INDICE: Preface.PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING LEADERSHIP.Five Greatest Ideas for Understanding the Functions of Leadership.Idea 1: Task, team, individual.Idea 2: Leadership function ? action-centred leadership.Idea 3: Leadership characteristics ? task element.Idea 4: Leadership characteristics ? team element.Idea 5: Leadership characteristics ? individual element.Follow-up Test.PART TWO: PERFORMING AS A LENDER.Three Greatest Ideas for Setting and Achieving Your Objectives.Idea 6: Draw up a personal profile.Idea 7: Set personal goals.Idea 8: Set professional business goals.Nine Greatest Ideas for Leadership Skills.Idea 9: Defining the task.Idea 10: Planning.Idea 11: Briefing.Idea 12:Controlling.Idea 13:Evaluating.Idea 14: Supporting.Idea 15: Motivating.Idea 16: Setting an example.Idea 17: The Adair short course on leadership.Four Greatest Ideas for Leadership Qualities.Idea 18: The 25 attributes of leadership and management.Idea 19: The seven qualities of leadership.Idea 20: Leadership qualities test.Idea 21: Humility in action.Follow-up Test.PART THREE: POWER THROUGH THE PEOPLE.Six Greatest Ideas for Teambuilding.Idea 22: Teambuilding ? the functions of the leader.Idea 23: Achieving the task ? with a team.Idea 24: Building the team.Idea 25: Developing the individual.Idea 26: The individual and teams.Idea 27:From good to great ? the hallmarks of a high performance team.Sixteen Greatest Ideas for Getting the Best from Your Team.Idea 28: 50:50 rule of motivation.Idea 29: Eight rules for motivating people.Idea 30: Maslow?s hierarchy of needs.Idea 31: McGregor?s theory X and theory Y.Idea 32: Herzberg?s motivation-hygiene theory.Idea 33: Manager?s motivating checklist.Idea 34: Ten ways to strengthen your own motivation.Idea 35: The seven indicators of high motivation.Idea 36: Choosing people with motivation ? the Michelangelo motive.Idea 37: The key to motivating: treat each person as an individual.Idea 38: Using Jacob?s ladder to set realistic and challenging targets.Idea 39: Giving feedback to reinforce and motivate.Idea 40: Maintaining morale to maintain motivation.Idea 41:Creating a motivating environment.Idea 42: Giving fair rewards to the motivated.Idea 43: Giving recognition to the motivated.Follow-up Test.PART FOUR: THINKING AS A LEADER.Twelve Greatest Ideas for Decision-Making.Idea 44: Refining your decision-making skills.Idea 45: The decision-maker as effective thinker.Idea 46: The manager as decision-maker.Idea 47: How to avoid the trap of bad compromise decisions.Idea 48: How to use analysis in decision-making.Idea 49: Therole of synthesis ? a holistic approach ? in decision-making.Idea 50: The role of imagination in decision-making.Idea 51: The role of conceptual thinking in decision making.Idea 52: The role of intuition in decision making.Idea 53: The role of originality in decision making.Idea 54: The concept of value in decision making.Idea 55: How to weigh up the options in decision-making.Thirteen Greatest Ideas for Creativity and Innovation.Idea 56: Seven obstacles to creativity.Idea 57: Ten things a creative person ought to be.Idea 58: Seven ways tostimulate creativity.Idea 59: The four main stages of creativity.Idea 60: Innovation: the seven key layers.Idea 61: How to recruit and retain creative people.Idea 62: How to encourage creativity.Idea 63: How communicating can reinforce innovation.Idea 64: Overcoming obstacles to creativity and innovation.Idea 65: Making your organization good at innovation.Idea 66: Checklist for the innovative organization.Idea 67: Ways to generate ideas in an organization.Idea 68: Using brainstorming to generate ideas.Follow-up Test.PART FIVE: THE CHALLENGE OF STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP.Five Greatest Ideas for the Role of Strategic Reader.Idea 69: Levels of leadership.Idea 70: The art of being leader-in-chief.Idea71: Seven functions of strategic leadership.Idea 72: Seven useful skills for operational leaders.Idea 73: Practical wisdom.Seven Greatest Ideas for Strategic Leadership Skills.Idea 74: Giving direction.Idea 75: Strategic thinking andplanning.Idea 76: Making it happen.Idea 77: Relating the parts to the whole.Idea 78: Building partnerships.Idea 79: Releasing the corporate spirit.Idea 80:Developing today?s and tomorrow?s leaders.Follow-up Test.PART SIX: DEVELOPINGYOUR PERSONAL SKILLS.Twelve Greatest Ideas for Effective Communication.Idea 81: 15 key issues in communication.Idea 82: Listening ? a key element in communication.Idea 83: Being a better listener ? developing listening skills.Idea 84: Six principles of effective speaking.Idea 85: Profile the occasion ? the first element of a good presentation.Idea 86: Planning and writing the presentation.Idea 87 How best to deliver your presentation on the day.Idea 88: One-to-one interviews.Idea 89: Appraising performance.Idea 90: Seven ways to receive criticism.Idea 91: Communication and the management of meetings.Idea 92: Communication within your organization.Eight Greatest Ideas for Managing Your Time.Idea 93: Ten principles of time management.Idea 94: Delegate efficiently.Idea 95: Make use of committed time.Idea 96: Manage your health and avoid stress.Idea97: Five techniques to keep interruptions brief.Idea 98: Six organizing ideasto improve time management.Idea 99: Time to think.Idea 100: How to manage meetings.Follow-up Test.About John Adair.Index.
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