The Systems Leader: Mastering the Cross-Pressures That Make or Break Today's Companies

這是一本突破性的領導藍圖，教導領導者如何在快速變動的世界中駕馭「交叉壓力」，實現執行與創新、兼顧在地與全球思維，同時展現雄心與領袖風範——由史丹佛商學院講師、《系統領導者》作者羅伯特・E・西格爾（Robert E. Siegel）傾力打造，長年擔任全球創新企業與頂尖 CEO 的顧問。

自21世紀以來，企業面臨一連串極端且持續的干擾：科技劇變、全球大流行病，以及金融危機。從新創公司創辦人到跨國企業的高層管理者，當今的領導者面對來自上司、投資人、顧客、同儕、供應商與員工前所未有的多重壓力，對許多人來說，這無異於一場災難。

問題的部分癥結在於，這些挑戰雖然影響深遠，卻很少以清晰具體、可行的方式被提出。西格爾以其多元的視角——史丹佛商學院的管理學講師、實務經營者、創投家與企業顧問——親眼目睹各式企業的領導團隊如何在變局中掙扎求生。

本書揭示來自企業世界的獨家經驗，包含來自 Accenture、穆巴達拉（Mubadala）、開雲集團（Kering）、富國銀行（Wells Fargo）與 Box 等公司 CEO 的寶貴洞見，是一本不可或缺的領導指南。西格爾提出的「系統領導力」（Systems Leadership）是一套整合性的架構，協助領導者在五大關鍵面向中掌握看似矛盾卻必須兼顧的壓力：

優先順序： 同時做到執行與創新

人際關係： 同時展現堅毅與同理心

影響力範圍： 同時關注內部與外部

地理視野： 同時思考在地與全球

目標與願景： 同時追求成就與責任感

「一場深具說服力的探索，聚焦於當今企業領袖所面臨的挑戰。」

——開雲集團董事長兼執行長 佛朗索瓦-亨利·皮諾（François-Henri Pinault）

「《系統領導者》是羅伯特・西格爾最出色的作品……睿智、敏銳且極具實用性。」

——埃森哲董事長兼執行長 茱莉・史威特（Julie Sweet）

A groundbreaking blueprint for mastering “cross-pressures” in a rapidly changing world, teaching leaders to execute and innovate, think locally and globally, and project ambition and statesmanship alike—from a Stanford Business School lecturer and consultant to some of the biggest and most innovative CEOs

Since the start of this century, businesses have confronted a series of extreme and constant disruptions, including technological upheavals, a pandemic, and a global financial crisis. As a result, today’s leaders, from startup founders to the managers of global giants, face unprecedented pressures from their bosses, investors, customers, peers, suppliers, and employees. For many, it’s a recipe for disaster.

Part of the problem is that these challenges, while acutely felt, are rarely articulated in a way that makes them graspable and actionable. Robert E. Siegel has witnessed the impact of these cross-pressures from different perspectives. As a lecturer in management at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, an operator, a venture capitalist, and a consultant, he sees countless teams of managers, at all sorts of companies, struggling to lead their companies into the future.

Featuring exclusive lessons drawn from inside the business world, including from the CEOs of Accenture, Mubadala, Kering, Wells Fargo, and Box, this essential guidebook teaches readers “systems leadership,” Siegel’s holistic framework that helps leaders understand and master five key dimensions where they are likely to feel contradictory pressures:

• Priorities: The need to succeed at both execution and innovation
• People: The need to project both strength and empathy
• Sphere of influence: The need to focus both internally and externally
• Geography: The need to think both locally and globally
• Purpose: The need to pursue both ambition and statesmanship

“A compelling exploration of the challenges facing today's business leaders.”—François-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO, Kering

“The Systems Leader is Robert Siegel at his best. . . . Wise, perceptive, and always practical.”—Julie Sweet, chair and CEO, Accenture