Introducing leadership
By: David Pardey
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780080473154
Subjects: Leadership; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Description: Comprehensive and highly practical, Introducing Leadership introduces the principles and practice of leadership, from theory through to the development of the reader's own leadership ability. From the analysis of the different sources of leadership and management theory emerges a model that will provide the basis for the development of readers' own leadership skills and for the application of these through the rest of the book. Written by an experienced author in the field of management development, the book is split into three parts:Section one - the nature and role of leadershipSection two.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Introducing Leadership; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Introduction; Chapter 1 Being a leader; Chapter 2 Leadership and ethics; Chapter 3 Leadership and character; Chapter 4 Leadership skills; Chapter 5 Developing yourself as a leader; Chapter 6 Organizations, structures and roles; Chapter 7 Getting the best out of individuals; Chapter 8 Getting the best out of groups and teams; Chapter 9 Handling conflict; Chapter 10 Leadership in a crisis; Chapter 11 Leading improvement; Chapter 12 Leading innovation; Chapter 13 Leading change.