Leadership Essentials

Businesses that succeed do so with strong, effective leadership. They are able to realise the potential of their most critical, expensive and decisive resource – their people. Toolkits are a major series of comprehensive, action-oriented checklists, each offering exceptional insight and practical support for business leaders.

Each title in the series is:

• Sold with a multi-user licence - a single payment entitles you to unlimited copying, customization and distribution within your organization
• Action-oriented – providing development solutions across a range of leadership topics
• Fully comprehensive and expertly written by an experienced team of business leaders and writers

Toolkits can be bought individually, as part of a group (e.g. sales and customers) or as a full set (50 titles).

See a full list of the latest 50 Leadership Essentials

Download a sample toolkit: The Successful Leader's First 100 Days

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The benefits

• Toolkits support individuals who are planning their personal development and working to improve their skills and achieve personal goals.
• They help managers and leaders develop their expertise and skills in line with their business strategy.
• Toolkits also enable the business to connect strategic aims with desired behaviours, identifying development needs and managing performance.
• Finally, toolkits ensure a consistent approach to challenges and opportunities.

Who uses toolkits?

• HR, organisation development and training professionals who are coaching and advising colleagues, delivering development programmes or implementing a capability framework
• Consultants and professional advisers who advise people and provide practical business expertise
• Business school faculty who value original, stimulating ideas and look for case examples as well as the latest techniques and ideas
• Senior commercial managers to supplement skills and experience
• Resource centres and libraries who provide a combination of classical thinking, original insight and practical knowledge in business leadership.

When to use Leadership Essentials

They are a valuable resource for:

• Leadership development and training programmes
• An individual’s development review or appraisal
• A talent management or succession planning process
• A business reorganisation or initiative requiring a new focus