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viii ■ About the authorbecame the world’s first Professor of Leadership Studies at theUniversity of Surrey.Between 1981 and 1986 John worked with Sir John Harvey-Jones at ICI, introducing a leadership development strategythat helped to change the loss-making, bureaucratic giant intothe first British company to make £1 billion profit.John has written over 40 books, translated into manylanguages. Recent titles include How to Grow Leaders andEffective Leadership Development. Apart from being anauthor, he is also a teacher and consultant.From St Paul’s School he won a scholarship to CambridgeUniversity. John holds the higher degrees of Master of Lettersfrom Oxford University and Doctor of Philosophy from King’sCollege London, and he is also a Fellow of the Royal HistoricalSociety. Recently the People’s Republic of China awarded himthe title of Honorary Professor in recognition of his‘outstanding research and contribution in the field ofLeadership’.
IntroductionLeadership skills have now been universally recognised as a keyingredient – some would say the key ingredient – in management.A good manager is now by definition a leader. Equally, agood leader will also be a manager.But how do you become such a leader? Is it possible to developyour own abilities as a leader? Let me answer that last questionwith a resounding YES. As for the first question, this wholebook is my answer. It is a simple practical guide for anyonewho is about to take up a team leadership role in any organisation.But I hope that it will be equally useful for those alreadyin such roles who wish to improve their basic leadership skills.If leadership matters to you, this book will give you a completeframework for becoming an effective leader.One word of caution: nobody can teach you leadership. Itis something you have to learn. You learn principally from
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