Product Description: In "A Manager's Guide to Leadership", the authors argue two key points: Good leadership is not just a question of possessing and developing the right skill set or aligning yourself with a guru's particular model, it is about how you respond to tough dilemmas and difficult challenges; and, Leadership does not belong to the business top hierarchy, everybody faces leadership challenges whatever level they are within their organization...read more

This updated version of the highly successful Manager's Guide to Self Development builds on the increasing emphasis on self development as well as the way forward for managers. It offers the manager an effective, lively and practical strategy for understanding a programme of self development. The book is divided into two parts - the first outlines the authors' philosophy and method and uses some simple diagnostic tests to help the reader discover their strengths and weaknesses. Based on this understanding of needs, the second part of the book takes the manager through eleven key qualities, essential for successful management, in 49 practical exercises. The exercises have now been updated in range to cover more issues in communication and working in teams. (view table of contents)

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Product Description: Based on the principle that to be able to organize others, one has to be able to organize oneself, this book is designed to empower individuals and encourage them to act. Managing "from the inside out" involves developing oneself in four main areas: health (physical, emotional and mental), skills (conceptual, social and technical), action (pro-activity, getting things done, taking risks and initiatives) and identify (self-awareness and understanding, self-acceptance and self-motivation)...read more