Book Review Presentation Not Bosses but Leaders

7/31/2019 Book Review Presentation Not Bosses but Leaders

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ByManu Arora


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Title: NotBosses But LeadersAuthor: John Adair

Publisher: Kogan Page India Pvt. Ltd.Edition : Third

Publishing Year: 2009Number of Pages: 172

About the Book


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John Adair is one of the worlds leading authorities on

leadership and leadership development.

He served as a platoon commander in the ScotsGuards in Egypt, and then became the only nationalserviceman to serve in the Arab Legion.

He was senior lecturer in military history and adviser

in leadership training at the Royal Military AcademySandhurst.

In 1979 John became the worlds first Professor of

Leadership Studies at the University of Surrey.

John has written over 40 books,

About the Author


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What do you think makes a leader?

The ability to influence others toachieve a common goal


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Leadership

FunctionalSituationalQualitative


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Apparently little or no agreement on the required leadershipqualities

Associated with the view that leaders are born not made

Leadership qualities can be developed, some more than others - bypractice and experience

No such thing as a born leader; it all depends on the situation

Leadership specific to a particular situation

Sounds more democratic


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Integrity Makes peoples trust you. Personalwholeness Truth

Enthusiasm Generic characteristics

Warmth Warm personality infectious

Calmness Reason, Calm judgment

Tough but Fair Demanding and Fairness


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Three Needs

Task

Team Individual


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Individual motivation Needs

No necessary progression from one level to another


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The Circle Interacts

Task

Team Individual

Task

Team Individual

Task

Team Individual

Task

Team Individual


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Leadership functions

Setting Objectives- define objectives that are agreed upon

Planning- Knowing where to go

Communicating- Clearly the Plan and Objectives

Organizing- Breifing, Delegating,Coaching,Supervising etc

Monitoring and Evaluation- Measures, performanceTargets and indicators


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Sharing Decision Continuum


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3 Stages toward leadership

Awareness becoming aware of the three areas of need in agroup or organization; sensing their interactions

Understanding knowing which function is required at a given

Skill being able to perform the function with economy andeffectiveness


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Important Learnings

There is no one right style.

A leader shall be ready to play the role of coach and guidewhenever the team is failing.

Leadership and change goes hand in hand unlike the managerialrole like running an organization which is more or less remains

procedural.

Leadership is about building teams, giving directions and inspiringothers by action and word.

Management that resist change will never inspire anyone.


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Effectiveness in three roles of Leader, Subordinate andColleague is goal.

Try to delegate, it increases the authority and reinforces it.

Respect the chain of command, Information might reach you

directly but instruction shall flow back through your managers.

To lead, show willingness to live like them, wearing sameclothes eating same food, sharing same hardship helps.

Important Learnings


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My Opinion

The way to effectively hone your leadership

skills

Can be referred to handle any complexsituation effectively

The book does not tell you how to but tellsyou what to do


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Who Should Read this Book

Any one in managerial Role.

Any one working in a group

Any one who would want to improvise his

leadership skill


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Thank you

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