Not bosses but leaders : how to lead the way to success
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Not bosses but leaders : how to lead the way to success
Kogan Page, 2006
3rd ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-186)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"John Adair is without doubt one of the foremost thinkers on leadership in the world." - Sir John Harvey-Jones
This pioneering work from leadership guru John Adair has transformed the understanding of how leadership works and how executives can become business leaders.
The author's views are presented in a clear and readable form as a dialogue with a young business executive, who is soon to become a strategic leader. By using this approach Not Bosses but Leaders offers accessible guidance on exactly what is needed to become a leader, as each fundamental aspect of leadership is exposed and explained in a concise, lucid way.
It is a book that doesn't depend on historical models but springs from the day to day realities of management. It is the study of what a leader actually has to do.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Qualities of Leadership 7 Situational Leadership 11 Functional Leadership 15 Motivation 19 Keypoints 23 Part 2 The Circles Interact 27 Leadership Functions 31 Sharing Decisions 37 Styles of Leadership 45 Keypoints 49 Part 3 Leaders or Managers? 53 Leadership and Change 55 Hallmarks of Leadership 59 Managing and Management 61 The Manager as Leader 63 The Roots of Management 65 Both Leaders and Managers 69 Keypoints 71 Part 4 High-performance Teams 75 Wearing Three Hats 77 Levels of Leadership 81 Keypoints 84 Part 5 The Purpose of Industry 89 Strategic Leadership 93 Involving Others in Strategy 99 Keypoints 102 Part 6 Moving from Plans to Action 107 Agreeing Objectives 109 Relating the Parts to the Whole 111 Respecting the Line 115 Line and Staff 117 Two-way Communication 121 The Roots of Morale 123 Keypoints 125 Part 7 Sharing and Caring 129 The Case of the Injured Worker 133 The Role of Trade Union Leadership 137 Coping with Redundancy 141 Growing Organizations 143 True Authority 147 Keypoints 150 Part 8 Leadership and Power 155 Humility 159 Gaining Respect 161 Giving Respect 163 Leadership and Hierarchy 169 Keypoints 170 Part 9 Leadership from Within 173 The Leader as Conductor 177 Keypoints 182
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