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John Adair: The Handbook of Management and Leadership [Paperback]

John Adair (Author), Neil Thomas (Editor)


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Book Description

June 2005
This book is a practical master-class in how to manage both yourself and others to provide a team that is motivated, creative and high-performing.

Internationally recognised as a writer, teacher and consultant, Professor John Adair has written 27 books and numerous articles on leadership and management development: this is the distillation of a career's thought and practice into one book.

The book is divided into two main sections:

Part 1: Self-management

Part 2: Managing others

Self Management
Time management
Setting and achieving goals and objectives
Decision making and problem solving
Creativity and innovation
Personal reminders and thoughts worth thinking

Managing Others
Leadership and team building
Motivation and people management
Communication and presentation
Personal reminders and thoughts worth thinking

"[John Adair] is without doubt one of the foremost thinkers on the subject in the world"--Sir John Harvey-Jones

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"A book for constant reference... A great achievement... ought to be found on every manager's bookshelf." Journal of the Institute of Public Sector Management; "... without doubt one of the foremost thinkers on the subject in the world." Sir John Harvey-Jones"

About the Author

Neil Thomas is former Chairman of Hawksmere Group Limited, seminar and training specialists.

John Adair is widely acknowledged as one of the most significant influences on management and leadership development in the world. He studied history at Cambridge University and holds higher degrees from the Universities of Oxford and London. He became the world's first Professor of Leadership Studies at the University of Surrey and is internationally known as a consultant. He is the author of many respected books on management and leadership.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Thorogood (June 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1854182048
  • ISBN-13: 978-1854182043
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,746,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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