The Leadership Book

The Leadership Book

Yazar : Mark Anderson
Yayınevi : Pearson Education
ISBN : 9780273732044
Baskı yılı : 2010
Sayfa sayısı : 312
Edisyon : 1
Stok durumu : Tükendi   
THE BOOK YOU CAN RELY ON WHENEVER YOU FACE A LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE The demands of a leader can be many, varied and difficult. The Leadership Book picks out the 10 top challenges that leaders face on a daily basis and shows how to maximise the performance of leaders and their teams in each of these situations. Each of the 10 sections pins down: * exactly what the issue is * the challenges it can throw up * key leadership actions for to take * the measures of success * the pitfalls to watch out for * a leadership summary to give a quick overview of the highlights of each issue * cross-references to related issues A lifelong companion suitable for any leader, you can dip into sections as and when you need to deal with a particular issue, making for a must-have guide for you to refer back to again and again.
About the author
Acknowledgements
Introduction
part 1 Your leadership self 1
First days in the job 3
Demeanour: setting the tone 8
Leadership principles 14
Trusting your instincts 19
Focusing on what matters 24
Managing meetings 29
Time management 34
You and your boss 39
part 2 Vision and strategy: the leadership mantra 45
Setting and selling a Vision 47
Leading strategy 53
International markets and strategy 60
Leadership priorities 66
part 3 Your leadership team 71
Defining your leadership team 73
Managing your leadership team 78
121s 83
Your team is more skilled than you 88
Team members in other countries 93
part 4 Leading your organisation 99
Credibility from repetition 101
Resistance to change 106
Process: making the right things happen at the right time 112
Staff meetings 119
Collaborating with sister business 125
part 5 Leading performance excellence 131
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