Leadership Skills Handbook 50 Key Skills from 1,000 Leaders

"A practical handbook which I strongly recommend to anyone who aspires to become a more effective leader." John Adair The Leadership Skills Handbook 50 key skills from 1,000 leaders Jo Owen REAR COVER Most leadership books try to answer the question,"What is good leadership?" This book is different. It starts with the question: "How can you learn to lead?" The Leadership Skills Handbook is based on research from over a thousand leaders in the public, private and voluntary sectors. It identifies the practical skills leaders must have in order to be successful, and offers guidance on key topics such as: understanding yourself and others; managing your career; delegating and motivating; selling; coaching; conflict management; crisis management; problem solving; decision making; projects; presenting; managing change; creating a vision. There is space for recording notes and real-life examples of skills in action, so that the handbook can become your personal leadership coach, each chapter to be consulted when the need arises. The Leadership Skills Handbook is about more than just technical skills, it is also about developing the people skills, behaviours and values you will need. It is about becoming a leader that people will want to follow. Jo Owen has worked for over 70 of the best, and one or two of the worst, organizations in the world. His experience crosses industries, continents and business environments and formed the basis for his best-selling book Management Stripped Bare (also published by Kogan Page). A founder of Teach First, which is one of the top graduate recruiters in the UK, he is a frequent speaker on leadership.Owen, Jo is the author of 'Leadership Skills Handbook 50 Key Skills from 1,000 Leaders', published 2007 under ISBN 9780749448271 and ISBN 074944827X.