Leadership has been a hot topic for some time now, but unfortunately it is subject to a number of common misunderstandings and oversimplifications. In Developing Leadership, the authors enable you to benefit from their experience and expertise in clearing away the misunderstandings and helping participants to get to grips with what leadership is really all about. Topics include understanding leadership, styles of leadership, personal and professional values, creating an effective culture, self-awareness, motivation and obstacles to leadership.
The quality of leadership is often the key difference between organisational success and failure and between an organisation being a positive, energising place to work and a negative, stressful environment.Written by two people with a great deal of experience of both serving as leaders and offering training on the subject, this resource has a great deal to offer individuals and organisations committed to developing genuine leadership as a foundation for establishing and maintaining effective and humane workplaces.
Developing this training manual enabled Peter Gilbert to bring together a number of themes around leadership which he had been interested in and engaged with over a number of years – in particular, a holistic approach to leadership.
Part One: Setting the Context Reflecting on leadership What is leadership? Leadership integrated into practice Personal values Professional values Self-management Thinking things through and thinking ahead Leadership and management The managerial tasks So, where does leadership come in, and is it different from management? Theories of leadership 1. The singer, not the song: charismatic leadership 2. Cometh the time, cometh the [wo]man 3. ‘Both/and’ not ‘either/or’ 4. Authentic leadership Shaping an effective culture What is culture? Culture is complex The leader’s role Barriers to effective leadership Self-leadership Self-awareness A holistic approach Learning for the future as well as the present Conclusion: Serve to lead
Part Two: Training and Development Introduction STEP Factors SWOT Analysis Images of Leadership Leadership Recognition Leadership Biographies Styles of Leadership Motivation Leadership and Management Balancing Task, Team and Individual Worksheet: Balancing Task, Team and Individual Obstacles to Leadership Identifying One’s Own Needs in Self-leadership Worksheet: Identifying One’s Own Needs in Self-leadership
Part Three: Conclusion Leadership Guide to Further Learning References Appendix: Leadership Biographies Biography 1: Nelson Mandela – Anti-apartheid Champion Biography 2: Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) – Founder of the Nursing Profession Biography 3: Carly Fiorina – Business Person and Future US Politician? Biography 4: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885) – Social Reformer Biography 5: Ernest Shackleton – Explorer (1874-1922) Biography 6: Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson – Sports Person Biography 7: Three Generals: Richard O’Connor, Erwin Rommel and ‘Bill’ Slim Biography 8: Dame Stella Rimington – Spy Supremo Biography 9: Sir Alex Ferguson – Football Manager Biography 10: Jack Welch – Business Person Biography 11: Cardinal Basil Hume (1923-1999) – Spiritual Leader Biography 12: Dame Cicely Saunders – Founder of the Hospice Movement (1918-200)
Authors
Sadly, since the publication of the first edition of this manual, Peter Gilbert has passed away. Peter had a highly successful career, initially in the army followed by 27 years’ service in local government social services as a practitioner/manager and senior manager, rising to the level of Operations Director for Staffordshire County Council and then Director of Social Services for Worcestershire.
Following this he became Professor of Social Work and Spirituality at Staffordshire University where he was involved in giving spirituality a higher profile in relation to mental health and social care more broadly. In the latter years of his career he worked as an independent consultant in social and health care, while also serving as visiting professor at the University of Worcester.
Peter held a Master’s in Modern History from Balliol College, Oxford, a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Sussex and an MBA from Roffey Park Management Institute/University of Sussex.
Dr Neil Thompson is an independent writer, educator and adviser. He has previously held full or honorary professorships at four UK universities and is now a sought-after trainer, consultant and conference speaker.
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Find out more about Developing Leadership in this video interview with series editor, Dr Neil Thompson.
Learning from Practice series
This exciting new series of learning and development manuals brings together a team of highly experienced writers, practitioners and learning facilitators with series editor Neil Thompson, a well-respected author and educator. Together, they ensure that these manuals offer an effective way of bridging academic content with the challenging world of practice. As such, they will be invaluable for training presenters and tutors wanting to host events addressing the important range of issues covered by each manual.
Each one provides all the resources you need to provide a high quality learning experience, including helpful background material to set the scene, a range of exercises and worksheets to encourage participant involvement and associated PowerPoint slides to aid the clear and effective presentation of key elements of knowledge and practice. These expertly written resources will provide a foundation of understanding and confidence that will enable even the most inexperienced of trainers to provide high-quality training.
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