{"product_id":"9781841127576","title":"What Do Leaders Really Do? Getting Under the Skin of What Makes A Great Leader Tick","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWhat Do Leaders Really Do?\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGetting Under the Skin of What Makes A Great Leader Tick\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJeff Grout | Liz Fisher\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Leadership\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Do Leaders Really Do?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn enormous range of literature on leadership and management theory has been produced over the years, some of it highly academic and much of it contradictory. \u003ci\u003eWhat Do Leaders Really Do?\u003c\/i\u003e takes the basis of the best-known management theories to see how they fit with the practical reality of leadership. How do leaders spend their time? Are they really preoccupied with strategy, vision and inspiring people? Do they lead by accident, or design? The book challenges the assumption that leaders are born, not made and explores the theory that female leaders are fundamentally different from their male counterparts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Do Leaders Really Do?\u003c\/i\u003e looks into the everyday working lives of well-known leaders in a variety of fields - business, sport and the armed forces - in order to identify the elements that encourage people to follow where they lead. Drawing on the experiences of a wide range of leaders with varying backgrounds and roles, as well as a range of respected academics and management writers, this book will closely analyze the background, experiences and behavior of a diverse set of leaders. A central part of the analysis will be a detailed examination of what these leaders do on a day-to-day basis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is not a book about management theory but an accessible, no-nonsense guide to those theories and how they translate to real life. Many people lead effectively without knowing how they do it; this book will isolate and identify the core skills and behavior displayed by effective leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Do Leaders Really Do?\u003c\/i\u003e is intended to be a refreshing alternative to the hundreds of academically-oriented leadership books that are available. The tone will be straight-forward, accessible and sometimes humorous, rich with first-person evidence and anecdotes. It will dissect popular leadership theory into the easily understandable basics, with reference to the practicalities of real-life leadership situations. After all, what good is theory if it doesn't work in practice?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJeff Grout\u003c\/b\u003e is a respected adviser, commentator and columnist on the subjects of motivation, recruitment and retention.  He is a regular speaker at conferences and events, specialising in topics such as \u003ci\u003eBuilding high-performance teams\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe characteristics of success\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also business manager to Clive Woodward, the former England Rugby coach.\u003cbr\u003eJeff is an experienced television and radio participant and has collaborated with the BBC in producing an interview training video. He has also run interview technique courses for a number of the UK's leading companies.\u003cbr\u003eJeff is co-author of \u003ci\u003eMind Games\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Adventure Capitalists\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Brilliant Career\u003c\/i\u003e, which insights into the characteristics of career success, based on public interviews with high achievers from the fields of sport, business media and the stage. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiz Fisher\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance journalist and writer, contributing regularly to many business and professional magazines.  During her twenty years as a business journalist, she has interviewed leaders in a range of fields, from the RAF to the RSC. She is co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bluffer's Guide to Accountancy\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eBrand Identity in Retail Financial Services\u003c\/i\u003e and a careers guide for young accountants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 September 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCapstone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781841127576\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378001211532,"sku":"9781841127576","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781841127576.jpg?v=1780283035","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781841127576","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}