Review
"This is a management book with a difference; it acknowledges you might want a life outside work!" (PQ Magazine, September 2006)
"…punchy, clearly written, thought-provoking and optimistic read." (Public Service Magazine, September 2006)
"...helpful, down-to-earth and honest...its personal, anecdotal flavour makes for very easy reading...school leaders will find value in it." (Times Educational Supplement England, October 2006)
'I would place this book in the first division of works about leadership and coaching...' ( Training & Cocaching Today, November 2006)
“There is much to admire in the painstaking, accurate reportage of conversations and interviews and the detailed analysis, which produces some gems…”. (Manager, March 2007)
“Is it worth adding to my bulging management library? Definitely.”(Personnel Today, March 2007)
"Shaw has a wealth of experience on which to draw…he identifies some essential principles of good leadership…I would recommend this book". (Edge, March 2007)
“…as I read, I found myself constantly reassessing my own hopes, fears and ambitions in a new role against his thought-provoking, but always optimistic, template.” (Credit Control, April 2007)
From the Inside Flap
The Four Vs - Vision, values, value-added and vitality - are the corners of a diamond, which taken together are the essential ingredients of effective leadership. Using coaching approaches that he has tried and tested, experienced coach Peter Shaw leads you through difficult career, work and life situations. He shows you how to link all of the Vs so that they light up both your work and your life.
By working with this framework:
Your vision will become clearer. It might be a specific vision in terms of your work or your community. You will enable change to happen.
Your values will be consistent across each aspect of your life. You will be looking at all your decisions in relation to your values.
Your value added will become clearer in each aspect of your life. You will not be daunted for long by setbacks but will develop the resilience to maintain your value-added whatever the pressures.
You will move on from rigid definitions of work-life balance. You will find new sources of vitality and energy and use your time to influence others constructively. You will experiment with different ways of ensuring freshness and joy in your life.
Questions at the end of each chapter help you reflect upon what you have learned.
