Leadership has been a hot topic for some time now, but unfortunately it is subject to a number of common misunderstandings and oversimplifications. In Developing Leadership, the authors enable you to benefit from their experience and expertise in clearing away the misunderstandings and helping participants to get to grips with what leadership is really all about. Topics include understanding leadership, styles of leadership, personal and professional values, creating an effective culture, self-awareness, motivation and obstacles to leadership.
Part One: Setting the Context
Reflecting on leadership
What is leadership?
Leadership integrated into practice
Personal values
Professional values
Self-management
Thinking things through and thinking ahead
Leadership and management
The managerial tasks
So, where does leadership come in, and is it different from management?
Theories of leadership
1. The singer, not the song: charismatic leadership
2. Cometh the time, cometh the [ wo]man
3. Both/and not either/or
4. Authentic leadership
Shaping an effective culture
What is culture?
Culture is complex
The leaders role
Barriers to effective leadership
Self-leadership
Self-awareness
A holistic approach
Learning for the future as well as the present
Conclusion: Serve to lead
Part Two: Training and Development
Introduction
STEP Factors
SWOT Analysis
Images of Leadership
Leadership Recognition
Leadership Biographies
Styles of Leadership
Motivation
Leadership and Management
Balancing Task, Team and Individual
Worksheet: Balancing Task, Team and Individual
Obstacles to Leadership
Identifying Ones Own Needs in Self-leadership
Worksheet: Identifying Ones Own Needs in Self-leadership
Part Three: Conclusion
Leadership
Guide to Further Learning
References
Appendix: Leadership Biographies
Biography 1: Nelson Mandela Anti-apartheid Champion
Biography 2: Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) Founder of the Nursing
Profession
Biography 3: Carly Fiorina Business Person and Future US Politician?
Biography 4: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885)
Social Reformer Biography 5: Ernest Shackleton Explorer (1874-1922)
Biography 6: Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson Sports Person
Biography 7: Three Generals: Richard OConnor, Erwin Rommel and Bill Slim
Biography 8: Dame Stella Rimington Spy Supremo
Biography 9: Sir Alex Ferguson Football Manager
Biography 10: Jack Welch Business Person
Biography 11: Cardinal Basil Hume (1923-1999) Spiritual Leader
Biography 12: Dame Cicely Saunders Founder of the Hospice Movement
(1918-200)
Sadly, since the publication of the first edition of this manual, Peter Gilbert has passed away. Peter had a highly successful career, initially in the army followed by 27 years' service in local government social services as a practitioner/manager and senior manager, rising to the level of Operations Director for Staffordshire County Council and then Director of Social Services for Worcestershire. Following this he became Professor of Social Work and Spirituality at Staffordshire University where he was involved in giving spirituality a higher profile in relation to mental health and social care more broadly. In the latter years of his career he worked as an independent consultant in social and health care, while also serving as visiting professor at the University of Worcester.
Dr Neil Thompson is an independent writer, educator and adviser. He has previously held full or honorary professorships at four UK universities and is now a sought-after trainer, consultant and conference speaker.
