Inspiring Leadership: Learning from Great Leaders

378 Pages·2003·10.69 MB·English

by  John Adair

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inspiring
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John Adair
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Contents
Introduction 1
PART 1
ONELeadership Through Knowledge 4
Socrates – A Leader of Ideas 6
The Case of the Aspiring General 7
The Case of the Young Cavalry Commander 8
Knowledge – The Key to Leadership 11
Are Knowledge and Experience Enough? 13
A Leader in Action 17
Chapter Review 20
TWOLeadership Skills 24
The Case of Nicomachides 25
Human Needs and Leadership Functions 28
A Leader in Estate Management 30
Are Leaders Born or Made? 33
Chapter Review 34
THREEThe Servant-Leader 37
The Teaching of Lao Tzu 39
The Tao of Leadership 40
Jesus and His Disciples 44
Servant Leadership in Perspective 47
The Japanese Contribution 53
Chapter Review 55
FOUR The Ability to Give Direction 58
What’s in a Word? 59
The Shepherd and His Flock 61
Interlude: The Three Circles 66
Alexander the Great 67
Creating Unity and Teamwork 69
Caring for Individuals 71
Chapter Review 74
FIVE Making the Right Decisions 77
Thinking to Some Purpose 78
From Ideas to Responsible and Decisive Action 85
Case-study: Chairing the Cabinet 90
Intuition and Imagination 94
Calmness Under Pressure 99
The Value of Humour 103
Chapter Review 105
SIX The Art of Inspiring While Informing 108
The Effective Communicator 109
The Art of Inspiring Others 110
The Relevance of the Second World War 114
Case-Study: The Forgotten Army 115
Case-study: Montgomery 124
The Effects of Telecommunications 129
Chapter Review 133
PART 2
SEVEN The Roots of British Tradition 138
Eagles of Rome 138
The Tribal Legacy 145
Alfred the Great 148
Chapter Review 154
EIGHT The Gentleman Leader 156
The Impact of Education 158
Leadership Qualities 162
Machiavelli and Leadership 169
The Great Rebellion 172
The American Experience 176
George Washington 182
Chapter Review 185
NINE Nelson 187
Early Life 188
The Man and the Legend 189
Achieving the Task 194
Bringer of Harmony 197
Meeting Individual Needs 198
Nelson’s Legacy 204
Chapter Review 205
TEN Polar Explorers 207
Captain Robert Falcon Scott 208
Sir Ernest Shackleton 211
Gino Watkins 213
Chapter Review 218
ELEVEN Leadership in a Changing World 220
The New Climate of Change in the Nineteenth Century 221
How Progress Happens 225
Captains of Industry 227
Management Through Leadership 232
A Factory of Democratic Leaders 234
Slim on Leadership 243
Managers or Leaders? 246
Chapter Review 249
PART 3
TWELVE Charisma 254
The Rediscovery of Charisma 255
Leadership: A Gift from Above? 256
Case-study: Alexander the Great 261
Case-study: Lawrence of Arabia 268
Chapter Review 273
THIRTEEN Women as Leaders 276
The Western Tradition 277
Leadership in Marriage 282
Great Social Reformers 287
Women as Manager-Leaders 291
Case-study: Margaret Thatcher 293
Chapter Review 301