Every organization needs a strategic leader. This is the leader who steers the organization in times of change while motivating and inspiring their team.
Strategic Leadershipencourages leaders to focus on tomorrow rather than yesterday. It explores the nature and origin of strategic leadership, transferable skills, and the art of inspiring others. It then describes the role of a strategic leader and broad functions of that role such as building and maintaining a team, achieving a common task, and motivating and developing the individual. It assesses skills needed to be effective, and the seven functions that make up the role of strategic leader.
Part One - The Role
1. Strategic leadership
2. The generic role of leader
3. Levels of leadership
Part Two - The Seven Functions
4. Providing direction
5. Strategic thinking and planning
6. Making it happen
7. Relating the parts to the whole
8. Building partnerships
9. Releasing the corporate spirit
10. Developing today's and tomorrow's leaders
John Adairis a leading authority on leadership and leadership development. He advises many organizations in business, government, education, health and the voluntary sector. Over a million managers worldwide have taken part in the Action-Centred Leadership programs he pioneered. Adair is the author of over 50 books, including the leadership classicNot Bosses But Leaders,(Kogan Page), and he continues to write and teach throughout the world.
Strategic Leadershipencourages leaders to focus on tomorrow rather than yesterday. It explores the nature and origin of strategic leadership, transferable skills, and the art of inspiring others. It then describes the role of a strategic leader and broad functions of that role such as building and maintaining a team, achilC!
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