The Leadership Skills Handbook by Jo Owen
Most leadership books try to answer the question "what is good leadership?" This book is different. It starts with the question: "How can people learn to lead?" The Leadership Skills Handbook identifies the cores skills leaders need to develop. Each skill is placed in context to help readers think about how they should be used. It also takes a new approach: there is space for recording notes and real life examples of skills in action, so that readers can develop their own unique formula for success. With this in mind, the handbook can become a personal leadership coach, each chapter to be consulted when the need arises. A skills-based book, it reveals how to be a practical leader, but it also looks at what to do when things go wrong; how to deal with conflict, adversity and difficult people. Ideal leadership is always inferior to practical leadership, and The Leadership Skills Handbook helps anyone to put the theory into practice. For use as an active tool, it can become a personal guide and coach on the road to leadership. It is the leadership book for leaders who live in the real world.
"While most leadership books try to answer the question 'what is good leadership?', this book is differentIt starts with the question 'how can you learn to lead?' and is about more then just technical skills." Call Centre Focus "In a splendid, humorous yet non-patronising way Owen focuses on how to learn to lead rather then learning about the processes and theories of leadership." Professional Manager
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780749448271 |
| ISBN 10 | 074944827X |
| Title | The Leadership Skills Handbook |
| Author | Jo Owen |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Kogan Page Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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