Leadership

Mastering the essentials of leadership

What is leadership? The answers to this vital and deceptively simple question vary widely, and while the most significant aspects of leadership may be disputed one fact is clear: leadership is an essential, defining skill of anyone wanting to build their career and succeed in an organization. It is important, therefore, to understand the essentials of leadership. Thankfully, while there may be differences in emphasis and priority, there is a significant amount of consensus about the essentials of leadership – and these essentials are explained in this series of practical toolkits.

About Leadership Checklists

Each toolkit (or checklist) is typically 10-20 pages and includes the following sections:

• Overview and benefits – what it is and why it matters
• Action checklist – the core: what to do and how to do it
• Things you can do – practical ideas and insights to ensure success
• Dos and don’ts – quick guide to the essentials
• Avoiding pitfalls – how to ensure success and avoid mistakes
• Key questions – designed to stimulate thinking and identify areas for improvement
• Further action – work-based suggestions to enhance skills and success
• Further information – details of books, organizations and online sources

Our writers not only bring top-level practical experience but also inquisitive minds, a dislike of jargon and fads, and the ability to write for leaders.

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Developing Collaboration and Operating in a Matrix Structure

This toolkit is written for people who operate across business divisions in a matrix management structure. It explains how to: develop influencing skills, increase cooperation and collaboration across business divisions and operate successfully within a matrix management structure. 
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Building a High Performing Team

This toolkit explains how to develop and lead a world-class team.

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Managing Performance, Appraising and Engaging Employees

Managing performance, appraising and engaging employees are vital skills, yet can be neglected or done poorly. This toolkit provides a practical guide to ensuring success.
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Recruiting and Selecting the Right People

Recruitment and selection are among the most important, significant and rewarding aspects of management. This toolkit explains how to succeed.
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Benefiting From Diversity and Working Across Cultures

Diversity is enhanced by increasing exposure to other perspectives and ways of working, in order to stimulate new ideas and spark innovation and creativity. This toolkit explains how to succeed.
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Coaching and Mentoring

This toolkit provides an in-depth guide to coaching techniques, for use by professional coaches as well as managers and leaders at all levels.

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Leading People - the Essentials

This toolkit highlights vital skills for leaders.
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Leading Change

Leading change is not just about finding the right approach but also about the pace at which it is implemented. This toolkit explains how. 
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Visionary Thinking

This toolkit explains how to develop a compelling vision of the future.
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Developing Audacity and Avoiding Mistakes

This toolkit provides practical techniques to help develop audacity, initiative and success.

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Developing People

This toolkit provides practical techniques enabling you to help people develop their skills and realize their potential.
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Ensuring Adaptability and Delivering Results

This toolkit explains how to develop a flexible approach and outlook providing dynamic, adaptable leadership.
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Leading Leaders

Leading other leaders can be daunting and it needs a different style to leading a less experienced team, but the essential characteristics remain the same. This toolkit explains how to lead leaders.
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Managing Talent and Succession Plans

Nurturing, developing and retaining the most talented people requires constant attention and action in several ways – this checklist explains how to ensure success.
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Developing Motivation and Employee Engagement

This toolkit explains how employee engagement works, why it is so significant and how to generate greater employee engagement.
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