The Inspirational Leader: How to Motivate, Encourage and Achieve Success

ISBN-13: 9780749454784 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 160 str.

John Adair

Opis

The Inspirational Leader argues that leaders are not born but made. Taking the form of conversations between a young chief executive and the author, it explores the nature and practice of leadership. John Adair disects each aspect of leadership so that the key skills are available to adopt and to use for inspiring others. Thought-provoking and accessible, this book will help readers develop the necessary charisma and qualities of an inspiring leader. The valuable advice presented in this book can help anyone realize their full potential.

Spis treści

• • Chapter - 00: Introduction;
  • Chapter - 01: The Three Basic Approaches;
  • Chapter - 02: The Authority of Knowing;
  • Chapter - 03: Levels of Leadership;
  • Chapter - 04: Giving and Receiving;
  • Chapter - 05: Beyond the Call of Duty;
  • Chapter - 06: The Common Task;
  • Chapter - 07: Pulling the Threads Together;
  • Chapter - 08: The Why Question;
  • Chapter - 09: The Test of Leadership

O autorze

John Adair is acknowledged internationally as an authority on leadership. The world's first Professor of Leadership Studies, he advises many organisations in business, government, education, health and the voluntary sector. An effective speaker with a valuable message, he is one of the very few figures in recent years to have transformed the debate as to what effective leadership is all about.

John Adair has recently been made United Nations Chair of Strategic Leadership. Based in Turin, he has launched a strategic leadership programme in association with the UN. He has also received the Lifetime Achievement in Leadership Award and China has made him its first Honorary Professor of Leadership. The author of over 50 books, now in 25 languages, on leadership and management development, he continues to write and teach throughout the world, inspiring new audiences with his timeless and timely vision of leadership.