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Book SynopsisMarianne Abib-Pech is the Founder of Leaders! a leadership consulting firm operating in Europe and Asia. She started her own leadership journey in Arthur Andersen and rose from analyst to Global CFO of Shell Aviation, a multi billion turnover business, in the short span of 10 years. She acquired and further honed her leadership skills through the High Potential programme at General Electric and more generally by experiencing four different industries, working in five different countries and with more than 45 different nationalities.
Marianne has always been passionate about finding and developing talent in her own teams. She designed and implemented a programme for emerging leaders while at Shell Finance. The success of the programme laid out the foundations of Leaders!
In her spare time, she sits on several boards of start-ups and is a regular columnist for Global Corporate Venturing, The Huffington Post and The Independent <
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"I found the book exceptionally readable and easy to relate to personal practice and behaviours. It encourages the reader to ponder and consider possible alternative ways of engaging the team and improving the business. It is a great read and I would recommend it to both new leaders and those with more experience."
Jacqui Mason, Nursery Management Today
Table of ContentsAbout the author
Author’s acknowledgements
Publisher’s acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
How to use this book
Part 1 What is leadership?
1 A definition of leadership
Leadership in history
The pathways to leadership
The five key things leaders do
Summary
2 Leadership today
A fast-changing world
New conundrums … new leaders
Summary
Part 2: Finding the leader inside you
3 Building your self-awareness
Finding the keys to your self
Defining your personal leadership style
Creating your own performance card
Summary
4 Gaining self-confidence
The three cornerstones of self-esteem
Letting go of your fears
Summary
5 Developing your leadership brand
Building a powerful leadership brand
Brand accelerators: charisma and gravitas
Summary
Part 3: Leading and influencing – bringing others on the journey
6 Building your credibility as a leader
Mastering career management
Living by your values
Authenticity and remaining true to yourself
Summary
7 Leading teams
Building rapport
Motivation and setting objectives – getting the best out of your team
Reward and recognition
Summary
8 The art of influence
Stakeholders, group dynamics and you
Building networks and alliances
Summary
Part 4: Building and executing your vision – from ideas to results
9 Building your vision
Mission, vision, ideas and strategy: making sense of the melting pot
How to create your vision
Saying what you’ve got to say
Summary
10 Cultivating your strategic thinking
From vision to strategy – the translation exercise
The pathway to superior strategic thinking
Summary
11 Boosting your execution capabilities
Better personal decision making
Empowerment, accountability and change: the key concepts for delivering through others
Summary
Conclusion
The leadership reading list
Appendix 1: Examples of an individual development plan and goals and objectives
Appendix 2: The basics of body language
Index
