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Reviews: "John Adair is the first professor of Leadership Studies in the world and he remains the most distinguished figure in the field."
The Sunday Times
"Authoritative and wise."
Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Management, University of Southern California
"One of the foremost thinkers on leadership."
Sir John Harvey-Jones
"Adair is rightly regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern leadership."
Businessballs.com
Description: The John Adair Lexicon of Leadership is a unique volume of the classic works of the world-renowned leadership expert including Not Bosses But Leaders, The Inspirational Leader, How to Grow Leaders, Leadership and Motivation, Leadership for Innovation and The Art of Creative Thinking. In this collection of his works the essential leadership skills and themes are interwoven to make up a rich tapestry of practical wisdom on the art of leadership in a business context.
The John Adair Lexicon of Leadership is a practical blueprint for developing your own abilities as a leadership or manager. Here are the foundations you can build on for life.
Contents: Introduction ¢ PART ONE “ Not Bosses but Leaders ¢ Qualities of leadership ¢ The circles interact ¢ Leaders or managers? ¢ High-performance teams ¢ The purpose of industry ¢ Moving from plans to action ¢ Sharing and caring ¢ Leadership and power ¢ Leadership from within ¢ Conclusion ¢ PART TWO “ The Inspirational Leader ¢ The three basic approaches ¢ The authority of knowing ¢ Levels of leadership ¢ Giving and receiving ¢ Beyond the call of duty ¢ The common task ¢ Pulling the threads together ¢ The why question ¢ The test of leadership ¢ Towards excellence ¢ PART THREE “ How to Grow Leaders ¢ Exploring Leadership “ A Personal Odyssey ¢ The qualities approach ¢ The group or functional approach ¢ Leaders or managers? ¢ The Situational Approach ¢ Levels of leadership ¢ How to grow leaders “ the seven principles ¢ Conclusion ¢ PART FOUR “ Leadership and Motivation ¢ Functional Leadership ¢ Action-Centred Leadership ¢ The Fifty-Fifty Rule ¢ Maslow`s Hierarchy of Needs ¢ The application of Maslow`s idea in industry ¢ Herzberg`s Motivation “ Hygiene Theory ¢ How to motivate others: the eight principles of motivation ¢ Parting reflections “ towards a new theory of motivation ¢ PART FIVE “ Leadership for Innovation ¢ What is innovation? ¢ The conditions for successful innovation ¢ Organizing for team creativity ¢ Case Study: The DNA Laboratory ¢ Case Study: Soichiro Honda “ Leader for innovation ¢ Real commitment from the top ¢ How to motivate the creative individual ¢ Team creativity ¢ Harvesting ideas ¢ Overcoming resistance to change ¢ Conclusion: Leadership for Innovation ¢ PART SIX “ The Art of Creative Thinking ¢ On human creativity ¢ Use the stepping stones of analogy ¢ Make the strange familiar and the familiar strange ¢ Widen your span of relevance ¢ Practise serendipity ¢ Chance favours only the prepared mind ¢ Curiosity ¢ Keep your eyes open ¢ Listen for ideas ¢ Reading to generate ideas ¢ Keep a notebook ¢ Test your assumptions ¢ Make better use of your Depth Mind ¢ Do not wait for inspiration ¢ Sharpen your analytical skills ¢ Suspend judgement ¢ Learn to tolerate ambiguity ¢ Drift, wait and obey ¢ Sleep on the problem ¢ Working it out ¢ Think creatively about your life ¢ Appendix A Checklist: Have you analysed the problem? ¢ Appendix B Checklist: Are you using your Depth Mind? ¢ Appendix C Answers to quiz questions and exercise on pages 417 - 18 and 448
About the Author: John Adair is now widely regarded as the world`s leading authority on leadership and leadership development. He has transformed our understanding of how leadership works and over a million managers worldwide have taken part in leadership programmes he has pioneered. He had a colourful early career and he was the only national serviceman to serve in the Arab Legion, where he became adjutant of a Bedouin regiment. In 1979 he became the world`s first Professor of Leadership Studies at the University of Surrey. A teacher and consultant, he has also written over 50 books, including the leadership classic, Not Bosses But Leaders and also How to Grow Leaders, and more recently The Leadership of Muhammad (all published by Kogan Page). The People`s Republic of China recently awarded him the title of Honorary Professor in recognition of his "outstanding research and contribution in the field of Leadership." In 2009, John was appointed Chair of Leadership Studies United Nations System Staff College in Turin.
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Prices are subject to change without prior notice. ISBN 9780749463069
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Pages : 496
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