The Contemporary Executive
The 15 Essential Leadership Skills Activated in the Executive Suite (The Contemporary Leader Series)
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The Contemporary Executive
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Narrated by:
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Ivan Busenius
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By:
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Tom Mawhinney
The executive seat is being redefined. Are you keeping up?
Today’s executives sit at the intersection of strategy and execution, innovation and risk, vision and urgency. Experience still matters — but today’s leaders need speed, clarity, and range.
The Contemporary Executive is a concise guide for this shift. Based on the skills model from The Contemporary Leader, it adapts essential competencies for modern executive leadership — where pressure is constant and decisions move fast.
WHY THIS BOOK MATTERS
Change isn’t the challenge — it’s the baseline. What’s shifted is what executive leadership now requires.
Executives must lead with adaptability, influence, and fluency across functions — without perfect information or time. This book offers tools that work in motion, not theory.
Written by leadership strategist Tom Mawhinney, it’s for those leading under pressure, at scale, and in constant complexity.
THIS BOOK HELPS EXECUTIVES:
– Lead with clarity in fast-moving conditions
– Translate strategy into execution
– Stay relevant through continuous change
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS: Visioning, Decision Making, Communication, Problem Solving, Motivation, Translation
PERSONAL SKILLS: Coaching, Authenticity, Emotional Intelligence, Curiosity, Adaptability, Resilience
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS: Technology Awareness, Technology Objectivity, Technology Application
Includes real-world examples drawn from today’s executive environment — from boardroom pressure to enterprise transformation.
WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
– Senior executives leading organizations or transformations
– Emerging leaders stepping into broader scope
– Anyone leading at the pace of change
Whether you’re a seasoned C-level executive or preparing for greater scope, The Contemporary Executive helps you lead with clarity, relevance, and confidence.