This essential new book is a practical how-to guide to enhancing the quality of relationships between leaders and individuals in organisations the proven key to maximising performance, building resilience, and retaining talent.
Dorrian Aiken PhD DProf is an Integral Master Coach , a certified Thinking Environment? coach and consultant, and a founding member of the Time to Think? Collegiate in South Africa. She lectures in leadership coaching at the University of Stellenbosch. Her passion is developing leaders at every level to implement a culture of inclusivity in organisations.
List of Illustrations About the Author Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Mastering the dance: first steps 2. Sweet spots and blind spots 3. A four-quadrant coaching conversation 4. True but partial: I am right, and I can prove it 5. Leading the dance of inclusivity 6. Leading a listening culture 7. The Enneagram: self-awareness and relationship management 8. Onwards and upwards: leadership and stages of adult development 9. Revisiting both-and : working with polarities 10. In Conclusion Bibliography Index
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