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I have enjoyed reading two of the books below.
And that's probably enough for me, because I can't help noticing a familiar formula in some of the books below ... a study of leadership based on data from an impressive number of questionnaires and interviews, a tidy summary of the findings into 4-8 key points that are heralded as important new insights, followed by book reviewers who agree with the findings but point out that it's all common sense and there's nothing much new about it. [Here is a good example from McKinsey & Company - not a book but a very short article on Decoding Leadership (2015) that surveys 81 organisations and identifies 4 types of behavior that are "the secret to developing effective leaders". These are: Solving problems effectively; Operating with a strong results orientation; Seeking different perspectives; Supporting others.] When reading one of these books. I hope it reinforces your common sense, inspires and clarifies, but does not fool you into abandoning your beliefs about diversity when it comes to leadership. Individuality gets lost in these large scale studies. So why not find a good biography about a leader you admire in a totally different field and culture from your own? As well as following research models or role models, learn more about your own unique skills and qualities as a leader through feedback and reviewing - about which there is plenty of information on this site. See panel opposite for links. (Roger Greenaway) |
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Product Description:
Let the Center for Creative Leadership show you how you can
dramatically improve your leadership abilities in today's business
environment. Based on years of specialized research, The Leader's Edge
outlines six distinct creative leadership skills that, while not
traditionally associated with management development, have,
nevertheless, proven to be essential to modern business leadership.
Here, the book's authors deliver compelling lessons in paying
attention, personalizing, imaging, serious play, collaborative inquiry,
and crafting -- all competencies that modern leaders should master.
They also outline activities for real-world implementation, provide
case examples, and suggest ways to avoid common mistakes. A wealth of
self-reflections and tools helps ensure your rapid progress.
(Amazon.com)
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Synopsis
Whether you're an advertiser trying to convince consumers to switch
brands, a CEO trying to change the culture of a company, or an
individual trying to reconcile a long-standing rift with a friend -
changing someone's mind is an incredibly difficult task. Why do we
become set on a particular way of thinking? What actually happens in
our minds as we shift from one perspective to a dramatically different
one? And what forces impel or hinder mind change? In this important
book, eminent Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner, whose work has
revolutionized our beliefs about intelligence, creativity, and
leadership, offers an original framework for understanding the
universal mystery of human mind change. Drawing on decades of cognitive
research, Gardner introduces seven powerful factors - ranging from
reason to real world events to resistance - that bring about or thwart
significant changes of mind. Through compelling case studies of mind
change agents from the famous to the ordinary, Gardner reveals exactly
what happens during the course of mind change and how to effectively
influence that process. Whether your audience is a nation, a group of
colleagues, a spouse, or yourself, this book provides insights and
tools for changing minds in ways that improve and enrich our lives.
(Amazon.co.uk)
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Synopsis: This book explores the idea that in order to sustain an
organisation's capacity to grow and change, then it is fundamental that
individual leaders are enabled to grow and change, or in the language
of the study, that they 'thrive'. The idea of Thriving Leaders is
expanded from different theoretical and practical viewpoints to produce
a rich and dynamic concept. Individual case studies are used to learn
from the experiences of practising managers from different
organisations about the conditions and strategies that they use to help
them to thrive. The study concludes with the idea of the thriving
life-cycle. This shows that not only do individuals experience thriving
and non-thriving, but that there is also an intermediate state where
the individual can re-evaluate, re-focus, and re-energise, and that
this is a necessary process if the thriving leader is to be sustained
over time. This study provides inspiration to those involved in leadership roles and provides useful guidance helping them to sustain personal energy and motivation over time. (Amazon.co.uk) |
Synopsis: Shares how individuals can come together to formulate common goals and a course of action, and ultimately complete a project as a team. |
Creativity is crucial to business success. But too often, even the most
innovative organisation quickly becomes a "giant hairball"--a tangled,
impenetrable mass of rules, traditions and systems, all based on what
worked in the past--that exercises an inexorable pull into mediocrity
... In his deeply funny book, exuberantly illustrated in full colour,
Gordon McKenzie shares the story of his own professional evolution,
together with lessons on awakening and fostering creative genius. Originally self-published and already a business "cult classic", this personally empowering and entertaining look at the crossroads between human creativity and the bottom line is now widely available. It will be a must-read for any manager looking for new ways to invigorate employees and any professional who wants to achieve his or her best, most self-expressive, most creative and fulfilling work. (Amazon.com) 25+ glowing reviews |
Review:
"Maps both a personal transformative experience for the reader and the
social arrangements that support this significant mode of adult
learning. A unique and invaluable resource for adult educators, leaders
in organizations, and every adult learner." (Jack Mezirow, emeritus
professor of adult and continuing education, Teachers College, Columbia
University) More reviews |
Book Description:
In this best-selling classic, Max Lansberg provides practical
techniques for making your work more rewarding through the habit of
Coaching.
Succinct and engaging, this book offers you advice on how to coach your
team and colleagues, so you can better:
See more reviews of Tao of Coaching at Amazon.co.uk |
Amazon.co.uk Review:
Fiona Harrold believes, with articulate passion, that anyone can do
anything. The only stumbling block is lack of self-belief. "When you
believe in yourself anything is possible", she says unequivocally. She
wants you to discard any beliefs which hold you back. Her practical,
accessibly written book--based on her seminars with TV presenters,
music stars, business executives and top politicians as well as with
those in less prominent or glamorous positions--aims to show you how.
Once described in the Daily Express as "the Queen Bee of British life coaching", Harrold wants you to be ambitious. And physical health is part of success and confidence. She has interesting views on eating disorders and regards overeating, smoking and drinking to excess as low self-esteem factors. Her systematic exercises--and the attitudes and affirmations she recommends--take you step by step through a radical rethink of who you are, what you want and where you are going at every level ... continuation and readers' reviews at Amazon.co.uk |
Book Description: "The Coaching Manual is the most current, comprehensive, practical, best-illustrated coaching source I have ever seen." Dr Stephen Covey, author of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People This is the practical, readable guide to the skills, insights and perspectives of a highly effective personal coach! Whether you’re new to coaching, or have been practicing for some time, The Manual is packed with information that will develop your coaching skills. The Manual provides expert guidance on both what to do and how to do it, right from the start. From simple routines for starting new coaching conversations and asking great questions, to how you can practice letting your mind go quiet. You’ll also find examples of potential coaching situations and sample dialogue so that you get a clear picture of what’s important during coaching conversations. Step by step exercises will help you practice and improve your skills – during coaching sessions or before you even start. It’s the definitive guide that no coach will want to be without. See these enthusiastic reviews from UK readers at Amazon.co.uk |
Synopsis: This edition includes additional chapters on incorporating meaning and purpose into work, into goal-setting, and a spiritual approach to coaching, together with a final section on "Coaching the Organizations' Culture". Adopted by many of the world's major corporations, this work also argues for using questions, rather than instructions and commands, and following the GROW sequence - Goals, Reality, Options, Will - to generate prompt action and peak performance. It explores the dynamics of team development and it positions coaching as the essential team leadership skill. (amazon.co.uk) Reviewed at Amazon.co.uk |
A lovely book. If you have had anything to do with counselling you will identify with the characters and think "oh that's why I'm this way" Beautifully written and a clever way to take the dryness out of the subject and show how good counselling can have a really life changing effect. (Extract from one of many favourable readers' reviews at Amazon.co.uk) |
Synopsis:
Successful implementation of a suitable HRD programme is crucial to any
organization and to the self-development of its managers and employees.
The book takes the reader through the broad range of HRD practices and
strategies in use today. This fully updated third edition has been
designed and written to provide the very latest expert advice for both
students and managers. Each chapter conforms to the following set
structure, designed to raise issues for consideration and research: the
main chapter teaching; reader 'activities' section; global case studies
section; summaries containing questions and exercises; and a final
references section. (amazon.co.uk)
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Synopsis: This text looks at how human resource development professionals can forge strong links between business and development goals to create a successful strategic framework. (Amazon.co.uk) |
Synopsis: This book presents a straightforward 12-step approach to
results-oriented training that links training courses directly to
important business needs, problems and opportunities. The authors
explain how human resource development professionals can develop
collaborative "client-consultant" relationships with line managers -
and then make the relationships yield better management support for
training efforts.
Review:
"This is a timely book that provides training and development
professionals with practical hands-on tools to document the
contributions of their training efforts. I predict that this book will
serve as THE handbook for future tracking and cost justification of
training and development efforts." Gary Martini, president of Martini
and Associates, Human Resource Consultants.
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