Leadership Skills (UK Higher Education Business Human Resourcing)

by JohnAdair (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.25

  This text offers insights on: recognising and developing leadership qualities; acquiring personal authority to give postive direction and the flexibility to embrace change; acting on the key interacting needs to achieve a task, build a team and develop its members; and transforming core leadership functions like planning, communicating and motivating into skills that can be learned.

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $4.19

  This text provides practical guidance to help readers recognize and develop leadership qualities. It shows how the core leadership functions - planning, communication and motivating - can be transformed into practical skills one can master and use in any situation and at all levels with an organization. The book offers insights on: recognizing and developing leadership qualities; acquiring the personal authority to give positive direction and the flexibility to embrace change; acting on the key interacting needs - to achieve a task, build a team and develop its members; and transforming the core leadership functions, such as planning, communicating and motivating, into practical skills that can be mastered. Training Extras is a comprehensive series which covers all the crucial skill areas for the first-time manager or supervisor, providing: the key issues in an easy-to-read style; diagrams, models and charts for clarity and quick reference; helpful starting points to build confidence and encourage hands-on practice; practical advice and tips based on real-life management issues and examples.