The Effective Leader

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Effective leadership skills are at the heart of good management. By learning the essential tools and techniques any manager will stand a better chance of success. But they do take time to grasp and master. This practical guide will enable you to develop and improve these skills. It defines exactly what effective leadership is, and then provides easy-to-follow guidance to help you to get to grips with the key areas, such as: Understanding your own leadership style; Developing core skills; Improving staff performance; Building an effective team; Leading change. The Effective Leader comes complete with checklists and questionnaires that will help you put essential leadership theory into practice, and enhance your management potential.

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s Rupert Eales-White runs two consultancies, both of which are concerned with training and development. An experienced practitioner and writer, he is an expert on leadership, team building, change management and interpersonal skills. Table of Contents Introduction Putting your leadership role in context How we instinctively define leadership Our work roles Defining effective leadership Followers’ view of effective leadership Followers’ view of ineffective leadership Leaders’ view of effective leadership Creating growth for yourself Building self-confidence Developing awareness Overcoming limiting beliefs Structuring your thinking Improving your performance Understanding your leadership orientation and style Perception gaps How the gap between intention and behavioural manifestation arises How to close the gap How the gap between manifestation and impact arises The cumulator Discover your leadership orientation Discover your leadership style Developing core leadership skills Listening Questioning Improving staff performance Developing clarity of role Setting standards and performance measures Giving praise Giving constructive criticism Coaching and mentoring Using appraisals to create learning and growth Motivating staff Building an effective team Why build a team? The right range What an effective team looks like How teams develop How to build an effective team Leading change How we react to change Gaining maximum benefit from change Your preference when managing change References and further reading