Leadership Rules: 50 Timeless Lessons for Leaders
- 1h 24m
- Jo Owen
- John Wiley & Sons (UK)
- 2011
From the man behind the bestselling How to series comes more essential business wisdom…and this time, it's nicely broken up into 50 digestible nuggets. This is dip-in, dip-out content – easily read, understood and implemented and complete with engaging illustrations.
There are a handful of truly inspired and inspirational leaders in the world – you know who they are… and probably wish you were one of them. But leadership isn't easy – some say it's an innate quality, a natural skill that only a select few demonstrate – but this thinking is nonsense, according Jo Owen. We can all become respected and effective leaders if we just follow some fundamental rules.
Jo has studied what makes leaders effective everywhere – from the world's leading banks and management consultancies, to the world's oldest tribes in Africa. And he has distilled his observations into 50 practical rules that we can all follow and use to become the leaders we aspire to be.
About the Author
Jo Owen practices what he preaches as a leader. He has worked with over 80 of the best, and a couple of the worst, organisations in the world in a career which has crossed all the major continents and most industry sectors. He is a serial entrepreneur and founder of several successful start ups, including Teach First which is now one of the top graduate recruiters in the UK.
His leadership research is drawn from interviews and surveys with over 2000 managers at all levels, as well as research with traditional societies such as Mongol nomads, Saami reindeer herders, Laikipia in Kenya, Papua New Guinean tribes and even with French bureaucrats in The French Prime Minister's office and beyond in a study conducted with Oxford University.
He has two new books coming out this year (Power at Work and Tribal Business School). He has presented two TV series as a trouble shooter in challenging schools.
In this Book
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Leadership Rules—50 Timeless Lessons For Leaders
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Introduction
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The Leadership Riddle
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Are You Leading?
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Are You Good Enough To Lead?
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The Perfect Leader
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The Leader As A Role Model
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The Leader’s Values
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Courage And Leadership
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Learning Courage
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Responsible Leadership
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Wear The Mask
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Popularity Versus Respect
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Be Positive
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Inspiration And Charisma
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Be Ambitious And Unreasonable
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Earning Respect
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Work͵ Life Balance
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Lucky Leaders
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Technical Skills Versus People Skills
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Ability To Motivate Others
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Creating A Vision
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Decision Making
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Beyond Honesty And Integrity
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Dealing With Crises
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Dealing With Conflict
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Focus Focus Focus
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Align Your Tribe
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How To Get Up In The Morning
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Keeping Control
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How To Learn To Lead
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The Art Of Unfair Competition
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Competitive Strategy—Asymmetric Warfare
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When To Fight
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Change Or Die
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Control Your Own Destiny, Or Someone Else Will
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Leading Change
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Information Management: Gossip Versus Computers
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Resource Management
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Information Technology And Trust
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Technology And Productivity
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Beyond Respect For The Individual
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Leadership Is Earned, Not Given
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Leadership Is About Performance, Not Position
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Leadership Is A Profession, Not A Calling
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Globalisation
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The Challenge Of Control
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Lead By Consent
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Choose Your Team
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Find Your Context
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Leadership—No More Heroes
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The Leadership Journey
