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The Leader's Guide: 15 Essential Skills (PSI Successful Business Library) [Paperback]

Randall Ponder (Author), Wolf J. Rinke (Foreword)
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PSI Successful Business Library May 1, 1998
As the challenges that await us in the 21st century become more of a reality, all organizations will need proper leadership to meet their goals. The Leader's Guide: 15 Essential Skills will give you the knowledge to lead your team members to success. The Leader's Guide offers many practical methods and steps for all of your every day challenges in 15 areas under the major categories of technical and analytical skills, relationship skills, and strategic skills. These include such skills as problem solving and decision making, project management, training, critical and creative thinking, negotiation, conflict resolution, teamwork, motivation, coaching, strategy, and change. Once you have mastered the 15 essential skills necessary to lead your team and manage your organization, you will notice the creativity, loyalty, commitment and satisfaction of your team increase. No challenge is insurmountable! Experienced supervisors and managers as well as those just beginning to assume a leadership position will benefit from this indispensable guide. No need to worry about detailed leadership theories, The Leader's Guide will help you gain the core of knowledge and skills you need to succeed.

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Addresses one of the most important elements needed in business today - leadership. The Leader's Guide distinguishes between the leader and the manager, giving readers the ability to become better leaders in today's complex business environment. Learn vital skills such as problem solving, making decisions, motivation, and teamwork. The text presents a comprehensive approach to effective day-to-day interaction with others, motivating readers to apply the knowledge and master each skill.

About the Author

Randall D. Ponder is a cum laude graduate of the University of Mississippi with a BBA in Management. He also earned an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Master's of International Affairs from Columbia University.

He is president of Ponder Management Consulting, Inc., a company that is devoted to helping organizations achieve success through the development of their leaders. His passion is applying his knowledge of leadership to achieve practical results for his clients.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 230 pages
  • Publisher: Oasis Press; 1st edition (May 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 155571434X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1555714345
  • Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,592,408 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Randall, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, specializes in editing and writing; his company is Randall Ponder Editing. He is a former manager and management consultant in the public and private sectors, and he served his country as an active-duty US Army Officer. Randall is an MBA graduate of Columbia Business School, and he also has a Masters of International Affairs from Columbia University.

His books:
- "Leadership Made Easy" (2005, Entrepreneur Press) Print and e-book

- "The Leader's Guide: 15 Essential Skills" (2001, 1998; Oasis Press) Print

- "Leadership Made Easy" (pending revision for publication in 2012)

Visit Randall at http://www.editing-expert.com.

 

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49 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very dynamic leadership book, January 5, 2000
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This review is from: The Leader's Guide: 15 Essential Skills (PSI Successful Business Library) (Paperback)
This has got to be one of the most comprehensive and concise leadership books available. Its treatment of leadership and management skills (a distinction it makes throughout the book) is easily understood, lacking of theory overload, and made for the person who needs it: the everyday supervisor and manager in either the profit or nonprofit sectors (I am in government).

This book will make a strong impression on you and its contents will be with you always. Highly recommend it.

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and effective, October 31, 1999
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This review is from: The Leader's Guide: 15 Essential Skills (PSI Successful Business Library) (Paperback)
I truly enjoyed this book because it approaches all of the major areas needed by supervisors and team members. It quickly covers what we need to know, and then points us in the right directions on the 15 skills.

Highly recommend it, especially for New Managers or those without any type of formal training. It's direct, full of info, and easy to implement.

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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars On target, November 30, 1999
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This review is from: The Leader's Guide: 15 Essential Skills (PSI Successful Business Library) (Paperback)
Our company has been successfully using this book in its management development classes this year. The book provides thorough overviews and detailed advice on the relevant issues and skills facing supervisors and team members today --- it doesn't discuss everything under the realm of leadership because you can't discuss everything in one book.

It precisely points you in the right directions, because success at management depends ultimately upon ourselves.

If you're looking for a smart and practical approach to leadership and teamwork, this is it.

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