by Mark Anderson (Author)
THE BOOK YOU CAN RELY ON WHENEVER YOU FACE A LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE
The demands of a leader can be many, varied and difficult. The Leadership Book picks out the 10 top challenges that leaders face on a daily basis and shows how to maximise the performance of leaders and their teams in each of these situations. Each of the 10 sections pins down:
* exactly what the issue is
* the challenges it can throw up
* key leadership actions for to take
* the measures of success
* the pitfalls to watch out for
* a leadership summary to give a quick overview of the highlights of each issue
* cross-references to related issues
A lifelong companion suitable for any leader, you can dip into sections as and when you need to deal with a particular issue, making for a must-have guide for you to refer back to again and again.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 312
Edition: 1
Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
Published: 19 Aug 2010
ISBN 10: 0273732048
ISBN 13: 9780273732044
Mark Anderson has 20 years' experience of leading businesses. He is currently President of Pearson Language Tests, a business specialising in English language testing, and which is currently developing a new global academic English test called the Pearson Test of English Academic. He rejoined Pearson in 2007 after a ten-year period working in consumer goods and technology, having worked for Pearson from 1984 to 1997 in a range of businesses, latterly as Managing Director of Pearson Professional Asia Pacific. He has lived and worked in London, Hong Kong & Malaysia, and received an MA from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from Ashridge Business School, on whose governing body he served 1992-93.