Influential Leadership: A Leader's Guide to Getting Things Done
Colin Gautrey





Format: Paperback, 280pp.
ISBN: 9780749470517
Publisher: Kogan Page
Pub. Date: August 28, 2014

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From The Publisher:

Influence is a skill no effective leader can be without, but it can be a difficult one to master. Using a simple new framework, Influential Leadership demonstrates how to become a leader who is strong, inspirational, and able to drive results. Gautrey helps readers better understand their leadership potential by discussing purpose and passion, and vision and strategy.

With an emphasis on the role of trust and power, this book provides practical guidance to becoming a more effective leader.

Readers will learn how to:

• Get bigger, better and safer results through influence
• Become a leader who gets more done
• Drive practical action in their organization
• Create an overall framework for their personal leadership career to guide their developmental activities and harness their passion
• Build the capability to continuously develop their leadership and results in tune with their goals and environment
• Demonstrate that they've got what it takes to become a great leader

About the Author

Colin Gautrey is an author, trainer and executive coach who has specialized in the field of power and influence for over ten years. He is founder of The Gautrey Group, which provides training on how to develop and use influence effectively. His work has been used in FT-SE100 companies and Fortune 100 corporations. He has spoken for The Conference Board in New York and is co-author of several books and has been included in several others, such as Marshall Goldsmith's AMA Handbook of Leadership.


Table of Contents

	An introduction to influential leadership
1	Building your purpose and passion
2	Power – what makes people influential
3	Why power works in the real world
4	Deeper understanding of people
5	Understanding your leadership arena
6	The ethics of influence
7	Creating your leadership strategy and plan
8	Increasing your skills as an influential leader
9	Developing powerful and influential networks
10	Establishing and building greater trust
11	Understanding influencing styles
12	Understanding and adapting your style
13	Tailoring your approach for maximum influence
14	Influential leadership and persistence of purpose
	Index

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