Effective Leadership E-Book

50MINUTES

• Herausgeber: 50Minutes.com
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Serie: Coaching
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 28

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about effective leadership with this practical guide.

Leadership is becoming an increasingly important aspect of a company’s culture. Rather than relying solely on managers, businesses are now seeking leaders who can support employees and strengthen motivation in order to achieve their objectives. This guide will explain the 12 essential qualities that all leaders must possess and help you to improve your skills to become the most effective leader you can be.

In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Identify the difference between being a manager and being a leader 
• Understand what makes a good leader and why they inspire their team to work harder and contribute towards a common team goal
• Explore the different types of leadership style and how they should be applied in different working and team environments
 
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Leseprobe

Effective leadership

Problem: How can I become a great leader?Uses: Being a good leader allows you to fully participate in the management of people and thus strengthen the motivation of employees and achieve your top objectives.Professional uses: Team management, business management.FAQs:What are the 12 essential qualities of a good leader?Can a manager become a leader?Can a leader become a manager?How can I gain the trust of my team?How can I restore my leadership if power games have disrupted my team?Is it manipulative to exercise leadership?What should a leader do in an organisation where leadership is not valued?

Leadership is demonstrated in four main areas: private companies, businesses, politics and the military. In this book, we will focus on leadership in business.

Assessing the effectiveness of leadership in the professional world depends heavily on the culture of the company. As a quality that is increasingly valued, leadership is now part of job descriptions, discussed in annual assessments and features in training programs. Companies are likely to develop leadership within their management team, and ambitious employees often seek to exert their own influence. Leadership is a true asset to team leaders or those who want to become a manager.

“I’m not there to see what my teams report, or if they are working properly. I am here to make sure that the employees understand their mission, have the means necessary to succeed, cooperation is going well, and they are able to develop their talents. We do two annual surveys to find out if those responsible are managers and if employees feel inspired and motivated.” – Thierry Geerts – Country Manager, Google Belgium-Luxembourg

To avoid mistakes that could compromise your career, this book offers numerous tips, illustrated by testimonies from experts and various business decision makers. Armed with these tools, you will improve your business skills. In addition, your strengthened leadership skills will allow you to follow a healthy and progressive career. They will make you a confident leader who is appreciated by your (future) team.

To do this, we will focus on the essential concepts needed for understanding leadership as seen in business today. You will discover how leadership is a competitive advantage, and learn to identify the difference between management and leadership. We will then turn to identify what makes a good leader and what skills they have. Finally, we will look at the different types of leaders and the different styles of leadership and team management.

The rest of this book is devoted to the practice of these elements, through advice, questions and answers, and finally, the application of a method to boost your career, evolving from an operational manager to a leader.

Inspiring leadership: the basics

Leadership in enterprise

Leadership and management

Often confused, some clarification between the roles of a leader and a manager is necessary. The distinction between management and leadership was established, among others, by Abraham Zaleznik (1976) and John P. Kotter (1999). What do these two authors state?