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Book SynopsisAnthony Sturgess has a proven track record in developing award-winning programmes with his clients. He has been a manager in a large, private sector management development consultancy, and has served as Head of Executive Education at a UK business school. After setting up his own business, Apex Leadership, Anthony has recently returned to university life at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School to further his interest in teaching and researching leadership.
Phil Higson has over 30 years' experience as a manager and management educator, in small and large organizations in both the private and public sectors. In addition to this practical experience, he is a former Head of Business at a UK university, and co-founder of Apex Leadership. He continues to teach, examine, consult and write on various subjects, including strategy, marketing, services management, and tourism.
Trade Review"I have read lots of management books; however this book was different. I couldn't put it down!" -- Sarah Parr * Director of SIA Service and Customer Access Service, Liverpool Direct Limited *
"A distinctive approach... (for) all those faced with the common challenge of leading businesses and organizations of any shape and size in the modern world. This is a practical book, grounded in sound scholarship which will help anyone to make sense of leadership." -- Professor David Major * consultant in work-based and lifelong learning *
"Comprehensive, provides a fresh perspective and illustrates what the best leaders do well to develop competitive advantage... brings together the best thinking on this topic to provide leaders with a practical, insightful and informative toolkit." -- David Roberston * Vice President and Executive Consultant, The Forum Corporation (EMEA) *
"Uncommon Leadership is a tour de force of the experiences and lessons learned from seasoned, successful leaders all integrated into a fascinating intellectual package. It reveals an exigent and compelling alternative to the leadership of the contemporary powerbrokers existing on today's world stage. It seems that people really are much more engaged by leaders who consistently offer the power of their own example - rather than by leaders who consistently offer only examples of their own power." * Professor Dennis J. Garritan, Adjunct Professor, Harvard University, Academic Dean at the Mountbatten Institute *
Table of Contents
- Chapter - 00: Introduction: The uncommon sense of leadership;
- Chapter - 01: Leading with vision: Seeing the sense before it becomes common;
- Chapter - 02: Leading with action: Shaping the organization by turning sense into common sense;
- Chapter - 03: Leading with purpose: Showing the way by doing the common things uncommonly well;
- Chapter - 04: Leading with service: Serving colleagues and customers through common touch leadership;
- Chapter - 05: Leading with people: Sharing leadership by making it more common;
- Chapter - 06: Conclusion: Building competitive advantage through uncommon leadership roles
