You're the Leader. Now What? - by Richard Winters (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Your colleagues are seated around the table, all looking at you as you arrive in the conference room. They disagree on the most important factor to consider and how to proceed. You decide it's critical to rely on your own extensive expertise to carry your team forward. After all, this is why you get paid the big bucks. Only your directives fall flat, your colleagues are even more disgruntled, and the way forward is muddier than ever. In You're the Leader. Now What?, Richard Winters, Mayo Clinic emergency physician and director of leadership development for the Mayo Clinic Care Network, explores the dangers of embracing the role of heroic expert in making decisions. He offers detailed advice on facing with complex challenges that have no clear answer, when the processes and checklists put in place are inadequate, and when all eyes are on you, asking, "Now what?" Winters helps you get out of your own head to avoid reflexive decision-making and instead employ tactics sensitive to the needs of the moment. Using a clear and practical framework, real-life experiences and back-of-the-napkin drawings, You're the Leader. Now What? shows how to leverage the collective strengths of your team to create an effective and successful way forward. Instead of telling everyone what to do, you'll develop an organization to respond effectively to emerging challenges and threats, while reducing employee burnout and boosting satisfaction. If you want to go beyond leadership as usual - to meet company objectives by promoting engagement and competence among colleagues - read this book"--

Book Synopsis

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Become a more effective leader.

Leadership has never been more challenging. Your colleagues disagree, their emotions run high, and your way forward through the everchanging, complex work environment would confound even the most seasoned leader.

In You're the Leader. Now What?: Leadership Lessons from Mayo Clinic, Dr. Richard Winters, a Mayo Clinic emergency physician, executive coach, and director of leadership development for the Mayo Clinic Care Network, uses proven frameworks, practical tactics, and real-life experience to help you become a more effective leader as you face your thorniest organizational challenges.

Effective leaders don't create followers, they create leaders. While you may have the expertise and authority to make swift decisions, effective leadership more often calls for a measured, team-focused approach that acknowledges diverse perspectives and environmental uncertainty. In this book, you will learn how to bring colleagues together during difficult times to make sense of the world, adapt, and achieve results.

Dr. Winters, known for his well-researched matter of fact approach and humor, will walk you through difficult leadership scenarios, identify common pitfalls, and give you step-by-step approaches to solve some of your most confounding leadership challenges. This book is for those times when you have no clear answer, when the processes and checklists put in place are inadequate, and when all eyes are on you, asking "Now what?"

You will learn to:

• Question best practice.
• Explore fear and worries.
• Delegate and develop.
• Lead with Story.
• Challenge assumptions.
• Cultivate diversity.
• Create shared reality.
• Spark engagement.
• Think before reacting.
• Decrease burnout.
• Teach, coach, and sponsor.
• Take charge in chaos.
• Align behavior with values.
• Drive and achieve results.

Whether you are a seasoned leader, you are stepping into a new leadership role, or you are a leader without a title sitting in yet another meeting wondering why things aren't working (and how you can make things better), You're the Leader. Now What? will guide you to be a more effective leader.

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About the Author

Dr. Richard Winters is a practicing emergency physician at the Mayo Clinic. As medical director of Professional Leadership Development for the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Dr. Winters delivers leadership development programs that train leaders at all levels of healthcare organizations worldwide. As a professional certified coach, Dr. Winters provides executive coaching for Mayo Clinic leaders. Dr. Winters graduated from the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in 1994 and returned to Mayo Clinic in 2015. Prior to returning to Mayo Clinic, Dr. Winters served as managing partner of a democratic physician group, department chair of an emergency department, president of an 800-physician medical staff, and CEO/founder of a startup managed care organization that struggled to survive amidst the complex relationships among hospital, physician, patient, competitors, and insurance providers. He lives in Rochester, Minnesota, with his family.