Leading for Success by Sarah Cook
This series of books aims to provide practical guidance on a range of soft-skills areas for those in IT. They may also be used to good effect by others, including those who deal with IT professionals, in order to facilitate more effective and co-operative working practices. How to become an effective leader...Leading for Success is intended to provide IT managers with practical advice and tips on how to become an effective leader. Whatever the environment in which you work, providing effective leadership fosters a climate where team members want to give of their best and where organisational goals are more likely to be reached. Furthermore, there is a strong focus on leadership and the creation of stakeholder value for an organisation. Whether you are new to leadership, or have been a leader for some time, this book will help you develop your leadership skills. It is designed to assist you in understanding the characteristics of an effective leader, to help you assess where your strengths and development areas are and to create a plan of action for realising your leadership potential.
Sarah Cook is the Managing Director of the Stairway Consultancy Ltd. She has 15 years' consulting experience specialising in leadership and management development, team building and change. Prior to this, Sarah worked for Unilever and as Head of Customer Care for a retail marketing consultancy. As well as having practical experience of helping individuals to improve their leadership skills, Sarah is a business author and has written widely on leadership and management development, team development and coaching. She also speaks regularly at conferences and seminars on these topics. Sarah is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and a Chartered Marketeer. She has an MA from Cambridge University and an MBA. Sarah is an accredited user of a wide range of psychometric and team diagnostic tools. She may be contacted via sarah@ thestairway.co.uk.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905356928 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905356927 |
| Title | Leading for Success |
| Author | Sarah Cook |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | IT Governance Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-02-24 |
| Number of pages | 100 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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