1st Edition

Resilient Leadership Beyond myths and misunderstandings

By Karsten Drath Copyright 2017
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages 69 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 69 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Intense pressures pose considerable challenges to executives striving to succeed in an environment of increasing volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Today’s leaders are constantly fighting to make sense of their changing worlds and to make the right decisions for themselves, their teams and their business. Yet resilience is not a given. It is a dynamic competency that can be... Read more

Chapter 1. Getting to grips with resilience  Chapter 2. What makes executives fail  Chapter 3. Resilience and corporate management  Chapter 4. Neurobiology, wellbeing and stress  Chapter 5. What jeopardises resilience?  Chapter 6. How can resilience be enhanced?

Biography

Karsten Drath has an extensive leadership background acquired over a period of close to 20 years in numerous international management positions at Accenture, Bombardier and Perot Systems, among others. Before his career as an executive coach, he was managing director EMEA at Dell’s consulting unit, where he successfully led the acquisition and integration of an international consulting firm. Today he is one of the managing partners of Leadership Choices, an international consultancy focusing on executive development. In the last ten years, Karsten has worked with numerous executives and their teams from various industries, such as manufacturing, professional services, IT, pharmaceuticals, food and finance, all from diverse international backgrounds. He is the author of several articles and books on the subject of leadership, coaching and resilience.