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Developing Strategic Leadership Skills

Develop the leadership skills of managers or even junior employees with high potential using a range of ready to use resources and exercises.

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EAN: 9781789662665

Edition: 1

Published: 30 Sept 2005

Format: x

342 pages

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About the book

Effective leadership is required more today than ever before. The rapid rate of change and the speed of communication require leaders at senior and middle management level to excel at strategic leadership, yet there are few resources available to achieve this. Developing Strategic Leadership Skills addresses the issue, allowing HR professionals, trainers and learning professionals to develop the leadership skills of senior and middle managers or even junior employees with high potential. Individuals can use the modules, resources, and exercises themselves, or coaches can use them with clients.

Upskill employees with a range of ready made resources and practical exercises with Developing Strategic Leadership Skills from the CIPD. Our HR Toolkits are complete, customizable training and workshop programmes that help you implement in-house training and development.

About the authors

Dr Potter is a Chartered Psychologist with a PhD in leadership. He is an international consultant with businesses both in the UK and Australia and has close links with the Harvard Business School and MIT in the USA. John's current work is in management development with an interest in leadership, corporate culture and teamwork.

Alan Hopper is a founder and Honorary Fellow of the Centre for Leadership Studies, University of Exeter, and is also a visiting Professor at Bristol Business School. He has been a CEO in the public sector and now consults widely on senior management development and the management of change.

John Potter

Alan Hopper

- Chapter - 19: How Credible and Believable are You as a Leader?;
- Chapter - 20: Developing Your Sense of Tough Empathy;
- Chapter - 21: The Importance of Developing Emotional Intelligence;
- Chapter - 22: The Power of Reframing;
- Chapter - 23: Winning Hearts and Minds;
- Chapter - 24: Developing Intellectual Capital through a Learning Culture;
- Chapter - 25: Enabling and Empowering Others;
- Chapter - 26: Building Confidence and Improving Morale;
- Chapter - 27: Developing Emotional Capital;
- Chapter - 28: Strategic Coaching Skills;
Section - FIVE: Visibility and Communication;
- Chapter - 29: How Visible are You as a Leader?;
- Chapter - 30: Accessibility and Approachability;
- Chapter - 31: The Pros and Cons of the Open Door Policy;
- Chapter - 32: The Power of the Role Model - Do You Set a Good Example?;
- Chapter - 33: Using Language and Rhetoric to Inspire Others;
Section - SIX: Developing Intelligent Objectivity;
- Chapter - 34: The Big Picture - Detail Mix;
- Chapter - 35: Gaining Feedback on Your Operation - the 360 Degree Tool;
- Chapter - 36: Gathering Information and Intelligence;
- Chapter - 37: Developing the Heliview - the Power of Multiple Perspective;
Section - SEVEN: Creating Results;
- Chapter - 38: Short Term Results and Quick Wins;
- Chapter - 39: The World Class Profile;
- Chapter - 40: Exploring the Happiness Factor
- Chapter - 18: Understanding What Makes Others Tick - Meta Programmes;
Section - FOUR: Leading Others;
- Chapter - 17: Creating Your Strategic Map;
- Chapter - 16: Strategic Goal Setting;
- Chapter - 15: Handling Information and Uncertainty;
- Chapter - 14: The Power of a Compelling Vision;
Section - THREE: Creating Direction;
- Chapter - 13: Do People Trust You?;
- Chapter - 12: Decision Making Under Pressure
- Chapter - 11: Developing Your Personal Knowledge Base;
- Chapter - 10: What's Really Important to You - Your Personal Values;
- Chapter - 09: Understanding the Principle of Exposing Selective Weaknesses to Build Rapport;
- Chapter - 08: Your Leadership Impact Index LI2;
- Chapter - 07: Understanding Your Personal Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats and Preferences;
- Chapter - 06: A General Leadership Audit;
Section - TWO: Understanding Yourself;
- Chapter - 05: Political and Networking Skills at the Strategic Level;
- Chapter - 04: Levels of Leadership;
- Chapter - 03: The Leadership Process Hierarchy;
- Chapter - 02: The Ongoing Debate about Leadership and Management;
- Chapter - 01: The Seven Core Competencies of Leadership;
Section - ONE: Understanding Strategic Leadership;