The Agenda Mover: When Your Good Idea Is Not Enough

Everyone is capable of coming up with a good idea, but a good idea without execution is hallucination. Leaders, including politicians and corporate officers, are those who have mastered the pragmatic skills that turn creative, innovative ideas into concrete realities. They are able to transform promises into results. The Agenda Mover leads you on the journey from having a good idea to bringing it to fruition. You will master the political competence to assure that your ideas gain momentum and achieve true traction. You will learn what it takes to go the distance to sustain your campaign and achieve your goals. Rather than dreaming about what could happen, you will become an agenda mover who gets things done and makes things happen.

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The Agenda Mover: When Your Good Idea Is Not Enough

Everyone is capable of coming up with a good idea, but a good idea without execution is hallucination. Leaders, including politicians and corporate officers, are those who have mastered the pragmatic skills that turn creative, innovative ideas into concrete realities. They are able to transform promises into results. The Agenda Mover leads you on the journey from having a good idea to bringing it to fruition. You will master the political competence to assure that your ideas gain momentum and achieve true traction. You will learn what it takes to go the distance to sustain your campaign and achieve your goals. Rather than dreaming about what could happen, you will become an agenda mover who gets things done and makes things happen.

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The Agenda Mover: When Your Good Idea Is Not Enough

The Agenda Mover: When Your Good Idea Is Not Enough

by Samuel B. Bacharach
The Agenda Mover: When Your Good Idea Is Not Enough

The Agenda Mover: When Your Good Idea Is Not Enough

by Samuel B. Bacharach

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Overview

Everyone is capable of coming up with a good idea, but a good idea without execution is hallucination. Leaders, including politicians and corporate officers, are those who have mastered the pragmatic skills that turn creative, innovative ideas into concrete realities. They are able to transform promises into results. The Agenda Mover leads you on the journey from having a good idea to bringing it to fruition. You will master the political competence to assure that your ideas gain momentum and achieve true traction. You will learn what it takes to go the distance to sustain your campaign and achieve your goals. Rather than dreaming about what could happen, you will become an agenda mover who gets things done and makes things happen.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781501710025
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 06/28/2016
Series: BLG Pragmatic Leadership Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 186
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Samuel Bacharach, the McKelvey-Grant Professor at Cornell University, is the cofounder of the New York City–based Bacharach Leadership Group. He is the author of more than twenty books and numerous academic articles. With his colleagues at BLG, Bacharach develops and delivers training programs that enhance the core skills of pragmatic leadership, focusing on leadership as execution. Among his previous books are Get Them on Your Side and Keep Them on Your Side. He is a frequent speaker on the topic of leadership, and he is a regular columnist for Inc.

Table of Contents

1. The Political Competence of Execution
2. Anticipate the Agendas of Others: Know Where They're Coming From
3. Mobilize Your Campaign: Get Initial Support
4. Negotiate Support: Get the Buy-In
5. Sustain Your Campaign: Get Things Done
Conclusion: "We" Not “I”: You Can’t Do It Alone

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