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How to Grow Leaders: The Seven Key Principles of Effective Leadership Development

How to Grow Leaders: The Seven Key Principles of Effective Leadership Development

by JohnAdair (Author)

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Synopsis

John Adair has transformed the understanding of how leadership works with his pioneering book Not Bosses But Leaders. Now he returns with a new title that explores in an authoritative way exactly what we know about leadership and leadership development. There is a revolution underway. We are moving - rapidly in some areas, slower in others - from management to business leadership. As the market for good leaders who can achieve results increases so-called leadership development programmes have proliferated. Many of these are old management development programmes renamed, and others are full of confusing theories and unproductive approaches. This ground-breaking new book aims to set the record straight. It looks at the body of knowledge on leadership, identifies the seven key principles of leadership development, and answers key questions on how to select, train and educate leaders at the level of team, operational and strategic leadership. A vital addition to the debate on leadership from a true expert, this book also considers the global challenge and long term issues involved.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 192
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 03 May 2005
ISBN 10: 0749443634
ISBN 13: 9780749443634
Book Overview: * 'John Adair is without doubt one of the foremost thinkers on leadership in the world' Sir John Harvey-Jones * New title from the author of the classic best-seller Not Bosses But Leaders - 'authoritative & wise' Warren Bennis * Substantial market - in the UK alone there has been a proliferation of leadership centres with a combined annual budget of over GBP150 million * John Adair will be the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement in Leadership Award from the Centre of Leadership Studies at Exeter University, in association with Hewitt Associates

Media Reviews
Authoritative, combative and thought-provoking. -CPO Agenda, Summer 2005 This thought provoking and highly readable book underpins Adair's position as a world renowned authority on the subject of leadership...one motivational course readers can undergo from the comfort of their own armchair. -Asian Voice, June 2005 Distils a lifetime of reflective thought and action. -Professional Manager, July 2005 A ground-breaking new book from acknowledged expert John Adair, aims to set the record straight on leadership development. -Commerce & Industry, July 2005 Using elegant, thoughtful prose enhanced with apt anecdotes and quotations, Adair establishes seven key principles of leadership development...John Adair is marching to his rightful place at the head of the leadership pack. A must read. -www.getabstract.com A revealing book that will help readers to develop leadership skills in others and guide them towards personal excellence as a leader. -Business Executive, Autumn 2005 How to Grow Leaders will help readers develop skills in others whilst guiding them in their own personal journey towards excellence as a leader. -South Wales Evening Post, October 2005 Leadership is not a soft skill: it is a key factor in business success. This book will help readers to develop these skills in others, whilst guiding them on their own personal journey towards excellence as a leader. -Manager, October/November 2005 The father of modern leadership theory in the UK... sets out practical and realistic theories and strategies underpinned by examples from his lifetime of involvement with leadership education. The book is full of sound theories and is a good overview of leadership theory. Edge, November 2005 Extends a framework of leadership exploring leadership qualities, differentiation of leader and manager levels of leadership through group or functional, qualities and situational approaches. Emerald Journal, 2006
Author Bio
John Adair, the world's first Professor of Leadership Studies (at the University of Exeter), is an acknowledged authority on leadership development. The author of many books and articles on leadership, he is one of the very few figures in recent years to have significantly evolved the debate as to what effective leadership is all about. He writes, teaches and consults throughout the world, inspiring new audiences with his timeless vision of leadership. He is the author of the best-selling leadership classic, Not Bosses But Leaders, and Inspirational Leadership both published by Kogan Page.