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Smart Leadership
What to expect
Wherever you are in your career, this guide will give you a comprehensive understanding of the basic building blocks of effective leadership and management.
For all professionals, knowledge of the key elements of high-quality leadership is vital, whether they are existing managers, taking on additional managerial responsibilities, or looking ahead to their career goals. This base of knowledge stretches from the individual – leading yourself – to the group, leading teams and even entire organizations.
In tackling all these key aspects, the book equips you to progress in any area of leadership and management, from team-building to strategic planning. It also addresses the unique challenges of remote leadership that have arisen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is an essential guide for anyone looking to thrive in a new era of modern leadership.
Critics Review
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Jo Owen has done it again. The challenges, old and new, facing leaders are laid out in easy to action chapters. You can either dive straight to a critical topic or read and learn across the breadth of leadership essentials.
Vice President R&D, Gilead Sciences
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Turbo-charge your leadership skills the smart way! Packed full of intelligent insights, and implementable advice, Smart Leadership delivers everything required to elevate your trajectory as a successful leader.
Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor, Loughborough University
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Jo Owen has done it again with a book on leadership that is fresh, thought-provoking and immediately useful. It is grounded in experience and the realities that leaders have to grapple with, and the author's experience shines through. Written engagingly and entertainingly, this book has something for people at all stages of their leadership journey.
Founder and CEO, the Skills Builder Partnership
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Details
- Author
- Jo Owen
- Narrator
- Jo Owen
- Duration
- 6 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 January 2023
- ISBN
- 9781399403771
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Management: leadership and motivation, Personnel and human resources management
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Smart Leadership written and read by Jo Owen.Wherever you are in your career, this guide will give you a comprehensive understanding of the basic building blocks of effective leadership and management.For all professionals, knowledge of the key elements of high-quality leadership is vital, whether they are existing managers, taking on additional managerial responsibilities, or looking ahead to their career goals. This base of knowledge stretches from the individual – leading yourself – to the group, leading teams and even entire organizations.In tackling all these key aspects, the book equips you to progress in any area of leadership and management, from team-building to strategic planning. It also addresses the unique challenges of remote leadership that have arisen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is an essential guide for anyone looking to thrive in a new era of modern leadership.
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