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The Confident Leader: A Powerful and Practical Tool Kit for Managers & Supervisors
This book will give supervisors and managers increased confidence in their ability to lead others. It is a clear, straightforward, and easy-to-use guide focusing on the skills needed to be an effective leader. Unlike many books on leadership which concentrate on the technical skills of leaders, The Confident Leader examines the fundamental people skills that are necessary for great leadership. It takes a practical approach to mastering essential relationship-building skills that effective leaders need and includes a list of tips for success. It also includes action planning guides and assessments which will help leaders transfer newly learned skills into their work environments.
195 pages, Paperback
First published September 13, 1995
4 people want to read
About the author
Peter B. Stark
16 booksPeter Stark is a management consultant, speaker and author. Over the past twenty-five years, his consulting firm, Peter Barron Stark Companies, specializes in helping leaders build organizations where employees love to come to work, and customers love to do business.
Clients such as the NFL, NBA, Aetna, the Phoenix Suns, Lowe’s, Sempra Energy, Kaiser Permanente, the Boston Red Sox, SONY Electronics, Qualcomm, WD-40 Company, Stone Brewing Company, Wells Fargo, Farmers Insurance, and over 200 other leading organizations have called upon Peter to help transform their cultures and maximize the effectiveness of their leaders.
His speaking repertoire includes an impressive lineup of programs in the areas of employee engagement, leadership, leading change, customer service, and negotiation skills. His firm is also a leader in employee opinion surveys and 360° Leadership Development Assessments. Peter is one of only a handful of speakers to hold the prestigious dual designation of Accredited Speaker from Toastmaster’s International and the Certified Speaking Professional from the National Speaker’s Association.
He has been published worldwide in over 300 articles, has written 11 books on the topics of leadership, management and negotiation and created The Manager’s Toolkit, a subscription-based website to help turn managers into leaders. Peter’s expertise has been featured by American Executive, Investor’s Business Daily, The New York Times, CNN, Bloomberg, Inc.com, U.S. News & World Report and USA Today.
Each week, Peter writes a leadership blog providing solutions to over 10,000 leaders who aspire to be great.
Clients such as the NFL, NBA, Aetna, the Phoenix Suns, Lowe’s, Sempra Energy, Kaiser Permanente, the Boston Red Sox, SONY Electronics, Qualcomm, WD-40 Company, Stone Brewing Company, Wells Fargo, Farmers Insurance, and over 200 other leading organizations have called upon Peter to help transform their cultures and maximize the effectiveness of their leaders.
His speaking repertoire includes an impressive lineup of programs in the areas of employee engagement, leadership, leading change, customer service, and negotiation skills. His firm is also a leader in employee opinion surveys and 360° Leadership Development Assessments. Peter is one of only a handful of speakers to hold the prestigious dual designation of Accredited Speaker from Toastmaster’s International and the Certified Speaking Professional from the National Speaker’s Association.
He has been published worldwide in over 300 articles, has written 11 books on the topics of leadership, management and negotiation and created The Manager’s Toolkit, a subscription-based website to help turn managers into leaders. Peter’s expertise has been featured by American Executive, Investor’s Business Daily, The New York Times, CNN, Bloomberg, Inc.com, U.S. News & World Report and USA Today.
Each week, Peter writes a leadership blog providing solutions to over 10,000 leaders who aspire to be great.
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