Leadership Pocketbook, 2nd Edition
- 28m
- Fiona Elsa Dent
- Management Pocketbooks
- 2012
Written for leaders at all levels - strategic, organisational and team level - the Leadership Pocketbook explains how to inspire, influence, deal with change and achieve objectives. Illustrated throughout, the book adopts a practical approach, setting out the principles of leadership, the role of the leader, the skills required for effective leadership and the key challenges facing leaders in today's business environment. This 2nd edition sees the addition of a new section about leaders and social responsibility. "Contemporary business leaders must be aware of the major forces shaping society today and understand how their organisations need to respond and contribute to these challenges", author Fiona Dent (pictured) writes. She is Director of Faculty Development at Ashridge where she is also Programme Director for the Influencing Strategies and Skills Programme. A focus of the book, described by the author as 'perhaps the most necessary skill for any leader', is self-awareness - to know yourself, to realise what your leadership strengths and weaknesses are and when you must continue to develop.
About the Author
Fiona Elsa Dent MSc., Chartered FCIPD, FHEA is Director of Executive Education and a member of the management team at Ashridge. Fiona works with a range of clients managing and developing a variety of leadership and personal skills programmes. She has over 25 years’ experience as a management developer, trainer and coach, and is particularly interested in helping individuals to grow and develop across a wide range of leadership, relationship, interpersonal and personal skills.
Fiona is the author of eight books including Leadership Pocketbook, Working Relationships Pocketbook, Self-Managed Development Pocketbook and, most recently, Women in Business: Navigating Career Success (published by Palgrave).
In this Book
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Leadership Pocketbook 2nd Edition
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The Nature of Leadership
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The Leader in Today’s Business Environment
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Key Skills and Competences
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Leadership and You
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Leaders and Followers
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Leaders and Teams
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Leaders and Vision
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Leaders and Influence
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Leaders and Change
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Leaders and Social Responsibility
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Final Thoughts
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Reading List
