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An Acclaimed New View of Leadership By Nigel Nicholson

What is wrong with leadership in the world today? Is it the fault of leaders failing to pay attention to the right things, or is it because we have wrong expectations and ways of dealing with leaders? Yes to both! 

I have written a new book about political and business leadership (published Spring 2013 by Jossey Bass) that puts a completely fresh frame on this venerable topic.

More has been written on leadership than any other in management, so why another book? In this literature you will find lots of recipes, war stories, and idealistic  advice, many of which prove to be very hard to apply to oneself or what we see around us.

My mission has been to offer a new clear vision of leadership marrying the latest thinking from evolutionary biology with a deep knowledge and experience of business practice. The result is work of great scope: analysing leadership in the animal kingdom, over epochs of human history, and across business and politics.

 

At the heart of this is what it means to be strategic as a leader, and what battles have to be fought out in the mind of the leader. My book is full of stories of famous figures throughout business and history, and from the unsung heroes of business in the trenches, and packed with practical lessons. The message is simple, but deep and challenging. Effectiveness means being the right person, at the right time and place, doing the right thing. There are many ways of doing this, and the secret of success often lies in how we see the world.  To read sample chapters, what people are saying about the book and where you can get it, please go to www.iofleadership.com.