The Leadership Skills Handbook: 50 Essential Skills You Need to be a Leader

The Leadership Skills Handbook: 50 Essential Skills You Need to be a Leader

by JoOwen (Author)

Synopsis

Winner of the 'New Manager' category at the CMI Management Book of the Year Awards http://yearbook.managers.org.uk/ The Leadership Skills Handbook from best-selling author Jo Owen reveals the essential skills you need to be an effective leader. It shows you what works in practice, not in theory. Each skill is presented in concise, easy to follow format. The skills are about the real challenges real leaders have to master. Based on research from over a thousand leaders in the public, private and voluntary sectors, it identifies the practical skills to make you even more successful, and offers guidance on all key topics. This completely revised second edition of 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. Full of tips, exercises and practical wisdom, it will help you become a leader that people want to follow.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 264
Edition: 2
Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 03 Jun 2012

ISBN 10: 0749464755
ISBN 13: 9780749464752
Book Overview: The Leadership Skills Book from best-selling author Jo Owen reveals the 50 essential skills you need to be an effective leader.

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A practical book which I strongly recommend to anyone who aspires to become a more effective leader -- John Adair
Author Bio
Jo Owen has worked for over 100 of the best, and one or two of the worst, organizations on our planet. His experience crosses most industries and continents - and formed the basis for his best-selling book Management Stripped Bare (also published by Kogan Page). He is a founder of Teach First, which is one of the top graduate recruiters in the UK, and five other national charities. He started a bank, has been sued for $12 billion and was the best nappy salesman in Birmingham. He is in demand as a speaker on leadership at jo.owen@leadershippartnership.com