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  • Genre:business & economics
  • Sub-genre:Leadership
  • Language:English
  • Pages:220
  • eBook ISBN:9798317816261
  • Paperback ISBN:9798317816254

Leadership Effectiveness

By Jack D. Cichy

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Overview

A proven formula for developing and improving one's Leadership Effectiveness is identified and discussed in this book. What differentiates this leadership book from other books in this genre, is the overarching idea that effective leaders understand that followers do not always remember what they hear a leader say, but they most certainly remember how the leader makes them feel. To this end, effective leadership should be all about promoting a climate of goodwill where followers feel respected and empowered to focus on the organizational vision through engagement and innovation. The end result is a win-win mindset amongst leaders and followers that fuels a motivational environment along with a quality focus resulting in increased work satisfaction and market share.

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Description

"Leadership Effectiveness" serves as a guide for a leader to learn how to become more efficient in leading followers. In order to increase one's leadership effectiveness, leaders need to put a focus on the "LEAD" in leadership. A leader at any level of leadership can engage in developing their personal leadership effectiveness by understanding how to Lead through Evaluation, Action, and Direction. This compilation of leadership commentaries emphasizes taking a concrete approach in identifying and developing methods for a leader to effectively Lead through the implementation of proven applied ideas and behaviors. The practical Evaluation and application (Action and Direction) of leadership constructs and skills discussed in this book include a myriad of topics relevant to leadership effectiveness, including trust, motivation, sustainability, ethics, empowerment, total quality management, humility, effective leadership behaviors and much more. This book provides a proven pragmatic and effective leadership formula developed over 40 years of teaching, research and application in practical methods for developing and improving one's leadership effectiveness. By applying the concepts revealed in these leadership commentaries, leaders will become more effective at securing commitment from their followers.

The Management Research Group's (MRG) highly validated leadership effectiveness analysis (LEA) tool, taken by over two million individuals worldwide, is also explored and applied to the leadership role in the form of twenty-two specific leadership effectiveness behaviors.

The words of the legendary Nobel Prize winning writer Ernest M. Hemingway says it best in terms of why a leader should focus on improving one’s personal effectiveness as described in this book. Hemingway says - "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility lies in being superior to your former self."

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About The Author

Jack D. Cichy is professor emeritus of management and sustainability at

Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His business experience

includes food and beverage directorship with several hotel resorts in northern

and western Michigan. Dr. Cichy has served in various administrative leadership

roles in academe from Dean to Department Head, and Professor of

Management and Sustainability for over forty-plus years. In addition to his

business and academic pursuits, Jack has also assisted his wife Karen, in owning

and operating a Retail Store and Gift Basket Business (Basket Works LTD.) in Grand

Rapids, Michigan, for over twenty-five years. 

Dr. Cichy completed his BS, MA, and EdS Degrees from Central Michigan University

in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. He also earned a PhD in Adult/Business Education at

Michigan State University in East Lansing. Jack is certified as a Leadership

Effectiveness Analysis (LEA) Trainer/Educator by the Management Research Group

located in Portland, Maine. He also earned his Certified Manager (CM) designation

from The Institute of Certified Professional Managers (ICPM) in the College of

Business at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Additionally,

Professor Cichy is an EQ-i 2.0 (Emotional Quotient Inventory) Qualified Facilitator by

Multi Health Systems Incorporated of Toronto, Ontario. 

Jack has provided leadership consultation to numerous organizations.

He has served as an outside organizational development trainer/educator for

thirty-one years at Cascade Engineering (CE) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. CE is a

national/ international leader in Sustainable Business Practices. Professor Cichy’s

professional, teaching and research interests are in the areas of leadership,

sustainability, organizational change/development, employee motivation, and

organizational behavior. He has written and presented numerous papers over the last

several decades at the National/Regional Lilly Conferences on College and University

Teaching, along with the Michigan Academy of Arts, Science, and Letters. He has also

presented at the National Management Association’s Annual Conference.

Jack has authored over 100 articles, papers, scholarly book reviews, and journal

submissions. In addition, he has spoken to many organizations on ethics, 

sustainability, and leadership. He is the proud recipient of a 2012 - 2017 Fulbright

Scholar Specialist Award (not activated) in Sustainable Development from the US

Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

During his tenure at Davenport University, Jack was a two-time recipient of the

Professor of the Year Award. He has also been bestowed the Davenport University

M.E. (Michael Edward) Davenport Award for “...commitment to exceeding standards

of performance…” in service to the institution.

Dr. Cichy served as a member of the Board of Regents at The Institute of

Certified Professional Managers on the campus of James Madison University

in Harrisonburg, Virginia from 2004 - 2016.

Jack Cichy’s leadership journey began in high school as Class President for four

years. In addition, he was a member of the 1969 Manistee (Michigan) Catholic

Central Sabers Class C State Championship Football Team and served as varsity

football captain in 1972.

In his work life, Jack reveled in leading others. Every leadership role that he has

served in provided him with valuable growth opportunities and a chance to refine his

leadership effectiveness. Dr. Cichy’s quest for achieving leadership excellence

continues to this day.

 

 

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Al
Leadership Effectiveness Leadership Effectiveness by Dr. Jack Cichy is a clear, practical, and insight‑rich guide for anyone committed to becoming a more capable leader. What sets this book apart is Cichy’s ability to bridge the gap between leadership theory, management science, and real‑world application. Rather than offering abstract concepts, he translates decades of research—especially the leadership behaviors identified by Management Research Group (MRG)—into actionable practices leaders can use immediately. Cichy excels at showing how specific, research‑based behaviors show up in day‑to‑day leadership challenges: motivating teams, navigating conflict, building trust, and driving performance. Readers walk away not only understanding what effective leaders do, but how to apply those behaviors in their own context. The book’s tone is accessible, its examples relatable, and its guidance grounded in evidence. Leaders at any level—new supervisors, seasoned executives, or those aspiring to lead—will find tools that elevate their effectiveness. It’s the kind of book that invites reflection, encourages growth, and rewards readers who put its ideas into practice. Allen Wetherell MM--Retired educator and business trainer. Read more
Michael
Leadership Effectiveness Senior executives and those entering a leadership role can greatly benefit from practicing the principles and behaviors Dr, Cichy shares. His leadership effectiveness approach is based theory and a wealth of experiences as a scholar, consultant and business professional. The writing style is of a clear and concise nature and the well organized structure of the book assists in maximizing the understanding of the content Dr. Cichy offers the reader. The book is enhanced by the various diagrams of concepts and theories, quotes by famous leaders and personal leadership stories found on the authors' pages. For the college student, middle manager, CEO, or simply those desiring to improve leadership electiveness, I strongly recommend Leadership Effectiveness. Michael Kolacz, EdD, MBA, CM Former Professor of Management (Siena Heights University & Davenport University) Read more