Leading the way : the seven skills to engage, inspire and motivate

Top down leadership techniques are outdated. Today's organisations are horizontally networked and constantly changing. They need leaders who can adapt, accept risk, collaborate and be transparent.

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This book distils 40 years of experience into 7 accessible skills that leaders need to thrive in business today. The 7 I's of Leadership: Individuality, Insight, Initiate, Involve, Inspire, Improvise, Implement.Containing case studies, examples, questions and checklists, this book will enable you to understand the importance of these skills and will show you how to learn and implement them.

Author Notes

Andrew Leigh is the co-founder of Maynard Leigh. Before this he worked as a senior manager in both the public and the private sectors. He has spent several years as a features writer for The Observer and an established author.

Michael Maynard is also a co-founder of Maynard Leigh. Michael now runs business and management courses internationally, specialising in leadership and creativity, teams and communication skills.

About the authors	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Leading in the twenty-first century	p. 1
Major trends	p. 5
Living with uncertainty	p. 7
Leadership is relational	p. 8
Leadership starts here!	p. 12
01 Individuality	p. 17
The genius syndrome	p. 20
What price charisma?	p. 22
The source of individuality	p. 23
Being yourself	p. 24
Personal experience	p. 26
Personal style	p. 28
Personal values	p. 32
Integrity	p. 35
Integrity barometer	p. 37
Taking a stand	p. 38
Networking	p. 38
Summary and ideas for action	p. 40
02 Insight	p. 43
Self-awareness	p. 46
Personal enquiry	p. 50
Internal cast	p. 51
Understanding other people	p. 52
Seeing what's going on	p. 56
Fighting the filters	p. 58
Curiosity	p. 59
Foresight	p. 61
Insight is seeing, not magic	p. 63
Summary and ideas for action	p. 63
03 Initiate	p. 67
Accept responsibility	p. 72
Volunteer	p. 73
Participate	p. 73
Be accountable	p. 74
Take centre stage	p. 75
Research	p. 75
Take risks	p. 77
Step out of your comfort zone	p. 78
Be assertive	p. 81
Handle reverses	p. 81
Instigate direct action	p. 82
Follow through	p. 84
Summary and ideas for action	p. 86
04 Involve	p. 89
Participation and enrolment	p. 94
Why engage?	p. 97
How to engage people	p. 98
Being valued	p. 98
Being involved	p. 100
Being developed	p. 101
Being inspired	p. 101
Meetings	p. 101
Empowerment	p. 104
Coaching	p. 106
Giving people a voice	p. 109
Summary and ideas for action	p. 112
05 Inspire	p. 115
How to inspire	p. 119
The why?	p. 120
Sources of inspiration	p. 120
Passion	p. 122
Vision	p. 124
Communication	p. 128
Conversation	p. 130
Story-telling	p. 130
Trust	p. 131
Challenging goals	p. 132
Summary and ideas for action	p. 133
06 Improvise	p. 135
The drive for improvisation	p. 138
Principles of improvisation	p. 142
Creativity	p. 145
Innovation	p. 146
A 'try it' environment	p. 148
Problem-solve	p. 151
Value ideas	p. 153
Encourage play	p. 154
Flexibility	p. 156
Presence	p. 157
Physical presence	p. 158
Psychological presence	p. 160
Summary and ideas for action	p. 161
07 Implement	p. 163
Be action-minded	p. 167
Paralysis of analysis	p. 167
Setting goals	p. 169
SMART goals	p. 171
Monitoring progress	p. 173
Ask for help	p. 174
Model behaviour	p. 175
Seek feedback	p. 177
Personal feedback	p. 178
Organisational feedback	p. 179
Persist	p. 179
Spot success	p. 182
Well being	p. 183
Summary and ideas for action	p. 184
Lead the way - now!	p. 187
Overview	p. 191
Are you leading the way?	p. 193
Recommended reading	p. 199
Index	p. 201

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