Developing Your Leadership Skills

"Developing Your Leadership Skills: From the Changing World to Changing the World" offers middle managers key leadership theories distilled into an easy-to-read format—pointing them in the direction of not just managerial success, but also greater achievement as leaders of change in their workplaces.Author Guy Mansfield is an expert in the field of leadership, with experience in a myriad of contexts throughout the world. He knows that just managing isn’t enough—the business world needs leaders who know their people and their situations and have the wherewithal to make considered changes.This book can teach you how to be just such a leader.Beginning with the basics, the author clarifies the differences between managers and leaders, stressing why leaders are so important. He continues walking you through the different areas that affect leadership—you, the leader; your particular organization; and global business as a whole. The book concludes with a post-development section that will help you, once you’ve begun making changes, to manage your energy and stay on track, followed by a full list of suggested reading.If you want to be on the front-end of change, start by reading this book.