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100 _aAdair, John Eric [1934-]
245 0 _aEffective leadership masterclass : secrets of success from the world's greatest leaders
250 _aNew rev. ed.
260 _aLondon
_bPan
_c2010
300 _a196 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
490 _aEffective series
500 _aPrevious ed.: 1997.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _aLeadership through knowledge -- Leadership skills -- A leader of leaders -- Charisma -- The servant leader -- Nelson -- Making the right decisions -- The art of inspiring while informing -- Styles of leadership -- Leaders for tomorrow.
520 _aLeadership skills are essential for any aspiring manager, and there are no better guides to those skills than the actions and words of great leaders themselves: Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Napoleon; Churchill, Charles de Gaulle and Abraham Lincoln; Field Marshalls Slim and Montgomery; and, many more. In ""Effective Leadership Masterclass"" John Adair, one of the world's foremost experts on leadership training, describes the lessons every manager can learn from the great leaders of the past and how you can apply them to your own management methods. In addition to dealing with more wide-ranging issues, such as whether knowledge and experience are enough to make someone a leader and which are the most effective styles of leadership, this groundbreaking book teaches you the many ways in which you can become a better manager, including how to: remain calm under pressure; make the right decisions; communicate effectively; and, inspire while informing.
650 _aLEADERSHIP
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