Leadership Strategies for Women : Lessons from Four Queens on Leadership and Career Development

Online-Ressource (XV, 115 p. 20 illus., 8 illus. in color, online resource)

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Preface; Endorsements; Contents; Biography; 1: Introduction; 1.1 Why This Book?; 1.2 Why Women Leaders from History and Why These Four Queens?; 1.3 What Will You Find in This Book?; 1.4 How to Get the Most Out of This Book; 1.5 About the Research for This Book; 2: Cleopatra VII: Leveraging Difference; 2.1 Life and Career; 2.2 Key Leadership Challenges; 2.2.1 The Path to Power and Career Management; 2.2.2 Managing the Joint Venture with Rome; 2.2.3 From Loss to Profit; 2.3 Key Leadership Competencies; 2.3.1 Vision and Strategy Development; 2.3.2 Generating Positive Change

2.3.3 Leveraging Difference2.3.4 Building and Maintaining a Network; 2.4 Cleopatra´s Leadership Impact; 2.5 What Women Can Learn from This Leader; 2.6 Top Five Do´s and Don´ts from Cleopatra; Bibliography; 3: Isabella of Spain: A Woman with Visions; 3.1 Life and Career; 3.2 Key Leadership Challenges; 3.2.1 The Path to Power and Career Management; 3.2.2 Managing the Merger of Castile and Aragon; 3.2.3 Creating and Developing a Vision and Strategy of Growth; 3.2.4 Creating the New Culture and Organization of the Unified Spain; 3.3 Key Leadership Competencies

3.3.1 Vision and Strategy Development3.3.2 Generating Positive Change; 3.3.3 Leveraging Difference; 3.3.4 Talent Management; 3.3.5 Giving and Receiving Feedback; 3.3.6 Communication; 3.4 Isabella´s Leadership Impact; 3.5 What Women Can Learn from This Leader; 3.6 Top Five Do´s and Don´ts from Isabella of Spain; Bibliography; 4: Elizabeth I of England: Managing a Team of Men; 4.1 Life and Career; 4.2 Key Leadership Challenges; 4.2.1 The Path to Power and Career Management; 4.2.2 Ensuring Her Own Succession; 4.2.3 From Loss to Profit; 4.2.4 Dealing with the Competition

4.2.5 Renewing the Organizational Culture4.3 Key Leadership Competencies; 4.3.1 Vision and Strategy Development; 4.3.2 Leveraging Difference; 4.3.3 Communication; 4.3.4 Team Leadership and Delegation; 4.3.5 Talent Management; 4.3.6 Giving and Receiving Feedback; 4.3.7 Performance Management; 4.4 Elizabeth´ Leadership Impact; 4.5 What Women Can Learn from This Leader; 4.6 Top Five Do´s and Don´ts from Elizabeth I; Bibliography; 5: Catherine the Great: Leading Strategic Growth; 5.1 Life and Career; 5.2 Key Leadership Challenges; 5.2.1 The Path to Power and Career Management

5.2.2 Developing a Vision and Strategy of Growth5.2.3 Restructuring Russia; 5.2.4 Renewing the Organizational Culture of Russia; 5.2.5 Ensuring Her Own Succession; 5.3 Key Leadership Competencies; 5.3.1 Vision and Strategy Development; 5.3.2 Building and Maintaining a Network; 5.3.3 Talent Management; 5.3.4 Performance Management; 5.3.5 Delegation; 5.3.6 Leveraging Difference; 5.3.7 Communication; 5.3.8 Generating Positive Change; 5.4 Catherine´s Leadership Impact; 5.5 What Women Can Learn from This Leader; 5.6 Top Five Do´s and Don´ts from Catherine the Great; Bibliography

6: Four Queens: Lessons in Career Development

10.1007/978-3-642-39623-6 [DOI]

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