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Debunking much of the received wisdom regarding the sources of leadership team dysfunctionality, Leadership Team Alignment presents a targeted strategy for building and managing a top executive team to gain competitive advantage. Frédéric Godart and Jacques Neatby bring a wealth of practical experience and in-depth knowledge, with over eight hundred hours of direct observation with more than fifty leadership teams across the globe and thousands of hours working with executives. With this book, they offer solutions to manage conflict and create environments that effectively address misalignments in organizations. Godart and Neatby take readers through the dual role of leadership team members, the challenges of power games, and the risks of siloed leaders. They give clear advice on how to improve aspects of any leadership team, based on its size and structure and the nature of the organization. While organizational challenges may be inevitable, this book provides leadership teams the tools to correctly diagnose leadership team misalignment, with evidence-based remedies and strategically oriented interventions to maximize organizational performance.

In his book, André Lacroix reveals his formula on how to make businesses flourish. He uses universal human principles that have been developed over a long, diverse and outstanding leadership career. André Lacroix explains simple ways you can inspire a global organisation to outperform the competition; how you can create a truly customer-centric organisation; how best to inspire people to follow the lead set at the top, and how to leave a sustainable legacy for the generations to come. For André, true leadership prioritises sustainability and a desire to make the world an ‘ever-better'place for everyone. Many of the largest corporations are already adopting the sustainability solutions envisioned by Lacroix and implemented by Intertek.

The recommended monograph provides the latest knowledge on what contemporary managers use conflict resolution styles and what strategies they choose to deal with in stressful situations. A particular advantage of the study is the presentation of the links between both research categories, which are so paramount nowadays.

From building a team to managing for the long-term, those that are successful in organisations will have one thing in common, the ability to lead and manage. With the advance of technology and new developments in working practices, much has changed in business over recent years, but one essential truth remains - the importance of leadership and management. Drawing on evidence and experience, Jon Bright brings together helpful and practical suggestions to improve how we lead and manage people, organisations and places. Whether beginning the long slog up the corporate ladder in local government, the civil service or the not-for-profit sector - or trying to navigate your way in smaller, more fluid and agile organisations, the book covers most aspects of leadership and management. It is for those managing people for the first time and old hands who have got a bit lost. It's also for people who find themselves in senior leadership roles but have the insight to know they need to further develop their confidence, insights and skills.

This Open Access book addresses the theoretical grounding of the pedagogical dimensions of higher education leadership and its empirical study. The book's general point of departure is that educational leadership is a multi-level phenomenon, operating as policy work on a transnational and national level, as educational leadership on various organizational levels, and as supervision and teaching on an interactional level. It is in and through these discursive practices that policies are initiated, interpreted, translated and enacted. The volume demonstrates how Non Affirmative Theory (NAT) of education applies to understanding and dealing with the pedagogical dimensions of the multi-level and multi-actor phenomena of HE leadership in a coherent manner. It allows one to explore how the pedagogical scope of action at each level of leadership is framed or staged by the other levels, as well as how actors at different levels utilise their scope. The book starts out by exploring the pedagogical aspects of HE leadership as a multi-level and multi-actor phenomenon at a theoretical level. It continues to discuss nation state HE in a global perspective, and HE leadership in an organisational perspective. Next, the book looks at departmental leadership, management and development. Parallel with this, the volume critically explores the non-affirmative position itself by a contrasting dialogue with other theoretical approaches. 

In On Leadership: An Interdisciplinary Approach editors Fowler and Raehll provide one of the most comprehensive books on interdisciplinary leadership approaches to date. Contributing authors from across the nation and around the globe include individuals from an array of sectors, including Education (PK-12 and Higher Education), Business, Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Government, Military, Law Enforcement, and the Healthcare Industry. With a focus on highlighting the best practices as it applies to effective leadership in any given organization, the book offers a much needed analysis of what it means to lead successfully in the 21st Century and beyond. Endorsements:'If you are looking for a cutting-edge resource regarding interdisciplinary leadership, I highly recommend On Leadership! Each chapter has a rich perspective, which contributes to the interplay between one's context, value system, level of authenticity, perspectives, and unique experiences. I highly recommend On Leadership and look forward to using this in the leadership courses I teach.'— David De Jong, Dakota State University'As both a scholar in school leadership and a former school leader, I thought I knew just about everything about leadership, but after reading this book, I was delightfully enlightened about the practical application of leadership in varying contexts around the world.

Philosophy and Leadership is an ambitious exploration of leadership's philosophical underpinnings from antiquity to the AI-driven future. The book journeys through history, gleaning insights from eminent philosophers and contextualizing their teachings to leadership.

rust-Based Leadership is the leadership approach required to thrive as a leader in the new world of work. In Trust-Based Leadership, Dr Charles Du Toit brings you the nine principles to lead successfully today, whether you are a business leader, public sector leader, community leader, or in any other leadership position. The nine principles include: • Leadership is more than a one-size-fits-all. • Leadership is first a form of human relationship. • Relationships are about connection and trust. • Within a leadership relationship, the leader is responsible for the relationship. • Leaders build trust through switching off auto pilot and deliberately connecting. • Leadership moments amplify the connection/trust experience. • Leadership is influence – the product of trust and connection. • The alternative to leadership influence is command and fear. • An organisation's culture reflects its leadership. What people are saying about this book Leadership is as much an art as it is a science; it is not an easy topic to deal with. Charles shares many deep understandings in his book and it will serve as a very useful guide to all those who have been tasked with the leadership mantle. – Billy Tom, President and CEO, Isuzu Motors South Africa Given the post-pandemic phase we are in, where we have to explore, discover and develop new approaches to leadership, the usefulness of this book is not in the answers it provides, but in the questions it raises in the mind of the reader. In this way, it will serve the purpose of stimulating mindful and purposeful self-reflection. – Dr Anton Verwey, Executive Strategy and Innovation, inavitiQ (Pty) Ltd The focus on nine principles and the reflection exercises simplifies a huge topic often associated with charismatic characters into something that is possible for each of us to achieve. – Cathy Albertyn, Group People & Culture Officer, Coa-Cola Beverages Africa ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr Charles Du Toit achieved a PHD in leadership from the University of Johannesburg in 2014 and “The role of HR in creating a leadership brand” has defined his current mission. Charles spent 14 years at VWSA in various IR, HR and training leadership roles. He also served as the HR Director at Eveready (PTY) Ltd for 15 years and HR Executive at MA Automotive for a year. He now leads his own consultancy, Dr Charles Du Toit and Associates, which focuses on Leadership, Business, Human Resources and Conflict Management – coaching, teaching and facilitating both academic and corporate clients.

THINKERS50 BEST MANAGEMENT BOOKS FOR 2024 GOLD MEDAL WINNER - 2024 AXIOM BUSINESS BOOKS AWARD - LEADERSHIP CATEGORY "Work-life balance" isn't making anyone happy. In fact, our relentless attempts to achieve this goal have created workplaces full of stress, discontent, and burnout. While this workplace disillusionment has been brewing for years, the pandemic helped catalyze a cultural shift of workers redefining themselves beyond what they do for a living. Now, it's time for you to rethink your role as a leader in the nexus of work and life. In Work-Life Bloom: How to Nurture a Team That Flourishes, award-winning author Dan Pontefract contends that a thriving workplace isn't about employee engagement levels, nor is it predicated on your team members bringing their "best selves" to work. Instead, it requires you to support the people you manage so they can be their best in work and life. Just as a flower needs the right mix of sunlight, water, and nutrients to grow, your people need the right mix of work-life factors to create a fulfilling and harmonious existence. Pontefract introduces a new leadership paradigm focused on twelve key work-life factors that determine whether your team members' gardens are able to grow. Drawing upon primary global research, interviews, and personal experiences, Pontefract delivers a timely blueprint for leaders to cultivate work-life ecosystems where individuals don't just survive - they bloom.

This resource provides insights into an understanding of leadership in a new era of radical uncertainty and disruption brought about by challenges such as climate change, financial crises, terrorism, demographic changes in the labour market, health/disease risk from the pandemic, and developments in innovative digital technologies.