GLUE: Transforming Leadership in a Hybrid World

The adoption of remote, hybrid, and flexible working is the new normal, but it requires a different type of leadership that unites, transforms, and elevates performance. To do this, leaders must create and nurture an intangible factor called glue, which can be found in relationships, making organizations more humane, and engaging and unleashing talent. This book explores the approach of unusual leaders and firms transformed through the 'organizational advantage of smartly configuring and harnessing talent' and shows how leaders can shape the effectiveness of teams, reimagine the workplace, and reinvigorate their business through the talents, ideas, and energy of their firms' best people.

Format: Hardback
Length: 214 pages
Publication date: 04 October 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The adoption of remote, hybrid, and flexible working has become the new normal, but it seems to be met with a lack of enthusiasm, just like the previous norm. To address this, a different kind of leadership is required, one that unites, transforms, and elevates performance. This leadership needs to create a sense of glue within organizations, as employee engagement, productivity, and personal connections are declining.

Leaders must urgently refocus their efforts on harnessing relationships, making their organizations more humane, and finding innovative ways to engage and unleash talent. The key to achieving this is by cultivating an intangible yet essential factor called glue.

In this book, we explore the concept of glue: where to find it, how to use it, and most importantly, how to cultivate it amongst your most valuable people. We examine the approach of some unusual leaders and firms that have undergone transformations through the "organizational advantage of smartly configuring and harnessing talent." Through captivating stories from companies such as Alibaba, Apple, Barclays, Sky, Husqvarna Group, HSBC, Space X, Zopa, and Richer Sounds, we demonstrate how leaders can shape the effectiveness of teams, reimagine the workplace, and reinvigorate their businesses through the talents, ideas, and energy of their firms' best people.

This book is designed for anyone who has a genuine interest in leading others with impact and desires to better unite, transform, and elevate their business. Regardless of your role, sector, or seniority, this book offers a distinctive vision for the firm and provides you with the tools to make a profound impact by creating and nurturing glue.

Weight: 553g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032531670