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

Adair, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0749443634 ISBN 13: 9780749443634

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2005

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.

About this title

About the Author

John Adair is acknowledged internationally as an authority on leadership. The world's first Professor of Leadership Studies, he advises many organisations in business, government, education, health and the voluntary sector. An effective speaker with a valuable message, he is one of the very few figures in recent years to have transformed the debate as to what effective leadership is all about.

John Adair has recently been made United Nations Chair of Strategic Leadership. Based in Turin, he has launched a strategic leadership programme in association with the UN. He has also received the Lifetime Achievement in Leadership Award and China has made him its first Honorary Professor of Leadership. The author of over 50 books, now in 25 languages, on leadership and management development, he continues to write and teach throughout the world, inspiring new audiences with his timeless and timely vision of leadership.

From the Inside Flap

How to Grow Leaders
The Seven Key Principles of Effective Leadership Development
John Adair Author of the best-selling classic Not Bosses But Leaders
"One of the foremost thinkers on leadership" Sir John Harvey-Jones

Front Flap:
As the market for good leaders has expanded, consequently the number of so-called leadership development programmes has increased, each with its own idea of how to grow leaders.

How to Grow Leaders is a ground-breaking new book from acknowledged expert John Adair, which aims to set the record straight on leadership development. First he invites you to join him on a journey of discovery about the nature of leadership and how it can be taught. Then he identifies the seven key principles of leadership development and answers vital questions on how to select, train and educate leaders at team, operational and strategic levels.

Leadership is not a soft skill; it is a key factor in business success. How to Grow Leaders will help you to develop these skills in others whilst guiding you on your own personal journey towards excellence as a leader.

Rear Cover:
"John Adair is the first professor of leadership studies in the world and
he remains the most distinguished figure in the field."

The Sunday Times

"John Adair is without doubt one of the foremost
thinkers on leadership in the world."

Sir John Harvey-Jones

"Authoritative and wise."
Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Management at the University of Southern California, the Thomas S Murphy Distinguished Research Fellow
at the Harvard Business School, and author of Geeks and Geezers

John Adair has transformed the understanding of how leadership works with his pioneering book Not Bosses But Leaders. Here he returns with a new title that explores exactly what we know about leadership and leadership development.

How to Grow Leaders looks at the nature of leadership and how it can be encouraged and developed. Topics discussed include:

The manager as leader;
How people become leaders;
Training team leaders;
How to manage leadership training;
Learning to be a top strategic leader.

Thought provoking and highly readable, How to Grow Leaders is a vital addition to the debate on leadership from a true world-renowned authority.

Rear Flap:
John Adair is acknowledged internationally as an authority on leadership. The world s first Professor of Leadership Studies, he advises many organizations in business, government, education, health and the voluntary sector. An effective speaker with a valuable message, he is one of the very few figures in recent years to have transformed the debate as to what effective leadership is all about. John has recently received the Lifetime Achievement in Leadership Award, and he continues to write and teach throughout the world, inspiring new audiences with his timeless and timely vision of leadership. China has made him its first Honorary Professor of Leadership. He is the author of over 50 books and articles, now in 25 languages, on leadership and management development, including the best-selling classics Not Bosses But Leaders and The Inspirational Leader both published by Kogan Page.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749443634
• ISBN 13: 9780749443634
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192