The 8 Dimensions of Leadership: Disc Strategies for Becoming a Better Leader

Jeffrey Sugerman, Ph.D., is the president and CEO of Inscape Publishing, a leading provider of training materials for the corporate market. Sugerman brings 20 years of experience in senior management, marketing, and business development in the technology, training, and publishing industries. He joined Inscape Publishing in 2001 to lead its transformation into an independent company after Carlson Companies sold the Carlson Learning Company to Riverside Company, a New-York-based private equity firm.
Sugerman received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Washington University in St. Louis and his B.A. from Northwestern University. He was an Assistant Professor at Farleigh Dickinson University, before joining Sirota and Alper Associates, a consulting services to Fortune 500 companies. Sugerman has worked in corporate publishing since 1988, when he joined a subsidiary of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. From 1992 to 1999, he served in various senior executive roles in the Assessments Division of National Computer Systems, now a subsidiary of Pearson PLC.
Sugerman is past-President of ISA, the trade association for training and development industry suppliers. He is the 2009 recipient of ISA's prestigious Broomfield award.
Sugerman currently serves as a Board member for Coffee House Press, an independent, not-for-profit literary press based in Minneapolis. He serves on the Advisory Boards of experiencepoint, a creator of computer-based leadership development simulation systems, and Management Concepts, a leading provider of training services to the federal government. Jeffrey's non-work interests include playing upright bass in a jazz quartet and practicing yoga.

To be an effective leader you need to know your strengths but that s only part of the story. You also need a broad perspective on all the behaviors needed to be an effective leader. This book provides both.

Using the third-generation DiSC® online personality assessment one of the most scientifically validated tools available The 8 Dimensions of Leadership helps you identify your primary leadership dimension. Whether you are a Pioneering, Energizing, Affirming, Inclusive, Humble, Deliberate, Resolute, or Commanding leader, the authors help you understand the psychological drivers, motivations, and blind spots characteristic of your style.

But no single style will take you all the way. A Humble leader may have a hard time making tough decisions. A Commanding leader may run roughshod over potential allies. The authors detail the lessons all leaders can learn from each style, enabling you to craft a multidimensional approach to becoming the leader you aspire to be.

Preface

Part I: The 8 Dimensions of Leadership Model
Chapter 1: The 8 Dimensions of Leadership
Chapter 2: Discover Your Primary Leadership Dimension

Part II: A Deeper Dive into Your Primary Dimension
Chapter 3: The Pioneering Approach Adventurous and Daring
Chapter 4: The Energizing Approach Optimistic and Enthusiastic
Chapter 5: The Affirming Approach Encouraging and Empathetic
Chapter 6: The Inclusive Approach Receptive and Considerate
Chapter 7: The Humble Approach Modest and Nonpartisan
Chapter 8: The Deliberate Approach Systematic and Analytical
Chapter 9: The Resolute Approach Determined and Questioning
Chapter 10: The Commanding Approach Driven and Forceful

Part III: Lessons from the 8 Dimensions
Chapter 11: Lessons from Pioneering Leaders
Chapter 12: Lessons from Energizing Leaders
Chapter 13: Lessons from Affirming Leaders
Chapter 14: Lessons from Inclusive Leaders
Chapter 15: Lessons from Humble Leaders
Chapter 16: Lessons from Deliberate Leaders
Chapter 17: Lessons from Resolute Leaders
Chapter 18: Lessons from Commanding Leaders
Chapter 19: Pulling it all Together
Appendix: DiSC® Background, Theory, and Research
References
Index
About Inscape Publishing
About the Authors