TY - BOOK ID - 14272572 TI - The executive and the elephant : a leader's guide for building inner excellence PY - 2010 SN - 0470372265 0470636688 9786612653636 0470636610 1282653636 9780470636619 9780470636671 047063667X 9780470636688 9780470372265 9781282653634 PB - San Francisco, CA : Chichester : Jossey-Bass ; John Wiley [distributor], DB - UniCat KW - Executive coaching. KW - Leaders guide. KW - Leaders. KW - Leadership. KW - Organizational effectiveness. KW - Leadership KW - Psychology KW - Social Sciences KW - Executive ability. KW - Administrative ability KW - Executive skills KW - Ability KW - Command of troops KW - Followership KW - E-books UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14272572 AB - Lessons for leaders on resolving the ongoing struggle between instinct and the creative mind Kings, heads of government, and corporate executives lead thousands of people and manage endless resources, but may not have mastery over themselves. Often leaders know that right action is important, but have little (if any) understanding of what prevents them from acting in accordance with their intentions. In this important book, leadership expert Richard Daft portrays this dilemma as a struggle between instinct (elephant) and intention (the executive) using the most current research on the ER -