Books and Articles by John PotterJOHN ADAIR FUNDAMENTALS OF LEADERSHIP
"John Adair is one of the most important and influential figures in the world of leadership thought and practice. More than a million people have been trained using Adair concepts such as action-centered leadership. He ranks with the likes of Warren Bennis in terms of both his influence and the depth and breadth of his thought. This book shows the depth of that influence in fields as diverse as leadership in the church, the army, higher education and business, in many parts of the world, and offers fresh and original perspectives on Adair's ideas. The authors reach beyond the historic legacy of these ideas, making proposals for improving leadership development and offering insightful warnings about current trends and fads. Anyone convinced that leadership is crucial to improved performance, but who is suspicious of 'quick fix' approaches, should read this book for both understanding and practical advice". **********
DEVELOPING STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP SKILLS
"Effective leadership is required more today than ever before. The rapid rate of change and the speed of communication require leaders at senior and middle management level to excel at strategic leadership, yet there are few resources available to achieve this. Seeking to address the issue, this toolkit is primarily designed for HR professionals, trainers and learning professionals to enable them to develop the leadership skills of senior and middle managers or even junior employees with high potential. It is designed so that coaches can use it with clients, or for individuals to work through themselves." **********
LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES
"This definitive reference work is designed to meet a need for all those who have an interest in Leadership; be they students at business schools, academic researchers, leadership consultants or practical leaders. It is a collection of seminal leadership peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in one convenient volume. All the members of the Editorial Team have an association with the renowned Centre for Leadership Studies at Exeter University" **********
INTELLIGENT LEADERSHIP: Creating a Passion For Change
"This book offers an innovative analysis for managers of what makes a leader today, focusing on emotional intelligence and leadership as a psychological commitment. It looks at how changes affect people in businesses and organizations and proposes practical ways to effective leadership". **********
THE BUSINESS OF LEADERSHIP: Adding Lasting Value to Your Organisation
"Leadership is not the same as management, and organizations are beginning to recognize this. This book aims to help the reader to adapt to the changes in approach to leadership, as charismatic appeal becomes less important, and competence and performance take more priority". **********
TERRORISM: Threat and Response
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Intelligent Leadership – Chapter 1
Read chapter 1 of the highly acclaimed Intelligent Leadership: Creating A Passion For Change. The book offers an innovative analysis for managers of what makes a leader today, focusing on emotional intelligence and leadership as a psychological commitment. The past few months have seen significant problems in the financial sectors around the world. The sub-prime mortgage fiasco in the United States has had knock on effects around the world, particularly in the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. Is this all down to a failure in leadership?
Creating A Passion For Change – The Art Of Intelligent Leadership
In the past decade, the world of work for most people has changed out of all recognition. In the 1990s we have seen the end of the cold war between East and West, the emergence of the worldwide web, the explosion in communication by e-mails, a proliferation of mobile voice communications and at the same time, a reduction in the cost of international air travel. These changes demand a new kend of intelligent leadership.
What is Intelligent Leadership?
Gone are the days of the ‘buffoon’ leader, those individuals put in leadership positions due to family position, money or nepotism. Today’s leaders need to reflect competence, not only in terms of getting things done but also in unlocking the potential of their people.
Strategic Leadership is more than just strategy and planning. It’s about handling the human element as well as the task issues and doing so in such a way that
engages people instead of alienating them.
Leadership is not an easy subject to teach. In fact many people think and feel it is un-teachable. However most people are capable of being developed in terms of leadership ability.
The Benefits of Leadership Training, Coaching and Mentoring?
Most leaders are not very good at coaching or developing others to become leaders. However this does not mean that leadership training, coaching and mentoring should be abandoned.
Some of the many articles written and published by John Potter
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