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Description: "Leading the right way"
- Mint - The Wall Street Journal
"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
"John Adair is without doubt one of the foremost thinkers on leadership in the world."
Sir John Harvey-Jones
Do you know how to become an effective leader?
Do you want to improve your basic leadership skills?
Develop your Leadership Skills is a simple, practical guide for those who want to improve their basic leadership skills or take up a team leadership role. It includes guidance on:
¢ the essential qualities of leadership
¢ how to acquire personal authority
¢ mastering key skills such as planning, briefing and organising
¢ developing yourself as a leader
¢ how to be a strategic leader
¢ how to develop leaders in your organisation
Succinct and accessible, Develop Your Leadership Skills will guide and inspire you on your journey from being an effective leader to becoming a leader of excellence.
Contents: Introduction ¢ What you have to be ¢ Some essential qualities ¢ Generic leadership traits ¢ What you have to know ¢ What you need to do ¢ Task need ¢ Team maintenance need ¢ Individual needs ¢ The three circles interact ¢ Towards the functional approach to leadership ¢ Your role as leader ¢ Leadership: personal reminder ¢ How to turn the core leadership functions into skills ¢ Defining the task ¢ Planning ¢ Briefing ¢ Controlling ¢ Evaluating ¢ Motivating ¢ Organising ¢ Providing an example ¢ How to develop yourself as a leader ¢ Be prepared ¢ Be proactive ¢ Be reflective ¢ How to lead at the strategic level ¢ The functions of a strategic leader ¢ The importance of practical wisdom ¢ Leadership for desirable change ¢ How to grow leaders in your organisation ¢ Principal one: develop a strategy for leadership development ¢ Principle two: selection ¢ Principle three: training for leadership ¢ Principle four: career development ¢ Principle five: line manager as leadership developers ¢ Principle six: culture ¢ Principle seven: the chief executive ¢ Finding greatness in people ¢ Appendix: A leadership checklist ¢ Further reading ¢ Index
About the Authors: John Adair, internationally acknowledged as an authority on leadership, is the world`s first professor of Leadership Studies and has received the Lifetime Achievement in Leadership Award. He is author of Decision Making and Problem Solving Strategies, Not Bosses but Leaders, How to Grow Leaders, Leadership and Motivation and The Inspirational Leader (all published by Kogan Page).
Target Audience: General public.
Special prices are applicable to the authorised sales territory only.
Prices are subject to change without prior notice. ISBN 9780749455491
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Pages : 88
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