Managers and Leaders Who Can
Managers and Leaders Who Can offers practical recommendations for adapting to the new circumstances and turning them to advantage. Each chapter includes checklists and pointers towards practical actions that can be taken to move forwards as well as key questions readers can ask themselves when relating the issues within the book to their own sphere of influence. The text is rich in case studies and vignettes from real life business examples and insights from Captains of Industry.
The key areas covered in the book are:
- How a values-driven approach can help managers make the right decisions about what they do and how they do it
- The new skills managers need to help them deal with ambiguity and meet the challenges of constant change
- How to manage a complex range of stakeholders and turn them into advocates for the business
- The critical role managers at all levels play in managing risk and ensuring business continuity
- The best way to encourage innovation and bring exciting new ideas to life
- How bringing green issues into the mainstream can add value to the bottom line
- The role managers from all disciplines play in building and maintaining brand and reputation
- How a positive approach to diversity can help organisations increase competitive edge.
"Ruth Spellman's book is a timely and long awaited outstanding addition to the management literature. This is a ‘must read' for anybody in a leadership or managerial role."
Prof. Cary L. Cooper, CBE, Distinguished Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University Management School
"Ruth is absolutely right to identify and describe how leadership has to adapt to a totally new business environment. The advice and thoughts in this book will be valuable to all leaders in the public and private sectors."
Miles Templeman, DG, IOD
Published by Wiley.com
Price: £18.99
Created on: 21-Jul-11 15:01
By: Ruth Spellman
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