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Leadership Skills Handbook: 100 Essential Skills You Need to be a Leader

Leadership Skills Handbook: 100 Essential Skills You Need to be a Leader

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The Leadership Skills Handbook, by Jo Owen, is a 2013 CMI Management Book of the Year winner in the New Manager Category. It provides practical skills for effective leadership, including people skills, career skills, mindset skills, organization skills, personal values, and behaviors. Based on research from over a thousand leaders, the book offers guidance on all key topics and includes exclusive new content on the changing demands of leadership in the 21st century.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 328 pages
Publication date: 03 October 2020
Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd


The Leadership Skills Handbook, written by Jo Owen, is a comprehensive guide that reveals the essential skills required to become an effective leader. This book offers practical insights and strategies for developing skills in various areas, including people skills, career skills, mindset skills, organization skills, personal values, and behaviors. Each skill is presented in a concise and easy-to-understand format, accompanied by a framework to help readers apply them in their own lives.

The Leadership Skills Handbook emphasizes the challenges that real leaders face and provides real-life examples of skills in action. By observing and recording these examples, readers can develop their own unique formula for success in their specific contexts.

The book is based on extensive research conducted with over a thousand leaders from various sectors, including the public, private, and voluntary sectors. It identifies the practical skills that can enhance leaders' effectiveness and offers guidance on all key topics.

The updated new edition of The Leadership Skills Handbook includes exclusive new content on the changing demands of leadership in the 21st century. It introduces 10 new skills, such as influencing rather than controlling, getting people to commit to your vision rather than complying, and career as a verb for new generations of workers.

In conclusion, The Leadership Skills Handbook is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to develop their leadership skills. It provides a comprehensive and practical approach to leadership development, covering a wide range of areas and offering insights and strategies for success. Whether you are a new manager, an experienced leader, or looking to enhance your leadership abilities, this book is a must-read.

Weight: 404g
Dimension: 137 x 214 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789666687
Edition number: 5 Revised edition

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