This guide is for novices in the areas of leadership, business management, and working with people. Beginners can learn practical ways to apply leadership techniques in their daily work life. Topics covered in the book include team and group leadership, thinking and acting like a leader, conflict resolution, and developing employee potential. The author discusses some of today's more popular leadership styles, highlighting the differences, and profiles managers who use the styles effectively.
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This guide is for novices in the areas of leadership, business management, and working with people. Beginners can learn practical ways to apply leadership techniques in their daily work life. Topics covered in the book include team and group leadership, thinking and acting like a leader, conflict resolution, and developing employee potential. The author discusses some of today's more popular leadership styles, highlighting the differences, and profiles managers who use the styles effectively.
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Andrew J. DuBrin is a professor of management at the College of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology, and a consultant to organizations and individuals. His books include 10 Minute Guide to Leadership, Personal Magnetism and Winning Office Politics
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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A practical guide to how to be a leader,
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Leadership (Paperback)
I noted that one reviewer really panned this book, but I found it to be very useful. Granted, it's not theoretical or philosophical, but there's lots of those books available. This one is practical. It includes self-quizzes to let you know where you stand on various subjects. It gives you specific steps to take to project leadership qualities. It explains how to be a team leader, how to help groups help themselves (including how to be an empowering leader) and how to help others develop their full potential. This is not the deepest book you'll find on leadership, but it's not supposed to be. Warren Bennis writes books for CEOs (and they're good ones). This book is written for those in the trenches who want to help their people and themselves succeed. I know it's regularly used by trainers who are looking for what to use in their seminars.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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useful introduction -- will satisfy most beginners!,
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Leadership (Paperback)
I found this to be a useful introduction to leadership for a non-specialist. I found the section on conflict resolution to be especially useful -- not a deep psychological treatise on why people can be beasts, but a few helpful pointers on getting past a bad situation. My advice is to have a look at this book, then if you want more, go deeper, elsewhere.
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Useful Bibliography,
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Leadership (2nd Edition) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book, like most 'idiot's guide' texts does a good job of looking at third layer concepts of leadership. Using a variety of outside sources this book takes you though a general overview on the topics of leadership. The best part about this book is the bibliography which will point you to many great books on management and leadership. This is a good text for those who just have not spent a lot of time thinking about, studying, or maybe even caring about leadership. Check out the bibliography for more in-depth books on this topic. Joseph Dworak
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Imagine it's the end of your professional career and you're about to retire. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
diversity umbrella, supportive communicator, multicultural leader, nurturing leader, junk words, leadership stature, solo leader, enriched job, crisis management mode, inspirational appeal, effective work groups, task side, empowering leader, more emotionally expressive Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Another Perspective, The Least You Need, United States, Titanic Mentality, New York, Help Groups Lead Themselves, Helping Others Develop Their Potential, Advisor Suppose, Allied Signal, Bill Nevins, Cisco Systems, Employee Assistance Program New!
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