of Strategic Imagination, by Howell J. Malham Jr. Talent Development for the Twenty–First Century: Boosting Engagement, Innovation, and Returns, by Don Maruska & Jay Perry Judging Others Has Not Worked . . . So Let’s Join Them, by Judith H. Katz & Frederick A. Miller To De–Humdrumify Work Make the Job a Game!, by Robert H. Schaffer FROM THE FRONT LINES Creative Problem Solving and Knowledge Sharing in Organizations Product Design and Design Management

HESSELBEIN & COMPANY FRANCES HESSELBEIN 4 Confidence in Leadership Contributions to change lives STEPHANIE L. FOSTER 7 My Leadership Lesson Recently Relearned: Positivity as an Intentional Leader Bias Unity that stirs the heart and empowers CAPTAIN C. P. KRISHNAN NAIR 12 Leadership Communication to Beat the Odds Success has its own secret codes RICK BOMMELJE 18 LISTENING PAYS!: Achieve Significance Through the Power of Listening A powerful framework of six specific strategies MIKE SHEEHAN 26 Corporate Citizenship: Good for Business; Good for Employees Every business has a chance to give back EXECUTIVE FORUM DAVE ULRICH & NORM SMALLWOOD 32 Leadership Sustainability: What’s Next for Leadership Improvement Efforts Seven disciples that turn hope into reality HOWELL J. MALHAM JR. 39 DREAM ON: The Art of Strategic Imagination The combination of creative minds, expertise, and sheer will DON MARUSKA & JAY PERRY 44 Talent Development for the Twenty–First Century: Boosting Engagement, Innovation, and Returns Small beginnings make a huge difference JUDITH H. KATZ & FREDERICK A. MILLER 51 Judging Others Has Not Worked . . . So Let’s Join Them The flow of knowledge, innovation, and energy required for success ROBERT H. SCHAFFER 58 To De–Humdrumify Work Make the Job a Game! Designing work for enthusiasm and rapid results FROM THE FRONT LINES Creative Problem Solving and Knowledge Sharing in Organizations 64 Shape a context for creativity Product Design and Design Management 65 Activities, choices, and results behind competitive advantage

Frances Hesselbein is the President and CEO of the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute and its Founding President. Prior to founding the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, Hesselbein served as the CEO for the Girl Scouts of the USA. She is an expert in the field of leadership development and has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. An award-winning journal of the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, Leader to Leader, brings together a peerless selection of world-class executives, best-selling management authors, top consultants, and respected social thinkers. Leader to Leader poses provocative questions that challenge leadership assumptions and provides compelling evidence powerful enough to change leadership thinking.