ISBN: 9780330504195    Publisher: Pan Macmillan Year of publishing: 2009     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 240        Language: English

Leaders play an essential role in every aspect of our modern lives and good leadership is an art that is highly prized. Effective leaders not only control, appraise and analyse, they also encourage, improve and inspire. In Effective Leadership John Adair, Britain's foremost expert on leadership training, shows how every manager can learn to lead. Drawing on numerous examples of leadership in action ' commercial, historical, military ' he identifies the essential requirements for good leadership and explains how you can enhance your personality, knowledge and position to become the best leader you can be. Recognized as the ultimate tool for any aspiring leader, this landmark book will help you to: '? Understand leadership ' the characteristics and skills you need to be an effective leader '? Develop leadership abilities ' how to define tasks, plan, brief, communicate, motivate and set an example '? Grow as a leader ' how to put your leadership skills into practice
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John Adair is a leading authority on leadership and leadership development. He advises many organizations in business, government, education, health and the voluntary sector. Over a million managers worldwide have taken part in the Action-Centred Leadership programs he pioneered. Adair is the author of over 50 books, including the leadership classic Not Bosses But Leaders, (Kogan Page), and he continues to write and teach throughout the world.
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