| The Best of John Adair on Management and Leadership Contributor(s): Adair, John (Author), Thomas, Neil (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1854186086 ISBN-13: 9781854186089 Publisher: Thorogood OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2008 Annotation: This book is a goldmine of ideas, advice and techniques from one of the world's leading thinkers on management and leadership. Reformatted and with a new foreword by John Adair, it distills in one book the best of all of his thinking and writing on effective leadership, teambuilding, creativity and innovation, problem-solving, motivation and communication.Clearly written and presented, the book is packed with practical guidance and shrewd insights, with a large number of valuable charts, diagrams and forms. It is a repackaged and updated edition of the best-selling "John Adair Handbook." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Leadership - Business & Economics | Management - General |
| Dewey: 658.4 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.9" W x 7.7" (0.75 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a goldmine of ideas, advice and techniques from one of the world's leading thinkers on management and leadership. Reformatted and with a new foreword by John Adair, it distills in one book the best of all of his thinking and writing on effective leadership, teambuilding, creativity and innovation, problem-solving, motivation and communication. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thomas, Neil: - Neil Thomas has written Keeping the Lid on to demonstrate how (before such matters were as much in the public arena as they now are) the desire for cover-ups in respected institutions could hide a multitude of sins. He is the author of many non-fiction works and also All Through the Night (a Welsh Western) set in the 1790s, showing how cowboys originated in Wales and not Wyoming!Adair, John: - John Adair is widely acknowledged as one of the most significant influences on management and leadership development in the world. He studied history at Cambridge University and holds higher degrees from the Universities of Oxford and London. He became the world's first Professor of Leadership Studies at the University of Surrey and is internationally known as a consultant. He is the author of many respected books on management and leadership. |